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Lao Authorities Arrest 59 Vietnamese Nationals in Fraud Crackdown

Lao and Vietnamese police have arrested 59 Vietnamese nationals involved in a high-tech fraud ring based in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Bokeo Province. The operation, carried out with support from Dien Bien Provincial Police, dismantled a cross-border scam that defrauded hundreds of Vietnamese citizens.  The coordinated crackdown took...

Ancient Buddha Statues Unearthed During Temple Renovation in Champasack

On 14 July, workers and local villagers unearthed a total of 70 ancient Buddha...

Laos Wins Two Medals at ASEAN Jujitsu Championship

The Lao National Jujitsu Team won a silver and a bronze medal at the...

Trump Admin Deports Migrants from Laos, 4 Other Nations to Eswatini

AFP - The Trump administration on 16 July announced the third-country deportation from the...

Thailand Postpones Tourism Tax Again, Now Unlikely Before 2026

Thailand’s long-anticipated “Tourism tax,” often referred to as the “land entry tax,” has been...

Lao Environmental Activist Wins Women of the Future Awards in Singapore

Founder of Zero Waste Laos, Souksaveuy Keotiamchanh, has received the Women of the Future Awards South East Asia in Singapore and is the only...

Vietnam’s VinFast Ships EVs to US

Electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast announced the shipment of its first batch of 999 vehicles to the United States on Friday. The Star reports that...

Land Rover with Fake Plates Apprehended in Luang Namtha

Tax Department officials from the Ministry of Finance in the Nateuy District of Luang Namtha Province seized a white Land Rover with license plates...

Laos Cosmetics Boss Denies Connection to Thai Drug Bust

The self-described CEO of a cosmetics company came forward Thursday evening to maintain her innocence amid claims on social media that she may have...

President of Laos to Visit Chinese President Xi Jinping

The President of Laos will pay a state visit to China from 29 November to 1 December in response to an invitation from the...

Bank of the Lao PDR Changes its Logo

Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) has announced that it would be using a new logo starting this week. A notice issued by the Bank...