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Law and Crime

Lao Woman Arrested for Smuggling 137,000 Ecstasy Pills at Thai Border

On 11 May, Thai authorities arrested a Lao woman attempting to enter Thailand at the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge in Nong Khai Province for smuggling ecstasy pills worth approximately THB 55 million (USD 1.48 million). Officers became suspicious of a bronze Toyota with Lao license plates attempting to cross the...

Laos Records Over 730 Accidents in April, Claiming 109 Lives

Laos experienced a rise in road accidents in April, with 734 incidents reported nationwide,...

Former of the Lao Post Office Employees Prosecuted in Major Fraud Case

Authorities in Laos have prosecuted several former employees of the Lao Post Office in...

Students Hospitalized After Collagen Drug Mix Causes Convulsions

Three primary school students in Vientiane were hospitalized on 5 May after consuming a...

Gunfire Near Lao-Thai Border Leaves Two Lao Soldiers Dead, Bullet Strikes Thai Home

Tensions are rising along the Thai–Lao border following a deadly armed clash on 3...

Road Accidents Claim 114 Lives Across Laos in January

Road accidents claimed the lives of 114 people across Laos in January, an increase from the previous month. According to statistics from the Traffic Police...

Vientiane Rescue Speaks Out About Rising Accidents in Post-pandemic Laos

Founder of Vientiane's volunteer emergency service, Sebastien Perret, discusses Vientiane Rescue's operations amid the continued problem of road accidents. Sebastien Perret, Co-Founder of Vientiane...

Armed Man Shot Dead by Police After Bank Robbery in Luang Prabang

An armed man who attempted to rob a bank in Luang Prabang and escaped to Xayaboury province was shot dead by the local police...

Toddler Rescued from 15-Meter-Deep Well in Thailand

Thai emergency service team has successfully saved a one-year-old girl who fell into a 15-meter-deep well in Northern Thailand's Tak province last night. According to...

Gear Failure Causes SUV to Collide with School Bus, Cars and Motorcycles

Local police reported that the accident that took place in Sisattanak District, Vientiane Capital involving motorcycles, cars, and a school bus on 24 January,...

Laos Records Over 6,000 Road Accidents and 900 Deaths, 2022

Over 900 lives were taken in road accidents across Laos in 2022; leading cause of deaths were drunk driving and speeding.  The Traffic...