Law and Crime

Heavy Rainfall Blamed for Rare Earth Reservoir Breach in Houaphanh

Heavy rainfall caused a reservoir used by a rare earth mining company to breach in Houaphanh Province on 2 November, sending more than 1,000 cubic meters of muddy water into nearby waterways, provincial authorities said. Officials inspected the site in Thabpheung village, Xamneua district, on 4 November to assess the...

Luang Namtha Finds 184 People Allegedly Involved in USD 1 Million Corruption Cases

Authorities in Luang Namtha have identified 184 people involved in two corruption cases that...

Rare Earth Ponds Burst in Houaphanh, Villages Halt River Use Pending Inspections

Village authorities along the Nam Vaen and Nam Xam rivers have told residents to...

Authorities Seize 77kg of Raw Gold in Crackdown Across Eight Provinces

The State Inspection Authority has seized 77 kilograms of raw gold ore across eight...

Thai Authorities Arrest Lao Woman on Human Trafficking Charges at Nong Khai Border

Thai immigration officers arrested a 60-year-old Lao woman at the First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge...

Vietnamese Man Caught Smuggling 30,000 Face Masks to Laos

A Vietnamese man was caught in Ha Tinh Province smuggling 30,000 face masks to Laos. The 13 boxes of face masks were stored in the...

Footpath Parking a Chronic Issue for Streets of Laos

One week has passed since the Mayor of Vientiane issued an order officially prohibiting the parking of cars on the city's footpaths in an...

Seven Women from Laos arrested in Phetchabun for Prostitution

Seven women from Laos were arrested in Phetchabun Province, Thailand, yesterday for prostitution. The Thai Immigration Bureau's Division 5 conducted a search at a resort...

Sang Jiang Temporarily Closed Due to Theft, Not Coronavirus

Reports of an outbreak of the new Coronavirus at Sang Jiang shopping center have been declared fake news. A viral social media post spreading panic...

Laos Prohibits Vehicles From Crossing Borders Without Road Tax Payment

Laos has announced that it will prohibit vehicle owners who have not paid road tax from crossing the border into other countries. According to a...

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...