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Crime

Two Lao Men Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle Protected Wildlife

Two Lao men were arrested on 26 August for attempting to smuggle protected wildlife to the Lao-Vietnam border. According to Savannakhet Public Security News, the case emerged after residents reported on 25 August that a wildlife smuggling operation was planned from Khammouan Province to the Lao–Vietnam border, where the animals...

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...

Vietnamese Man Arrested for Trafficking 16 into Laos

Vietnamese authorities arrested 26-year-old Ly Van Sang on 17 August for human trafficking after...

Laos Hands Over Five Drug Suspects to Thailand

Laos has handed over five drug suspects to Thai authorities as part of ongoing...

Video of Thai Student Assaulting Math Teacher Goes Viral

A Grade 11 student in Uthai Thani, Thailand, physically assaulted his female math teacher...

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 Muang District, Surin Province, for allegedly producing and distributing child...

Drunken Card Game Turns Deadly in Houaphanh, Suspect Reenacts Scene

A card game in Houaphanh Province ended in tragedy on 27 March when a night of heavy drinking turned violent, leaving one man dead...

Khammouane Province Orders Closure of Internet Cafes to Tackle Rising Illegal Gambling

Starting by 15 July, all internet cafes and online gambling businesses in Khammouane Province must be shut down, according to a directive issued on...

Dutch National Caught with Heroin at Wattay Airport Ahead of Belgium Flight

On 25 June, customs officers at Wattay International Airport arrested a 70-year-old Dutch national after discovering nearly three kilograms of heroin concealed in his...

Two Lao Nationals Detained in Thailand with Wildlife Carcasses in Trafficking Crackdown

Thai officials have arrested two Lao nationals caught trafficking over 100 kilograms of wildlife carcasses in Chiang Rai Province, near the Lao-Thai border on...

World Drug Day: Laos Steps Up Fight Against Drug Abuse, Trafficking

Each year on 26 June, the world observes the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, also known as World Drug Day.  The day,...