Xieng Khouang Province has reported four deaths in 2025 related to illegal gold mining, highlighting ongoing safety and regulatory issues in the region. The report did not specify the exact date of the incidents.
According to local authorities, the fatalities occurred when a landslide buried miners working at an unregulated...
Laos is to retain the death penalty for serious drug offences to deter those considering drug-related activities.
The Lao government has declared drug prevention and...
The Minister of Public Security has ordered the dismissal of Captain Phouxay Sisavanh, the notorious Savannakhet police officer who brought two Thai men into...
According to district authorities, residents of Ton Pheung district, Bokeo Province, are failing to comply with lockdown measures.
Villagers in Ton Pheung district have been...
Police were called to Vientiane's Settathirath hospital last week to speak with patients who refused to follow measures and guidelines issued by doctors.
According...