The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce has ordered a nationwide crackdown on illegal mineral extraction after recent gold mining cases in Luang Prabang Province drew public attention and renewed concerns over unauthorized mining.
In a statement published on 6 July, the ministry instructed companies and the public to immediately...
Police apprehended 13 individuals in connection with the ransom, kidnapping, and murdering of two men in a forested area on the outskirts of Vientiane.
Police...
A couple was found dead in a bedroom in Houayxai District, Bokeo Province on Saturday.
The two individuals, 28-year-old Aenkham and 18-year-old Touy, were...
The Supreme Courts of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam held an online meeting called Justice for Wildlife: Regional Chief Justices Conference on Wildlife Crime last...
Vietnam on Tuesday dismissed and arrested its health minister Nguyen Thanh Long, as well as Hanoi Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh.
Health Minister Long was accused...
Thailand plans to employ more than 160,000 migrant workers to reduce the number of illegal workers entering the country without quarantine.
According to the Thai...
Bokeo authorities seized over 10,000,000 amphetamine pills from two suspects on Friday.
Two men from Bokeo and Xieng Khouang provinces have been caught with 12,000,000 amphetamine...
