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Law and Crime

Laos to Enforce Ban on Unregistered, Unlabeled Food Products in 2025

The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced new regulations, requiring all food products to carry proper registration, Food and Drug Department (FDD) numbers, and Lao-language labeling, to ensure consumer safety, to be in effect from 1 January 2025. The new regulation targets closed, pre-packaged items such as bottled...

Japanese Embassy Leads High-Level Meeting to Tackle Laos’ Illicit Drug Challenges

On 8 November 2024, a high-level meeting took place in Vientiane to address the...

Bokeo Tightens Control on Online Gaming Firms to Curb Cyber Fraud

The Management Board Committee for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has instructed online game operators...

Children Most Frequent Victims of UXO in Laos, National Authorities Say

Children are the most affected by unexploded ordnance (UXO) accidents across Laos, national authorities...

Vientiane Seizes Millions in Drugs in First Nine Months of 2024

During the first nine months of 2024, authorities in Vientiane Capital confiscated a total...

Police To Breath Test Drivers During Lao New Year Holiday

The Ministry of Public Security has issued special regulations that are to be strictly enforced during the Lao New Year, or Pi Mai, period,...

Six Men Arrested for Theft of Railway Components

Authorities of Vientiane Capital have arrested six suspects charged with theft of railway construction components along the Laos-China Railway. According to a report by Lao...

Three Lao Nationals Murdered at Pig Farm in Thailand

Thai police have arrested a man suspected of involvement in the murder of three Lao nationals on Friday last week in Kanchanadit District, Surat...

Former President Among Survivors of Yacht Accident in Laos

Former President Choummaly was found alive during rescue efforts following a boat capsize Sunday morning in the Nam Ngum Reservoir, Vientiane Province. Xinhua reports that...

Tour Boat Capsizes in Nam Ngum Reservoir

Ten people are missing and one dead after a tour boat capsized in the Nam Ngum Reservoir in Vientiane Province. Thunderstorms and heavy winds have...

Lao Man Arrested for Triple Murder in Thailand

Thai police have arrested a Lao national today following a triple-murder in Nong Khai Province, Thailand. According to a report by Siamrath, a 43-year-old man...