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Law and Crime

Family in Disbelief as 19 Years Old Holly Bowles Remains on Life Support in Thailand After Apparent Laos Methanol Poisoning

ABC News - The uncle of a young Melbourne woman who is on life support after drinking tainted cocktails in Laos says her family is struggling to come to terms with what has happened. Dale Bowles said his family was in shock and disbelief after 19-year-old Holly Bowles and her friend,...

Sexual Harassment Allegations Cloud Haunted House Attraction at That Luang Festival

Allegations of sexual harassment have rapidly surfaced on social media amidst the That Luang...

Lao National Assembly Opens 8th Ordinary Session to Address Key National Challenges

The 9th-tenure National Assembly (NA) opened its 8th Ordinary Session on 18 November in...

Lao Drug Smuggler Arrested in Cambodia with Over 1 Million Methamphetamine Pills

Cambodia officers seized a Lao national for possessing over 1 million meth pills while...

Laos to Enforce Ban on Unregistered, Unlabeled Food Products in 2025

The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced new regulations, requiring all food...

Backlash Emerges Following Kratom Tea Case in Houaphanh

Last week's arrest of two young people in Houaphanh Province for selling kratom tea gained the attention of social media users, who called for...

Laos National Identity Card System Remains Out of Order

A system error that brought down the national identity card database in Laos has yet to be resolved, leaving residents unable to receive ID...

Millions of Amphetamine Tablets Discovered in Petrol Tanker Leaving Laos

Thai customs officials arrested the driver of a petrol tanker yesterday after discovering an enormous amount of drugs as the truck departed Laos for...

Elderly Man Beaten to Death by Neighbor in Vientiane

A former police officer was beaten to death with a wooden board by his neighbor while he was taking part in an alms-giving ceremony....

Rescued Tiger Cubs Get New Names at Wildlife Center in Thailand

The four Tiger cubs that were smuggled from Laos, have been receiving care at a wildlife clinic in Ubon Ratchathani. They have been named...

Vietnam Border Control Works to Prevent the Smuggling of Firecrackers From Laos

Residents of Vietnam have been quite successful at smuggling firecrackers across the border from Laos around the Se Pon river despite high security. According to...