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Law and Crime

Death Toll Rises to Eight, Two Missing in Saraburi Factory Blaze

A fire that broke out on 30 June at a tissue paper factory in Saraburi’s Hemaraj Industrial Estate has claimed at least eight lives, with two people still missing and over 20 others injured, according to local authorities. The fire started around noon in a large three-story warehouse covering more...

Southeast Asia Ramps Up Drug Control as Laos, Myanmar Destroy Massive Stashes on International Anti-Drug Day

Laos marked the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June...

Dutch National Caught with Heroin at Wattay Airport Ahead of Belgium Flight

On 25 June, customs officers at Wattay International Airport arrested a 70-year-old Dutch national...

Two Lao Nationals Detained in Thailand with Wildlife Carcasses in Trafficking Crackdown

Thai officials have arrested two Lao nationals caught trafficking over 100 kilograms of wildlife...

World Drug Day: Laos Steps Up Fight Against Drug Abuse, Trafficking

Each year on 26 June, the world observes the International Day Against Drug Abuse...

BOL, Police in Vientiane Crack Down on Illegal Money Exchange Shops

Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) and Vientiane police have shut down unauthorized currency exchange shops to help prevent inflated currency exchange rates in...

ASEAN Leaders to Agree to Cooperate in Fighting Cyber Scams

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders have agreed to tighten border controls and law enforcement and improve public education to fight criminal...

New Law in Vietnam to Require Social Media Users Verify Identity

State media in Vietnam reported on Monday that the government is planning to enforce a new rule that requires social media users, regardless of...

Rights Group Accuses Myanmar of Using Fuel-Air Explosive

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military used an "enhanced blast" munition known as a fuel-air explosive in an airstrike that killed more than 160 people,...

Electricity Du Laos Reports Electricity Theft Worth USD 5 Million

Electricity Du Laos (EDL) has reported financial losses of over LAK 100 billion or about USD 5 million due to electricity theft from Bitcoin...

ASEAN Relief Convoy Attacked in Myanmar; No Casualties

BANGKOK (AP) — A convoy including diplomats representing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on a mission to provide humanitarian assistance to displaced people...