Long-Tail Boat Capsizes, Dozens of Myanmar nationals Missing in Laos
A long-tail boat carrying over 40 passengers capsized on 2 September in the Mekong River, near the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Bokeo Province, Laos. The boat, which was navigating the river close to the border with Chiang Saen District in Thailand, was en route from the Golden...
Latest Telecom Fraud Crackdown in Bokeo SEZ: Thousands of Devices Seized
In the latest crackdown against telecommunications fraud, authorities in the Golden Triangle Special Economic...
Employers Advised to Adopt Fair Exchange Rates for Salaries, Wages Starting 1 October
UPDATED on 4 September at 2:01 PM Starting 1 October, all organizations and companies in...
Xiengkhouang Court Sentences Man to Prison for Domestic Violence
The Xiengkhouang Provincial Court has sentenced a 20-year-old man from Ngoen village, Paek District,...
Vientiane Enforces Ban on Imported Buddha Images to Support Local Artisans
On 20 August, Vientiane Capital’s Department of Information, Culture, and Tourism (DICT) issued a...
Lao Police Rescue Indian Nationals from Cyber-Scam Centers, Total Rescued Reaches 518
Lao police have rescued a total of 13 Indian nationals, who were trapped in cyber-scamming centers, the Indian Embassy in Laos announced on 21...
Six Vietnamese Nationals Found Dead in Bangkok Hotel
Six Vietnamese nationals, including two with United States citizenship, were discovered dead on the fifth floor of the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok,...
June Road Accidents in Laos: 57 Lives Lost, 799 Injured
In June, over 460 traffic accidents claimed the lives of 57 people and injured 799 others. Additionally, 817 vehicles were damaged as a result...
UNODC Launches Campaign to Promote Safe, Responsible Use of Technology For All
With the misuse of technology posing a serious threat across Southeast Asia for the past few years, the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
Vientiane Works to Compensate Families Affected by 230kV Transmission Line
The Vientiane Department of Energy and Mines is working to compensate residents affected by the construction of a new 230kV transmission line. This line...
Thai Robber Apprehended in Laos After Bangkok Robbery
Lao authorities apprehended a Thai man in Khammouane Province on 7 July for conspiring with an accomplice to steal THB 3.3 million (about USD...