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Nearly Half of Vientiane’s Traffic Lights Are Out of Service or Malfunctioning, Police Says

Faulty traffic lights, flooding, and a growing number of vehicles are worsening traffic congestion in Vientiane, where police say more than 40 percent of the capital's traffic lights are either malfunctioning or out of service. Speaking at the press briefing on 14 July, Sangkhom Phommalath, Head of the Traffic Police...

Body of Lao Victim Returned Home After Deadly Bangkok Pub Fire

The body of a 21-year-old Lao national who died in the deadly fire at...

Bolikhamxay Police Seize 1.3 Million Meth Pills in Six-Month Drug Crackdown

Police in Bolikhamxay Province seized more than 1.3 million methamphetamine pills and arrested 162...

Laos Opens New Route for Businesses to Protect Product Designs Abroad

From 14 October, Lao designers and businesses will be able to protect the look...

Bear Paws, Pangolin Meat Seized in Vientiane Restaurant Raid Amid Laos’ Wider Crackdown

Lao authorities have stepped up their crackdown on illegal wildlife trade after raiding a...

Prime Minister Sisoulith Halts Vientiane Water Price Increase

After a vocal public backlash against the planned fee increase of water announced by the Vientiane Water Supply Company, the Prime Minister's Office has issued an...

Fortnight of Fatalities as Over 50 Killed on Nation’s Roads

Over 50 people were killed in road accidents over two weeks around the country with many more sustaining injuries, according to the Traffic Police...

Fires Remain a Threat, Police Warn

The Vientiane Fire Prevention and Protection Police Department has warned the public to be more cautious about household fires because the dry season and...

470,000 Cartons of Milk Donated to School Children

The Vientiane Education and Sport Department, Honda New Chip Xeng Co., Ltd. and Dutch Mill Co., Ltd. have come together to donate 470,000 Ultra-High...

Animal Feed Technicians Beef Up Analysis Skills

The Animal Feed Laboratory Centre at the Livestock and Fisheries Department and the Faculty of Agriculture at Thailand's UbonRatchathani University last week held a...

Lao, Vietnamese, German Cooperation Conserving Siamese Crocodile

Lao-Vietnamese-German cooperation is currently initiating the creation of a new conservation area for the endangered Siamese Crocodile in Laos. Based on a joint Memorandum of...