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Law and Crime

Cambodia’s ‘Prince Group’ Accused of Global Cybercrime with Links to Laos

Laotian Times/AFP - On 14 October, US authorities unsealed an indictment against Chen Zhi, a UK-Cambodian businessman accused of running forced labor camps in Cambodia where trafficked workers carried out cryptocurrency fraud schemes that netted billions of dollars. The 37-year-old, known as Vincent, founded Prince Holding Group, a multinational conglomerate...

Laos Burns Massive Drug Hauls to Mark National Anti-Drug Day

Authorities in several provinces across Laos have destroyed significant quantities of confiscated narcotics in...

Bolikhamxay Police Arrests Two Women for Producing, Selling Drug-Laced Collagen, Coffee

On 23 September, police in Khamkeut District, Bolikhamxay Province, arrested two women for possessing...

Savannakhet Urges Tax Payment on Illegally Imported Vehicles

Savannakhet Provincial Customs has announced that owners of illegally imported or undocumented vehicles must...

Ministry of Public Security Issues Nationwide Warning on Online Scams

On 30 September, the Ministry of Public Security issued a nationwide notice warning the...

North Korean Worker Dies While Fixing an Elevator at a Vientiane Hotel

A North Korean worker in Laos died after falling while repairing an elevator at a hotel in central Vientiane, according to Radio Free Asia...

The Philippines Starts Probing Human Trafficking Schemes in SE Asia

The Philippines Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now launching an official investigation into the trafficking of Filipino citizens to Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar...

Govt. Warns People of Scammers Promising Jobs in South Korea

The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare recently issued an official notice, warning local laborers not to fall victim to sham companies who offer...

Laos Assessed as ‘Medium-Risk’ Country to Visit in SE Asia

The international security firm Global Guardian, which specializes in travel risk, classified Laos as a medium-risk country alongside the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia. Aspects...

Laos Deports Three Criminals to Thailand

Lao National Police handed over the custody of the three men to Thai authorities in Nong Khai on Wednesday. The handover took place in...

Laos, Thailand Cooperate to Rescue More Tiger Cubs from Laos

The two countries are working together to prevent cross-border wildlife trafficking since four tiger cubs were rescued in Thailand after being smuggled from Laos. According...