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Vientiane Records Over 600 Traffic Accidents, 100 Deaths in First Half of 2025

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...

Champasack Province Enforces Fines for Free-Roaming Livestock Starting 1 August

Champasack Province has introduced strict regulations, effective 1 August, to fine individuals who allow...

Dozens Dead in Vietnam After Ha Long Bay Tourist Ferry Sinks

By ran Thi Minh Ha/AFP - Rescuers were desperately searching for five people still...

Drunken Card Game Turns Deadly in Houaphanh, Suspect Reenacts Scene

A card game in Houaphanh Province ended in tragedy on 27 March when a...

Death Toll Rises to Eight, Two Missing in Saraburi Factory Blaze

A fire that broke out on 30 June at a tissue paper factory in...

Former President Among Survivors of Yacht Accident in Laos

Former President Choummaly was found alive during rescue efforts following a boat capsize Sunday morning in the Nam Ngum Reservoir, Vientiane Province. Xinhua reports that...

Tour Boat Capsizes in Nam Ngum Reservoir

Ten people are missing and one dead after a tour boat capsized in the Nam Ngum Reservoir in Vientiane Province. Thunderstorms and heavy winds have...

Four-Car Pileup on Vientiane to Vang Vieng Expressway

Several road accidents occurred throughout the country over the weekend, with three deaths reported, including a four-car pileup on the Vang Vieng Expressway on...

Lao Man Dies in Car Chase in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

A Lao National was killed in a car crash in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand on Monday last week following an altercation with a group...

683 Road Accidents Recorded Across Laos in February

Laos recorded 683 road accidents in February this year, including 103 deaths. The number of road accidents continues to rise across the country, with the...

One Dead in Single-Vehicle Bike Accident

A man was killed when his motorcycle, traveling at high speed, crashed into a wall over the weekend in Vientiane Capital. According to a...