Law and Crime

Vientiane Shuts Down KM38 Dharma Practice Center After Leader Defies Order Over Reborn Buddha Claim

On 24 September, Vientiane authorities shut down the KM38 Dharma Practice Center in Sangsai village, Pakngum district, after its leader declared herself the reincarnation of Phra Sri Ariya Metrai, the Maitreya Buddha that Buddhist tradition says will one day appear on earth to succeed Gautama Buddha. Under the 24 September...

Corruption Crackdown in Laos’s Attapeu Province Uncovers Millions in Financial Irregularities

Attapeu authorities have detailed five years of corruption investigations and financial irregularities, including a...

Xaysomboun Identifies Four Companies Over Unauthorized Gold Mining

Authorities in Xaysomboun Province have identified four companies allegedly involved in unauthorized alluvial gold...

Laos Detains 33 Suspects in Two-Day Vientiane Cybercrime Crackdown

Lao authorities detained 33 people, all Chinese nationals, in a two-day operation targeting cybercrime...

Latest Scam Center Raids Hit Vientiane, Champasak with Nearly 100 Arrests

Laos has detained nearly 100 suspected scammers in raids across the country last week,...

Laos Sees 62 Killed, 750 Injured in Road Accidents in September

According to recent data from the Lao Ministry of Public Security, 62 persons were killed and 750 others were wounded in road accidents in...

Lao Police Starts New Team to Investigate Woman’s Murder

The Lao police have formed a specialized unit to investigate the kidnapping and murder of a woman whose body was found in the Mekong...

130 Indian Workers Rescued from Job Scams in Southeast Asia

The Government of India has recently rescued 130 professionals from Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia after they were tricked by job scammers to pursue fake...

Horrific Eyewitness Accounts Emerge from Preschool Mass Shooting in Thailand

The death toll rose to 38 people, including 24 children (21 boys and 3 girls), as more shocking details and eyewitness accounts were revealed from...

Pakngum Police Arrest Man With Over 23,000 Amphetamine Pills

A drug dealer carrying over 23,000 amphetamine pills was detained in Pakngum by the police. The Anti-narcotics agency of Pakngum Public Security recently arrested...

36 People, Including 24 Children Killed at Mass Shooting in Thailand

At least 36 people were reported dead at a mass shooting in Na Klang district, located in Thailand's northeastern province of Nong Bua Lamphu. The...