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Cybercrime Crackdown Intensifies as Authorities Bust Four Operations in Early September in Vientiane

Vientiane police dismantled four cybercrime and online gambling operations across Vientiane Capital in early September, detaining more than 100 suspects and seizing large quantities of computer equipment, mobile phones, and suspected narcotics. In the latest arrest, on 6 September, the authorities detained 43 people at the Yuzhou Smart Hotel in...

Thailand Warns Against Hiring Migrant Workers as Lao Workers Continue to Face Illegal Work, Trafficking Risks

Thailand has warned employers against hiring migrant workers without valid permits or assigning them...

New Vientiane-Udon Thani Bus Route to Launch on 9 September

Thailand has just announced the launch of a new bus route connecting Laos’ Vientiane...

Laos Warns of More Rain, Flash Floods, Landslides in Early September

Laos will see more rain this week, with the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology...

Laos Bans Unregistered Cosmetics Resembling Popular Brands

The Food and Drug Department (FDD) has banned the import, sale, distribution, advertising, and...

Govt Seeks to Increase Bank Deposits to 84 Percent of GDP

The government has announced its intention to increase deposits in commercial banks to 84 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2020, up from...

NA Hotline Helps Public Air Concerns

The National Assembly (NA)’s telephone hotline has allowed the public to raise concerns, including the misconduct of government officials, which reaches high level leaders...

Assembly Outlines Plans for Govt to Spur Growth, Revenue Collection

National Assembly (NA) members have called on the government to improve public services, cut lavish spending and plug revenue leaks in an attempt to...

Mekong Countries Discuss Measures to Boost Region’s Development

Leaders of the five Mekong countries discussed measures to promote cooperation and make the region more dynamic and competitive at the two summits that...

Irrawaddy Dolphins Functionally Extinct in Laos

Bangkok -- The population of critically endangered Mekong River Dolphins -- also known as Irrawaddy Dolphins --  in the Cheuteal trans-boundary pool between southern...

President Greets Austria on National Day

President Bounnhang Vorachit on Oct 25 sent a message of congratulations to Mr. Karlheinz Kopf, the Joint Acting President and President of the National...