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Law and Crime

Khammouane Province Orders Closure of Internet Cafes to Tackle Rising Illegal Gambling

Starting by 15 July, all internet cafes and online gambling businesses in Khammouane Province must be shut down, according to a directive issued on 1 July aimed at addressing the growing challenges linked to illegal gambling activities. The Department of the Khammouane Provincial Internet Management Committee announced the notice after...

Vientiane Province Mandates Illegal Vehicles Registeration

Owners of illegal or undocumented vehicles in Muen district, Vientiane Province, must register their...

Death Toll Rises to Eight, Two Missing in Saraburi Factory Blaze

A fire that broke out on 30 June at a tissue paper factory in...

Southeast Asia Ramps Up Drug Control as Laos, Myanmar Destroy Massive Stashes on International Anti-Drug Day

Laos marked the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June...

Dutch National Caught with Heroin at Wattay Airport Ahead of Belgium Flight

On 25 June, customs officers at Wattay International Airport arrested a 70-year-old Dutch national...

Laos-China Railway Construction Faces Unique Challenges

The Laos-China Railway construction project is progressing well but is not without its fair share of challenges, according to officials in charge of the...

Sisters Arrested for Selling Stolen Lease Vehicles

Authorities have arrested two sisters in Vientiane Capital for selling stolen lease vehicles. According to a report by the Vientiane Capital Department of Public Security,...

Vientiane Retailer Fined LAK 6 Million for Illegal Waste Dumping

A Vientiane shop owner has been fined LAK 6 million for illegally dumping waste in Sikhottabong District. Lao Youth Radio reports that a concerned citizen...

Oudomxay Police Raid Amphetamine Production Facility

Police in Oudomxay Province have arrested a man on drug-trafficking and production charges after a seizure of over 400,000 amphetamine tablets and manufacturing equipment. According...

California Authorities No Closer to Solving Laotian Marijuana Killings

Authorities in Calfornia, United States, have not provided further clues regarding the mysterious killings of seven Lao nationals at an illegal marijuana growing operation...

Accomplice Arrested In Sex Crime Case, Chinese National At Large

Authorities in Laos have arrested the accomplice of a Chinese man wanted for sexual misconduct and pornography, while the main suspect remains at large. An...