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...
On 28 June, the first-level criminal court committee of the Oudomxay People's Court sentenced two defendants to death for trafficking 93 bundles of methamphetamine,...
On the 37th anniversary of International Anti-Drug Day, 26 June, Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone addressed the nation, reflecting on the country's efforts and...
The government has lost significant sums of money to corruption, with the State Inspection Authority identifying development and investment projects, especially roads and bridges,...
BANGKOK (AP) — Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was formally indicted Tuesday on a charge of defaming Thailand’s monarchy in one of several court cases that...
