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Law and Crime

US Orders Release of Lao Refugee Facing Deportation

Alan Phetsadakone, a 47-year-old Lao refugee in the United States, was released from federal custody on 6 September after a month and a half in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Tacoma, Washington.  The man was released after a District Court ruling that temporarily blocked his deportation...

Thai Nationals Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Laos, 800,000 Pills Seized

Vientiane provincial authorities have arrested two Thai nationals in connection with a major drug...

Lao Authorities Seize Four Kilograms of Heroin at Wattay International Airport

Lao authorities seized four kilograms of heroin during a joint inspection at Wattay International...

Laos Reports 452 Road Accidents, 61 Deaths in August

Laos witnessed 452 road accidents in August, resulting in 824 vehicles damaged, 593 people...

Lao Court Sentences Man to Death for Meth Trafficking

On 27 August, the Xayabouly Provincial People’s Court sentenced a 29-year-old man to death...

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...

Shooting Victim “Jack” Anousa Survives Attack by Unknown Assailant

Sources report that Anousa "Jack" Luangsuphom, a 25-year-old man who was thought to have died in a shooting in Vientiane Capital on Saturday, is...

Lao Police Report Nearly 50% Drug Addicts Relapse After Going to Rehab

Almost 50% of drug addicts in Laos relapsed into their condition after being rehabilitated for the same, said a police officer in Vientiane Capital....

Cambodian Military Leader Raises Alarm Over Fake Instagram ID Impersonating Him

Deputy Commander-In-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Royal Cambodian Army Commander, General Hun Manet, has warned the public about an Instagram account...