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Law and Crime

Vientiane Province Mandates Illegal Vehicles Registeration

Owners of illegal or undocumented vehicles in Muen district, Vientiane Province, must register their vehicles within 45 days of 30 June, following a new directive issued by local authorities. The order is part of a broader campaign to crack down on illegally imported vehicles and prevent similar incidents in the...

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...

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...

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...

Scammers in Laos Impersonate Business Owners to Dupe Victims

Business owners and entrepreneurs in Laos have spoken out about an online scam that uses fake profiles of actual individuals to defraud victims on...

Road Accidents in April Claim 90 Lives in Laos

According to the traffic department report, 702 road accidents took place in April, resulting in 90 fatalities. Compared to March, the number of accidents in...

Vientiane Police Issue Statement On Shooting of 25-Year-Old “Jack”

Police in Laos have issued a statement regarding the shooting of 25-year-old Anousa "Jack" Luangsuphom at a cafe in Vientiane Capital.  According to an official...

Officials in Laos Undergo Training to Detect and Prosecute Human Trafficking Cases

International Organization for Migration in Laos (IOM) and the SupremePeople’s Prosecutor (OSPP) held a Workshop focusing on the Development of Adapted Manual for Interview and...

83 Indians Arrested for Gambling During Raid at Pattaya Hotel

Thai authorities apprehended over 80 Indian tourists earlier this week during a crackdown on an illegal casino in the conference hall of a high-end...