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...
Authorities and in Savannakhet Province have destroyed some 9,000 kilograms of smuggled pork that originated in Vietnam.
The pork was smuggled into Laos hidden inside...
The National Assembly has announced the approval of all nine proposed amendments and new laws at the third Ordinary Session of the National Assembly....
Ten suspects have been apprehended by police in connection with a robbery last month in which victims were held at gunpoint in Vientiane's Sikhottabong...
