Vientiane Capital experienced a significant number of traffic accidents in the first six months of 2025, with authorities reporting more than 600 incidents and 100 fatalities.
According to the Vientiane Capital Police Department, a total of 628 accidents occurred during this period, resulting in damage to 1,229 vehicles.
Of these, 474...
Almost three-quarters of drivers in Vientiane routinely break speed limits and nearly a third of evening motorists have been drinking alcohol, new research on...
A man has been hospitalized with serious electrical burns after attempting to steal electrified cables along the Laos-China Railway.
The 27-year-old man entered the railway...
A man has died after being electrocuted while cutting cables at a Naxaythong section of the Laos-China Railway in Vientiane Capital.
It is believed the...
Seven of 32 partygoers arrested at a hotel room in Vientiane's Sisattanak District last week have since tested positive for Covid-19.
Vientiane Capital police busted...
The Government of Laos has issued a new decree on road traffic regulations including heavier fines for speeding and drunk driving.
According to a new...
Vientiane Capital police busted a party held in a room at Khongkham Hotel, in Sisattanak District, where foreign and local residents were found with...