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Thailand Repatriates Hundreds More Chinese Scam Center Workers

Bangkok, Thailand AFP-Hundreds of Chinese nationals freed from Myanmar online scam centers flew home through Thailand on 6 March, as the kingdom said it aimed to repatriate 1,500 such workers a week. Thailand, Myanmar and China have been making efforts in recent weeks to clear out illegal cyberscam compounds on the...

Four Dead, Six Injured in South Korean Bridge Collapse

AFP - Four people, including two Chinese nationals, were killed and six injured after...

Laos, Thailand Strengthen Security Cooperation Following Major Drug Bust

On 17 February, police officers from the Kaenthao District in Xayaboury Province arrested a...

Kratom TikTokers Arrested in Vientiane Drug Crackdown

On 18 February, authorities in Vientiane Province arrested two online Kratom sellers along with...

Six Lao Nationals Rescued from Human Trafficking in Myanmar

On 12 February, Thai authorities rescued six Lao nationals from human trafficking operations in...

Eight Lao Nationals Caught in Thai Online Gambling Raid

On 5 February, Thai authorities arrested eight Lao nationals and five Thais in a raid on an illegal online gambling operation in Nong Khai...

No Answers: Families of Vang Vieng Methanol Poisoning Victims Demand Transparency from Lao Government

Families of victims who died from methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos, in November 2024 have voiced frustration over what they describe as a...

Authorities Arrest Nine Suspects in Bolikhamxay Drug Raid

Police have arrested eight Thai nationals and one Lao national for their alleged involvement in an extensive drug trafficking operation following an investigation that...

Laos Reports 46 Human Trafficking Cases in 2024, 95 Arrested.

Laos recorded 46 cases of human trafficking in 2024, leading to the arrest of 95 individuals, including 43 foreign nationals, according to Deputy Minister...

Chinese Men from Laos Rescued in Thailand After Ransom Kidnap

Seven Chinese men were lured from Laos to Chanuman district, Amnat Charoen, Thailand, with false promises of high-paying jobs before being rescued by Thai...

Lao Authorities Dismantle Nine Illegal Call Centers in the Golden Triangle SEZ

The Lao authorities have reported the successful dismantling of nine illegal call center fraud operations within Bokeo’s Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in...