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...
The Laos-China Railway Company is warning people who trespass or illegally climb over barriers that their actions could be deadly.
Residents were caught by railway...
More than 11 million amphetamine pills were seized by police in Bokeo Province on Thursday in another large haul.
Houay Xay District Public Security Headquarters...
The Mayor of Vientiane Capital has issued a new order banning loud music that disturbs neighbors or families nearby.
The order, issued Wednesday, takes aim...
Laos has eased entry procedures for foreigners holding certain visa types as well as Lao nationals returning from abroad.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has...
Chief of the Savannakhet Provincial Public Security Department has ordered the dismissal of five police officers for misconduct and violation of the law on...
The UXO Clearance Agency in Attapeu Province has located and detonated an unexploded 500-pound bomb that had lasted since the Indochina war.
The Mk82 bomb,...
