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Alleged Scam Operations by Family of Top Lao Official Stir Social Media Outrage

Social media in Laos is currently ablaze with allegations that a building in Vientiane Capital, linked to relatives of a high-ranking government official, is being used to operate online scams.  According to an unofficial Lao social media page, scammers are relocating from the Bokeo’s Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ)...

Thailand Suspends Cambodia Deal After Landmine Injures Troops

AFP - Thailand announced on Monday, 10 November, it was suspending the implementation of...

Thai Police Bust Three Foreigners Smuggling 1,000 SIM Cards for Scam Network in Myanmar

Thai border authorities arrested three foreign nationals after they illegally crossed from Cambodia into...

Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh to Visit North Korea in Mid-November

Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane will make an official visit to the Democratic People’s...

Laos Launches Second Phase of Public Financial Management Project

Laos has received USD 17.5 million in support from the World Bank for the...

Timor-Leste Approved ‘In-Principle’ as the 11th Member of ASEAN

The decision was taken on Friday during the 2022 ASEAN Summit which is being held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia until November 13.  The South Asian...

American Secret War Veteran Works Toward a Better Future for Laos

Col. Mike Burton makes his first visit back to Laos nearly 50 years after he was deployed to serve in the American Secret War,...

Illegal Mining Activities Reported in Attapeu

Attapeu recently saw a group of people carrying out illegal mining activities involving extracting, buying, and selling minerals. In the third province administration meeting, the...

Police Arrest Scammers Frauding Locals Wanting to Work in South Korea

Local police apprehended the fraudsters last week in Vientiane Capital for posing as job recruiters and arranging fake visas for people to avail work...

Laos Reports Over 30,000 Dengue Cases in 2022

The Lao Ministry of Health issued a report on Wednesday stating that the number of dengue cases this year has surpassed 30,000. An official report...

Crowne Plaza Vientiane Welcomes a New Executive Chef

Crowne Plaza Vientiane is delighted to introduce the hotel's new Executive Chef, Louis Yu-Ming Poh, who is originally from Malaysia and has worked in...