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Law and Crime

Authorities Crack Down on Expired, Illegal Goods Across Multiple Provinces

Authorities in several provinces across Laos have recently destroyed significant quantities of expired, counterfeit, and illegal consumer goods in an effort to protect public health and ensure compliance with national regulations. On 8 May, the Office of Industry and Commerce in Mai District, Phongsaly Province, destroyed a range of non-compliant...

Lao Woman Arrested for Smuggling 137,000 Ecstasy Pills at Thai Border

On 11 May, Thai authorities arrested a Lao woman attempting to enter Thailand at...

Laos Records Over 730 Accidents in April, Claiming 109 Lives

Laos experienced a rise in road accidents in April, with 734 incidents reported nationwide,...

Former of the Lao Post Office Employees Prosecuted in Major Fraud Case

Authorities in Laos have prosecuted several former employees of the Lao Post Office in...

Students Hospitalized After Collagen Drug Mix Causes Convulsions

Three primary school students in Vientiane were hospitalized on 5 May after consuming a...

Sanamxay Authorities Issue Clarification Regarding Recent Land Grab Dispute

Authorities in Sanamxay District, Attapeu Province have issued a clarification about the alleged land grab incident that caused villagers to protest over a foreign...

Lao National Gunned Down in Thailand Over Family Dispute, Say Police

A Lao national was shot dead in Ubon Ratchathani province in Thailand, on Wednesday, and local police report that he was killed due to...

Bokeo Authorities Seize Over 1,000 Kg of Methamphetamine

Bokeo authorities confiscated 48 packages of methamphetamine weighing 1,436 kilograms on Tuesday, but the drug traffickers managed to flee the scene. Bokeo Provincial Police was...

Sanamxay Land Grab Temporarily Paused Following Public Backlash

Attapeu provincial authorities have temporarily suspended the activities of a foreign company accused of encroaching on villagers' land in the province amid a public...

Authorities Destroy Fake MSG in Luang Namtha Province

The Department of Industry and Commerce in Luang Namtha province confiscated and destroyed a large pile of Monosodium glutamate (MSG) last week, after finding...

District Authorities in Sanamxay Investigate Land Grab Incident

An investigation has been launched by district authorities in Sanamxay, Attapeu Province, following reports of a foreign company encroaching on villagers' farmland without their...