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...

Man Robs Vientiane Gold Shop at Gunpoint

A man carrying a firearm robbed and fled from a gold shop at Sikhai Market in Sikhottabong District, Vientiane Capital on Wednesday. Lao News...

Thai Policeman Injured, Detained After 24-hour Standoff

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police on Wednesday detained a senior police officer who fired multiple gunshots from his home in Bangkok, ending a standoff...

Social Media Companies Urged to Stand Up to Myanmar Junta

The UN issued a statement on Monday urging social media companies to do more to protect women and human rights activists in Myanmar. In an...

Road Accident Claims Life of Lao Football Referee

The fatal accident occurred on 13 March at Thatluang Village, Xaysettha District in Vientiane Capital when the brakes on a cement mixer truck failed...

Laos-Vietnam Drug Trafficking Ring Gets Nabbed By Authorities

A 37-year-old man was arrested in Phu Loc District, Vietnam last week after he was caught trying to smuggle drugs from Laos to Vietnam. The...

Road Accidents in Laos Claim 85 Lives in February

According to the Traffic Police Department, 85 people died in road accidents in Laos in February, a decrease from the previous month's figure of...