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Law and Crime

Laos to Strengthen Road Safety During Lao New Year

Vientiane plans to deploy 1,172 traffic police officers across 143 stations in the country during the Lao New Year celebrations to ensure orderly, convenient, and safe road traffic from 11 to 17 April. These officers will enforce speed limits, conduct alcohol checks, prioritize traffic control, address illegally parked vehicles to...

State Inspection Authority Officials Detained as Corruption Investigation Unfolds

Four senior officials from the State Inspection Authority (SIA) and three individuals accused of...

Vietnam Makes Its Biggest Drug Factory Bust, Seizes 1.4 Tons of Ketamine

AFP - Police in Vietnam busted the country's biggest synthetic drug factory, seizing 1.4...

Laos Pledges Stronger Anti-Money Laundering Measures

The Lao government reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening anti-money laundering and countering the financing...

Thai Authorities Seize 120kg of Meth From Laos at Nong Khai Border

Thai authorities seized approximately 120 kilograms of methamphetamine pills, valued at THB 36 million...

Laos Imposes Fines of Up to LAK 9 Million for Unauthorized Mapping

Unauthorized mapping will attract fines of up to LAK nine million under a new law on surveying and mapping approved by the National Assembly. Laos...

Speeding, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Common Among Drivers in Vientiane, Road Safety Survey Finds

Almost three-quarters of drivers in Vientiane routinely break speed limits and nearly a third of evening motorists have been drinking alcohol, new research on...

Thailand Warns of Crackdown on Illegal Migrant Workers

Authorities in Thailand have stated they will fine migrant workers who enter the country illegally and deport them back to their home countries. The Embassy...

Lao Prisoners Make Daring Escape from Cambodian Prison

Seven inmates at a prison in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia, have made a daring escape by breaking through a wall. The incident occurred on Monday...

Lao Front asks Government to Address Land Disputes and Compensation

  The Lao Front for National Development (LFND) has asked the National Assembly to address land disputes and land acquisition without development across the country. According...

Man Hospitalized After Attempted Theft of Electrified Railway Cables

A man has been hospitalized with serious electrical burns after attempting to steal electrified cables along the Laos-China Railway. The 27-year-old man entered the railway...