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Thai Nationals Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Laos, 800,000 Pills Seized

Vientiane provincial authorities have arrested two Thai nationals in connection with a major drug trafficking case involving 800,000 methamphetamine pills. According to a report released on 5 September, the case began on 10 April when a local resident alerted authorities to several suspicious oxygen tanks hidden in a riverside forest...

Lao Authorities Seize Four Kilograms of Heroin at Wattay International Airport

Lao authorities seized four kilograms of heroin during a joint inspection at Wattay International...

Laos Reports 452 Road Accidents, 61 Deaths in August

Laos witnessed 452 road accidents in August, resulting in 824 vehicles damaged, 593 people...

Lao Court Sentences Man to Death for Meth Trafficking

On 27 August, the Xayabouly Provincial People’s Court sentenced a 29-year-old man to death...

Two Lao Men Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle Protected Wildlife

Two Lao men were arrested on 26 August for attempting to smuggle protected wildlife...

Lao Authorities Arrest 59 Vietnamese Nationals in Fraud Crackdown

Lao and Vietnamese police have arrested 59 Vietnamese nationals involved in a high-tech fraud ring based in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in...

Vietnam Jails 30 People for Graft Worth USD 45 Million

A court in Vietnam on 11 July jailed 30 people including several former senior officials over graft that cost the state USD 45 million,...

Cambodia to Pass Laws Allowing for Citizenship to Be Stripped

AFP - Cambodian lawmakers amended the constitution 11 July paving the way for people charged with foreign collusion to be stripped of their citizenship,...

Over 70 Million Meth Pills Seized in Bokeo Province in First Half of 2025

Since the beginning of 2025, Bokeo Province has emerged as a major front in Laos’s fight against narcotics, with authorities intercepting over 70 million...

Thailand Drops Casino Legalization Plans After PM Suspended

AFP - Thailand's cabinet on 8 July dropped a bill to legalize casino gambling, a flagship project of the faltering ruling party, which last...

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...