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Law and Crime

Cambodia’s ‘Prince Group’ Accused of Global Cybercrime with Links to Laos

Laotian Times/AFP - On 14 October, US authorities unsealed an indictment against Chen Zhi, a UK-Cambodian businessman accused of running forced labor camps in Cambodia where trafficked workers carried out cryptocurrency fraud schemes that netted billions of dollars. The 37-year-old, known as Vincent, founded Prince Holding Group, a multinational conglomerate...

Laos Burns Massive Drug Hauls to Mark National Anti-Drug Day

Authorities in several provinces across Laos have destroyed significant quantities of confiscated narcotics in...

Bolikhamxay Police Arrests Two Women for Producing, Selling Drug-Laced Collagen, Coffee

On 23 September, police in Khamkeut District, Bolikhamxay Province, arrested two women for possessing...

Savannakhet Urges Tax Payment on Illegally Imported Vehicles

Savannakhet Provincial Customs has announced that owners of illegally imported or undocumented vehicles must...

Ministry of Public Security Issues Nationwide Warning on Online Scams

On 30 September, the Ministry of Public Security issued a nationwide notice warning the...

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...

Police Officer Disciplined for Posting TikTok Video While in Uniform

A police officer in Vientiane Province has been disciplined after posting a video of himself performing a song while in uniform on social media. According...

Authorities in Laos Destroy 4.2 Hectare Marijuana Farm

Authorities have destroyed a large marijuana plantation over four hectares in size in  Bolikhamxay Province. Police and military officers in Bolikhamxay Province destroyed the illegal...

PS Lao to Bail Executives, Raise Funds and Repay Defrauded Shareholders

PS Lao Enterprise representatives have filed for the release of its two presidents and four managers in order that the company reopen business to...