Law and Crime

Heavy Rainfall Blamed for Rare Earth Reservoir Breach in Houaphanh

Heavy rainfall caused a reservoir used by a rare earth mining company to breach in Houaphanh Province on 2 November, sending more than 1,000 cubic meters of muddy water into nearby waterways, provincial authorities said. Officials inspected the site in Thabpheung village, Xamneua district, on 4 November to assess the...

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...

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...

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...

Thai Authorities Arrest Lao Woman on Human Trafficking Charges at Nong Khai Border

Thai immigration officers arrested a 60-year-old Lao woman at the First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge...

Eight Passengers Killed, Over 20 Injured in Bolikhamxay Collision

A collision between a bus and a truck claimed the lives of eight passengers on Monday in Thapabath District, Bolikhamxay Province.  Vientiane Rescue 1623 reports...

UN Experts Condemn Continued Use of Death Penalty for Drug-Related Crimes

UN experts strongly condemned Singapore’s execution of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah on Tuesday and called on the Government to impose an immediate moratorium on capital...

Four Million Amphetamine Pills Seized in Bolikhamxay

Bolikhamxay police seized 4 million amphetamine pills on Tuesday after discovering them in a house in the Thaphabath district. However, the drug traffickers managed...

Death Sentence Upheld for Ex-school Principal Who Killed 3 in Thailand

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence for an ex-elementary school principal convicted of killing three people, including a toddler, during...

Nine Injured After Being Struck by Lightning in Oudomxay Province

A group of farmers in Oudomxay province was injured on Wednesday after being struck by lightning while working on their farm during a thunderstorm. According...

Laos and Vietnam Expand Public Security Partnership

Laos and Vietnam security officials met on Monday to strengthen their partnership in overseeing civil society issues, with a particular focus on managing censuses...