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Half of Laotian woman lack supervised birth
Laos has one of the highest martenal mortality rate outside of Africa at 220-370 deaths per 100, 000. Comparing to neighbor Vietnam, which has 49 deaths per…
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Thailand: Holiday coverage accessible to travelers
Thailand tourism has initiated a program where tourist are able to purchase travel insurance online or within Thailand. TAT short for Tourism Authority of…
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Largest Wellness and Beauty Expo: Phuket. Coming up.
Phuket will hold the largest Wellness and Beauty convention in Thailand from September 18-20, it is the 3rd edition. Coordinators this current year chose to…
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Ways to Beat Jetlag with food
Do you have Bad Jetlag when travelling long distances? There is some truth that sleeping certain amounts of hours before a flight or during flight will help…
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Ways to Fight Diarrhea while Travelling
Having Diarrhea is the one of the most awful issues to have while travelling. It can knock off days from your travel. Diarrhea is pretty common among…
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10 Safety Tips for Travelling Through Hot South East Asia
by Tetra Pak Don't Forget your Hat! 1. Wear a hat if possible to protect against the sun. 2. Try to avoid sun bathing at high noon(11am-2pm), since it’s a…
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Ways to Avoid Snake Bites in South East Asia
by C.P.Storm If you are travelling in wild areas of South East Asia (read our tip guide), the last thing you want is to be bitten by a poisonous snakes.…
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Vietnam and Organic Farming
Worried about food safety? Vietnamese look again at small-scale organic farming. For two decades, Thanh was the only fruit vendor on Phan Huy Chu Street, in…
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Laos became the first South East Asian nation to introduce pneumococcal vaccine
"Laos became the first South East Asian nation to introduce pneumococcal vaccine and began a demonstration project for HPV vaccine at a ceremony in the…
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Father and son hiding in the jungles of Vietnam for 40 years
The Vietnam war ended in 1975 and to many who lived through the war, still struggle with the strong memories. Ask a father and son, who have been hiding in…
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Haze from Indonesian fires returns to Malaysia
"Haze blanketed parts of Malaysia on Monday, weeks after the region suffered its worst pollution from forest fires in Indonesia in more than a decade. Three…
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Diabetes in Vietnam surges
Doctors are trying to puzzle out the spike in the disease which genetic predisposition, diet and exercise can’t fully explain, writes Thomas Fuller: HE…
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Laos sees high rate of teenage pregnancy
Laos is suffering from a high rate of teenage pregnancy, with four out of ten women pregnant or already having given birth to their first child by the age…
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Laos Gripped by Deadly Dengue Fever Surge
Laos is gripped by a deadly surge in dengue fever cases, with at least 50 people dead so far this year in an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease expected…