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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...

BCEL Customers Raise Alarm After Losing Money Due to ATM Skimming

BCEL Bank has issued a statement warning customers of ATM skimming operations that have occurred at some of its machines around Laos. Skimming occurs when...

Indonesia Jails Organizer, Security Chief In Soccer Tragedy

SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — A soccer club organizer and it's chief of security were jailed by an Indonesian court on Thursday on charges of...

Five Hunters Jailed in Thailand For Killing Tiger and Cub

Five hunters have been sentenced to jail by the Thong Pha Phum provincial court in Kanchanaburi, Thailand for killing a tiger and her cub...

Lao Man Commits Suicide in Thailand to Avoid Sexual Abuse Charges

A Lao man took his own life after assaulting his ex-wife and a young girl in Bang Sao Thong District, in the central province...

Two Thais Arrested While Trying to Smuggle 47 Macaques to China Through Laos

Police in the province of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, nabbed two men on a pickup truck who were attempting to smuggle 47 macaques into China...

Xaysomboun Shopkeeper Apprehended After Tying up Child

A shopkeeper who roped a 9-year-old boy to a motorcycle as punishment for theft this week has been apprehended by police and has issued...