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Laos to Criminally Prosecute Offenders of Natural Resource Crimes

The Lao government has officially ended the use of administrative fines for crimes involving natural resources, replacing them with criminal prosecution.  The Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor (OSPP) issued this new regulation on 7 July.  As a result, wildlife and environmental crimes have now been elevated to a top priority...

Lao Authorities Arrest 59 Vietnamese Nationals in Fraud Crackdown

Lao and Vietnamese police have arrested 59 Vietnamese nationals involved in a high-tech fraud...

US Deports 5 Migrants Convicted of Crime, Including one from Laos, to Eswatini

AFP - The Trump administration on 16 July announced the third-country deportation from the...

Body of Man Abducted from Laos Found in Chiang Mai

Thai police have discovered the body of a 24-year-old Chinese man, identified only as...

Lao Man Arrested in Thailand for Producing, Selling Child Abuse Content

Thai police arrested a 20-year-old Lao national on 6 July at a resort in...

Groom Killed at His Wedding, Suspect Arrested

Murder at Wedding in Xayaboury.   A wedding celebration turned to tragedy on the evening of 5 January, when the groom was shot dead in Ton...