Xieng Khouang Province has reported four deaths in 2025 related to illegal gold mining, highlighting ongoing safety and regulatory issues in the region. The report did not specify the exact date of the incidents.
According to local authorities, the fatalities occurred when a landslide buried miners working at an unregulated...
Champasack Province has introduced strict regulations, effective 1 August, to fine individuals who allow their livestock to roam freely on public roads.
Accidents involving vehicles...
On 28 July, nearly 1 million methamphetamine pills were taken from a Lao-registered truck at the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge in Thailand’s Nong Khai...
On 22 July, Thai immigration authorities arrested a 34-year-old Lao woman at the international ferry terminal in Nakhon Phanom for her alleged role in...