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Thai Authorities Arrest Lao Woman on Human Trafficking Charges at Nong Khai Border

Thai immigration officers arrested a 60-year-old Lao woman at the First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge on 24 October under a Thai court warrant alleging human trafficking involving a minor, according to Nong Khai Immigration. The woman, identified only as Pae, is from Pak Ngum District in Vientiane Capital. Officers detained her...

Laos Links South Korea Work Visas to Overstay Rates as Program Expands

Laos will suspend access to South Korea’s seasonal work program for 3 years if...

Researchers Find New Yellow-Snouted Venomous Snake in Laos’ Vang Vieng

Researchers have found a new kind of venomous snake living in caves in Vang...

Laos Destroys Tonnes of Drugs as Police Warn of New Substances

Lao authorities have destroyed 44.5 tonnes of seized drugs and drug-making chemicals in recent...

Laos Bans Money Bouquets, Crafts Made From Kip Banknotes

Laos has banned the production, sale, and advertising of crafts made from kip banknotes,...

Hollywood’s Hmong Film to Hit Theaters This February

Hollywood movie The Harvest - a film focused on a Hmong-American community - is set to release in Theaters on 12 February 2023. Thanks...

Laos Hesitant to Raise Minimum Wage

The Lao government remains unable to raise the minimum wage, despite rampant inflation the country faced in 2022. The current minimum wage in Laos is...

Laos Reaches New Landmark in Electricity Generation

During a National Energy and Mining Sector Meeting in Vientiane Capital in 2022, the Ministry of Energy and Mines revealed that Laos is currently...

FIFA Elects First Laotian as Its Council Member

Secretary of the Lao National Football Federation, Ms. Kanya Keomany, was elected as the first Lao member of the Federation Internationale de Football Association...

National Salary Survey Released in Laos

A nationwide salary survey has been released by local research firm, Wise Research, commissioned by www.108.jobs – the largest job portal site in the...

Thailand to Charge New Tourist Fees This Year

Thailand will collect new fees for passengers entering by air, land, and sea starting in June this year. The Thiger reports that visitors who...