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Law and Crime

Thai PM Threatens Legal Action Over Latest Construction Deaths

AFP - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra called on Monday for legal action after six people were killed at the weekend on a highway construction project that has seen several deadly incidents in recent years. A concrete beam forming part of an under-construction elevated roadway collapsed early on Saturday on...

Laos Taxi Scandal: Victim-Blaming, Public Outcry Highlight Gaps in Safety and Legal Protection

A video of a Vientiane woman being sexually harassed by a taxi driver has...

Lao Woman Shot Dead in Thailand Over Love Quarrel

A 42-year-old Lao woman was shot and killed at a karaoke bar in Thailand’s...

Thailand Repatriates Hundreds More Chinese Scam Center Workers

Bangkok, Thailand AFP-Hundreds of Chinese nationals freed from Myanmar online scam centers flew home through...

Laos Set to Strengthen Pilot Training, Improve Aviation Safety

Laos is set to strengthen its aviation sector through expanded pilot training and safety...

Police Besiege Gunman in Thailand Who Killed at Least Three

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand said Wednesday they cordoned off a neighborhood in a city southwest of the capital and trapped a gunman...

Missing Radioactive Capsule Recovered In Thailand

After a days-long search for a missing radioactive capsule, authorities in Thailand managed to find the device on Monday in Eastern Prachin Buri Province. The...

US and Laos Cooperate in Anti-Human Trafficking Learning Event

Lao and US officials met in Vientiane on Friday to jointly undertake an anti-human trafficking learning event. Embassy Vientiane Deputy Chief of Mission, Shannon Farrell...

BCEL Ramps Ups Security Following ATM Skimming Scare

Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL) has advised chip cardholders to update their passwords to avoid ATM skimming which is now quite...

Thai Police to Get Mental Health Checks After Fatal Standoff

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand will be subject to random checks of their physical and mental health, officials said Thursday, after a 27-hour...

Road Safety Social Media Campaign Aims to Reduce Deaths During Pi Mai

Five popular Facebook pages in Laos have come together to launch a road safety campaign aimed at reducing accidents and fatalities during Lao New...