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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...

Australia Issues Travel Warning for Laos’ Bokeo Province

The Australian government travel advisory website, Smartraveller, has upgraded its travel advice for Laos, advising Australians exercise caution when entering Bokeo Province. According to the...

Road Accidents Kill 71 People in October

Laos recorded 71 deaths in October and according to the Traffic Police department, the most deaths and accidents occurred in Vientiane Capital.   The number of...

Thai Man Arrested at a Friendship Bridge for Carrying Illegal Items

Police arrested a Thai man at the first Laos-Thai Friendship Bridge in Vientiane after discovering various illegal items inside his car. According to the...

Illegal Mining Activities Reported in Attapeu

Attapeu recently saw a group of people carrying out illegal mining activities involving extracting, buying, and selling minerals. In the third province administration meeting, the...

Police Arrest Scammers Frauding Locals Wanting to Work in South Korea

Local police apprehended the fraudsters last week in Vientiane Capital for posing as job recruiters and arranging fake visas for people to avail work...

Over 1,000 Human Trafficking Victims Get Assistance from Bokeo Police

Local police are helping more than 1,000 people who fell victim to human trafficking until September. During a meeting on Monday, the Deputy Director General...