Law and Crime

Laos has detained more than 550 people in raids targeting online scams and illegal gambling operations so far in August, as authorities step up a nationwide crackdown that has now netted more than 1,100 suspects since mid-July. The latest figures come after a series of raids across Vientiane Capital and...

On 16 August, Lao authorities detained 11 foreign nationals in connection with a wildlife...

Vientiane authorities have detained nearly 400 suspects in three separate raids since the start...

On 23 July, Lao authorities arrested four people suspected of operating a human trafficking...

On 8 August, Vientiane police raided a telecommunications fraud and online gambling operation at...