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Over 160 Accidents, 15 Deaths Reported During 2025 Lao New Year Celebrations

The 2025 Lao New Year celebrations, held from 14 to 16 April, saw 15 fatalities and over 160 road accidents nationwide. This is a notable drop from the same period in 2024 when Lao New Year celebrations resulted in 316 traffic accidents nationwide, claiming 33 lives, injuring 594 people, and...

Laos to Strengthen Road Safety During Lao New Year

Vientiane plans to deploy 1,172 traffic police officers across 143 stations in the country...

Thai PM Threatens Legal Action Over Latest Construction Deaths

AFP - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra called on Monday for legal action after...

Laos Set to Strengthen Pilot Training, Improve Aviation Safety

Laos is set to strengthen its aviation sector through expanded pilot training and safety...

Oudomxay Explosion Causes USD 1.1 Million in Damages

An explosion at a Chinese-owned auto parts shop in Namy village, Xay district, Oudomxay...

Laos Records 560 Road Accidents, 92 Deaths in July

According to the Traffic Police Department (TPD), Laos saw 560 road accidents in July, an increase of 37 from June. These accidents resulted in...

Deadly UXO Explosion Kills Two Children in Xayaboury 

A fatal blast caused by suspected Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in Phiang District, Xayaboury Province has claimed the lives of two children.  According to a report from...

Five Thai Nationals Killed in Bokeo Road Accident 

Five Thai nationals and one Lao citizen were reported dead in a road accident in Boten District, Bokeo Province on Friday.  Chiang Rai Update reports that...

Collapsed Metal Plate Revealed as Cause of Tragic Accident at Thailand’s Don Mueang Airport

The Airports of Thailand (AoT) said on Wednesday that the June incident at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport, where a woman tragically lost her leg...

School Gym Roof in China Collapse Tragically Claims Eleven Lives

A devastating incident occurred at a middle school in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province that saw the roof of a school gymnasium collapse, resulting in...

Five Years Since Attapeu Dam Collapse, Some Victims Still Wait to be Compensated

Although five years have passed since the dam collapse in Attapeu province which lead to widespread destruction and displaced close to 7,000 people, victims...