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Law and Crime

Four Dead in Xieng Khouang Linked to Illegal Gold Mining

Xieng Khouang Province has reported four deaths in 2025 related to illegal gold mining, highlighting ongoing safety and regulatory issues in the region. The report did not specify the exact date of the incidents. According to local authorities, the fatalities occurred when a landslide buried miners working at an unregulated...

Myanmar Scam Center Raid Sends Hundreds Fleeing to Thailand

More than 600 people fled one of Myanmar's most notorious scam centers and crossed...

Laos Seizes 19 Million Meth Pills, Over 1.6 Tons of Crystal Meth

Laos continues to battle large-scale drug trafficking, with recent major arrests in Bokeo and...

Laos Joins Global Fight Against Cybercrime as President Thongloun Heads to UN Convention in Vietnam

Laos is set to deepen its commitment to fighting cybercrime by signing the United...

Vientiane to Deploy Over 2,000 Police Officers for That Luang Festival

Vientiane authorities will deploy more than 2,000 police officers to ensure safety and order...

Savannakhet Police Crack Down on Illegal Mining in Province

Police in Savannaket have apprehended four suspects on the charges of illegally mining gold and malachite in Vilabouly District. News Vilabouly reports that police...

Houaphanh Sees Mass Death of Fish Near Nam Sam 3 Dams Hydropower Plant

Mass deaths of fish have been reported in Houaphanh Province due to the release of toxic chemicals from the construction site of the Nam...

Vietnamese Durian Sellers Arrested in Thailand for Tampering With Scales

A group of Vietnamese durian vendors were detained in Nonthaburi, Thailand on Sunday for tampering with scales and could each face up to seven...

Sanamxay Authorities Issue Clarification Regarding Recent Land Grab Dispute

Authorities in Sanamxay District, Attapeu Province have issued a clarification about the alleged land grab incident that caused villagers to protest over a foreign...

Lao National Gunned Down in Thailand Over Family Dispute, Say Police

A Lao national was shot dead in Ubon Ratchathani province in Thailand, on Wednesday, and local police report that he was killed due to...

Bokeo Authorities Seize Over 1,000 Kg of Methamphetamine

Bokeo authorities confiscated 48 packages of methamphetamine weighing 1,436 kilograms on Tuesday, but the drug traffickers managed to flee the scene. Bokeo Provincial Police was...