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Law and Crime

US Orders Release of Lao Refugee Facing Deportation

Alan Phetsadakone, a 47-year-old Lao refugee in the United States, was released from federal custody on 6 September after a month and a half in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Tacoma, Washington.  The man was released after a District Court ruling that temporarily blocked his deportation...

Thai Nationals Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Laos, 800,000 Pills Seized

Vientiane provincial authorities have arrested two Thai nationals in connection with a major drug...

Lao Authorities Seize Four Kilograms of Heroin at Wattay International Airport

Lao authorities seized four kilograms of heroin during a joint inspection at Wattay International...

Laos Reports 452 Road Accidents, 61 Deaths in August

Laos witnessed 452 road accidents in August, resulting in 824 vehicles damaged, 593 people...

Lao Court Sentences Man to Death for Meth Trafficking

On 27 August, the Xayabouly Provincial People’s Court sentenced a 29-year-old man to death...

Lao Central Bank Warns Over Fake Kip Banknotes

The Bank of the Lao PDR has issued a warning about fake kip banknotes after a significant number of such notes were found in...

State-Run Logistics Boss Sentenced to Life for Corruption

The Vientiane People's Court has sentenced a former director of Lao Logistics State Enterprise to life imprisonment on charges of corruption. Director of the Lao...

Vientiane Drafts Legal Framework to Crack Down on Noise Pollution

Vientiane Capital has drafted a decision on the suppression of noise pollution after continued complaints by residents in the nation’s capital.The legal framework has...

Woman Forced to Pay LAK 9,000,000 For Slandering Her Debtor

The Khammouane Police Division For Human Trafficking Prevention has imposed a LAK 9,000,000 (USD1,008) fine on a woman found guilty of online slander and...

Thailand Upholds Life Term for Lao Drug Kingpin Xaysana

Thailand has decided to uphold a sentence of life imprisonment for Lao drug kingpin Xaysana Keopimpha, charged with smuggling 1.2 million methamphetamine pills, locally...

Thai Serial Killer Somkid Pumpuang Arrested

A nationwide manhunt in Thailand has come to a close as authorities managed to arrest serial killer Somkid Pumpuang, dubbed the “Jack the Ripper”...