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...
AFP - Four people, including two Chinese nationals, were killed and six injured after a bridge collapsed at an expressway construction site in South...
On 18 February, Thai authorities apprehended five Lao and Thai women who illegally crossed the border in Thailand's Tak Province after struggling with poor...
On 17 February, police officers from the Kaenthao District in Xayaboury Province arrested a group of drug smugglers attempting to transport drugs across the...
On 18 February, authorities in Vientiane Province arrested two online Kratom sellers along with five of their customers for distributing and consuming the drug...
