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Oudomxay Investigates Eight Illegal Gold Mining Cases, Public Questions Official Oversight

Authorities in Oudomxay Province have investigated eight cases of illegal mining, prosecuted 10 people, and collected more than LAK 2.688 billion (USD 119,000) in fines and other payments to the state, according to a provincial report. The cases involved illegal mineral extraction, including alluvial gold mining. Some operations used basic...

Heavy Rainfall Blamed for Rare Earth Reservoir Breach in Houaphanh

Heavy rainfall caused a reservoir used by a rare earth mining company to breach...
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Luang Namtha Finds 184 People Allegedly Involved in USD 1 Million Corruption Cases

Authorities in Luang Namtha have identified 184 people involved in two corruption cases that...
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Rare Earth Ponds Burst in Houaphanh, Villages Halt River Use Pending Inspections

Village authorities along the Nam Vaen and Nam Xam rivers have told residents to...
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Authorities Seize 77kg of Raw Gold in Crackdown Across Eight Provinces

The State Inspection Authority has seized 77 kilograms of raw gold ore across eight...
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Pro-govt Ethnic Militias in East Myanmar Shift Loyalty to Join Fighters Against Military Rule

BANGKOK (AP) — Units of an ethnic militia in eastern Myanmar that is nominally part of the military have switched sides, allying themselves with...

Lao Officials Educate Students on Effects of Drugs at Golden Triangle SEZ

Authorities in Bokeo province organized an event to discuss the harmful effects of drugs with students and young adults on the occasion of the...

Motorcyclist Struck by Rock, Sustains Serious Injuries in Luang Prabang

A motorcyclist sustained serious injuries last week, after being hit by a rock while traveling along a stretch of mountain road in Luang Prabang. The...

Laos and China Solve Murder of Policeman Killed by Lao Drug Traffickers

Anti-drug departments of China and Laos collaborated closely to successfully solve the murder case of a policeman from Xishuangbanna in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province,...

Vientiane Car Crash Leads to Discovery of Over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills

Vientiane Capital police have discovered over 5 million amphetamine pills in an SUV that flipped in the center of Vientiane Capital’s Chanthabouly district. Head...

Man Arrested in New Zealand For Importing Meth From Laos

The man, identified as Peter Ah Tong, pleaded guilty to importing more than 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into New Zealand from Laos and the...
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