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 have warned that speed tests and breathalyzers will be used on the Vientiane to Vang Vieng Expressway during the holiday period.
According to a...
A Savannakhet man has been arrested for attempting to send 70,000 methamphetamine pills with a courier service.
Some 72,000 methamphetamine pills were packaged in cardboard...
Authorities in Laos have arrested a group of Chinese nationals and Lao citizens on charges of sexual misconduct and publishing pornography.
According to a report...
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested six people for attempting to send ecstasy pills to Laos and Vietnam.
DutchNews.nl reports that five people were arrested...
Three men and a woman have been detained by police in Luang Prabang Province after being found stealing railway components along the Laos-China Railway.
According...
Authorities in northern Laos have seized and destroyed over 200 kilograms of wildlife parts that had been openly on sale at fresh markets.
Officers from...
