The Lao government has ordered Daochalearn Mineral Processing Sole Co., Ltd. to immediately suspend its iron ore mining and processing operations in Vientiane Province and Xaysomboun after authorities linked the company's activities to pollution in the Nam Song River.
According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Industry and...
On 1 July, the Vientiane Capital People’s Court announced verdicts in four major corruption cases involving 17 defendants, among them former senior government officials,...
On 20 June, authorities in Xieng Khouang Province detained eight people during a crackdown on illegal gold mining in Mok district.
The suspects included six...
On 19 June, authorities in Savannakhet province detained 161 Vietnamese nationals during a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation at a resort in...
On 16 June, Thai police in Bangkok arrested a 22-year-old Lao national after seizing more than 1,000 ketamine packets disguised as coffee products in...
Lao authorities have seized more than 60 kilograms of suspected illegal wildlife products in Luang Prabang and intercepted 294 live animals in a separate...
