Law and Crime

Heavy Rainfall Blamed for Rare Earth Reservoir Breach in Houaphanh

Heavy rainfall caused a reservoir used by a rare earth mining company to breach in Houaphanh Province on 2 November, sending more than 1,000 cubic meters of muddy water into nearby waterways, provincial authorities said. Officials inspected the site in Thabpheung village, Xamneua district, on 4 November to assess the...

Luang Namtha Finds 184 People Allegedly Involved in USD 1 Million Corruption Cases

Authorities in Luang Namtha have identified 184 people involved in two corruption cases that...

Rare Earth Ponds Burst in Houaphanh, Villages Halt River Use Pending Inspections

Village authorities along the Nam Vaen and Nam Xam rivers have told residents to...

Authorities Seize 77kg of Raw Gold in Crackdown Across Eight Provinces

The State Inspection Authority has seized 77 kilograms of raw gold ore across eight...

Thai Authorities Arrest Lao Woman on Human Trafficking Charges at Nong Khai Border

Thai immigration officers arrested a 60-year-old Lao woman at the First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge...

Latest Telecom Fraud Crackdown in Bokeo SEZ: Thousands of Devices Seized

In the latest crackdown against telecommunications fraud, authorities in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bokeo Province sized thousands of electronic devices. The...

Employers Advised to Adopt Fair Exchange Rates for Salaries, Wages Starting 1 October

UPDATED on 4 September at 2:01 PM Starting 1 October, all organizations and companies in Laos that define salaries in foreign currencies and pay their...

Xiengkhouang Court Sentences Man to Prison for Domestic Violence

The Xiengkhouang Provincial Court has sentenced a 20-year-old man from Ngoen village, Paek District, to 3 years and 6 months in prison for assaulting...

Vientiane Enforces Ban on Imported Buddha Images to Support Local Artisans

On 20 August, Vientiane Capital’s Department of Information, Culture, and Tourism (DICT) issued a notice banning the importation of Buddha images and Buddhist relics...

Golden Triangle Seizes Telecom Fraud Network in Major Crackdown

In a coordinated operation, authorities have dismantled a telecommunications fraud network operating within the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, arresting 771 individuals. The action,...

Luang Namtha Police Arrests Two in Counterfeit Currency Case

In June, Luang Namtha authorities arrested two individuals, including a Thai national, in connection with a money counterfeiting operation involving counterfeit 100,000 and 50,000...