Law and Crime

Heavy Rainfall Blamed for Rare Earth Reservoir Breach in Houaphanh

Heavy rainfall caused a reservoir used by a rare earth mining company to breach in Houaphanh Province on 2 November, sending more than 1,000 cubic meters of muddy water into nearby waterways, provincial authorities said. Officials inspected the site in Thabpheung village, Xamneua district, on 4 November to assess the...

Luang Namtha Finds 184 People Allegedly Involved in USD 1 Million Corruption Cases

Authorities in Luang Namtha have identified 184 people involved in two corruption cases that...

Rare Earth Ponds Burst in Houaphanh, Villages Halt River Use Pending Inspections

Village authorities along the Nam Vaen and Nam Xam rivers have told residents to...

Authorities Seize 77kg of Raw Gold in Crackdown Across Eight Provinces

The State Inspection Authority has seized 77 kilograms of raw gold ore across eight...

Thai Authorities Arrest Lao Woman on Human Trafficking Charges at Nong Khai Border

Thai immigration officers arrested a 60-year-old Lao woman at the First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge...

Vientiane’s Chanthabouly District Police Double Down on Crimes

In the first six months of the year, Vientiane Capital's police have cracked down on numerous crimes being committed in the district and were...

Singapore Seizes Rhino Horns Enroute from South Africa to Laos

Singapore National Parks Board (NParks) has seized Rhinoceros horns that were smuggled into the country through Changi Airport. The Straits Times reports that officers...

Two Buddy Robbers Arrested in Xaythany After Attempting to Steal a Motorbike

Vientiane's Xaythany district police have recently arrested two men in possession of handguns and two stolen motorbikes after being notified by one of their...

Two Men Arrested in Thailand Over Trafficking Lao Women for Sex Trade

Thai immigration police arrested two men in Nong Khai last week for allegedly trafficking Lao women into the country for sex trade.  The two men...

Israeli Tourist Drowns During his Trip to Laos

The Foreign Ministry of Israel stated that a tourist who was on a trip across Asia and visited Laos had drowned in the country. The...

Huge Amount of Drugs Destroyed on Anti-Drug Day in Savannakhet

Savannakhet Police Headquarters got rid of the drugs during a national anti-drug day event on Wednesday. Around 264,395 pills of amphetamine, 14,805 gm of...