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Law and Crime

Death Toll Rises to Eight, Two Missing in Saraburi Factory Blaze

A fire that broke out on 30 June at a tissue paper factory in Saraburi’s Hemaraj Industrial Estate has claimed at least eight lives, with two people still missing and over 20 others injured, according to local authorities. The fire started around noon in a large three-story warehouse covering more...

Southeast Asia Ramps Up Drug Control as Laos, Myanmar Destroy Massive Stashes on International Anti-Drug Day

Laos marked the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June...

Dutch National Caught with Heroin at Wattay Airport Ahead of Belgium Flight

On 25 June, customs officers at Wattay International Airport arrested a 70-year-old Dutch national...

Two Lao Nationals Detained in Thailand with Wildlife Carcasses in Trafficking Crackdown

Thai officials have arrested two Lao nationals caught trafficking over 100 kilograms of wildlife...

World Drug Day: Laos Steps Up Fight Against Drug Abuse, Trafficking

Each year on 26 June, the world observes the International Day Against Drug Abuse...

Thailand Uncovers 20 Tonnes of Pork Smuggled from Laos

Authorities in Mukdahan, Thailand, have seized 20 tonnes of pork smuggled into Thailand from Laos across the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge. Thai customs officers uncovered the...

Savannakhet Police Shoot and Kill Armed Assailant

A man has been shot dead by police in Savannakhet Province after injuring several people in a machete attack. The man attacked and wounded two...

Authorities in Laos Draft Law on Hydropower Safety

The government of Laos has completed drafting a law on hydropower safety to improve safety and reduce accidents. The law will cover dams and hydropower...

Free the Bears Urgently Seeks Abducted Bear

Free the Bears is urgently seeking information regarding the whereabouts of a young bear taken from the roadside in Nan District, Luang Prabang Province. A...

Vientiane Police Arrest Drug Trafficker After Two-Year Investigation

A major drug trafficker operating in Vientiane Capital has been arrested after a two-year investigation by Xaythany District police. Head of Xaythany District Public Security...

MOFA Proposes Easing Visa Restrictions for Entrance to Laos

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a proposal to the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control requesting it ease certain restrictions on...