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State Inspection Authority Officials Detained as Corruption Investigation Unfolds

Four senior officials from the State Inspection Authority (SIA) and three individuals accused of corruption and bribery are set to face punishment, according to The Inspection Magazine, an SIA publication, on 31 March.  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bp4XAzJQ3/"The suspects, who were detained in February, remain in custody after law enforcement officials gathered sufficient...

Speedboat Explosion Off Phuket Injures Six Tourists

A speedboat carrying 36 tourists was engulfed in flames following an explosion off Phuket...

Laos Deploys Troops to Assist Myanmar in Earthquake Relief Efforts

On 31 March, the Lao People's Army dispatched a team of 33 personnel to...

Myanmar to Mark Minute of Silence as Quake Toll Passes 2,000

By Sebastien BERGER and Hla-Hla HTAY/AFP - Myanmar will mark a minute of silence...

Hmong-American Deported to Laos, Family Seeks Support

Ma Yang, a 37-year-old Hmong-American woman, was deported to Laos on 7 March, leaving...

New Zealand Provides $11.5 Million to Support UXO Clearance in Laos

New Zealand will provide an extra 11.5 million dollars to help clear unexploded landmines left over in Laos following the Vietnam war. US planes dropped...

Spotlight: Belt and Road Initiative Broadens Prospect For China-Laos Cooperation

VIENTIANE -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday called for concerted efforts between China and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member states to push...

Laos: A Remote Battleground For North And South Korea

North Korea and South Korea maintain strict separation most everywhere in the world. Yet oddly, one of the few places they intersect is Laos,...

Blind and Missing Both Hands, Bombing Victim Navigates Life in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos — Phongsavath Souliyalat was walking home from school in his tiny village of Hin Hub, a few hours north of the capital of...

The Bombing of Laos: By the Numbers

2 million tons – the amount of ordnance dropped on Laos between 1964 and 1973, according to Legacies of War, an advocacy and education group....

Plan For Logistics Hub in Laos

Aim is to speed up flow of goods into Asean, with hub serving as central node for goods from outside grouping. A group of Singapore...