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Thailand Repatriates Hundreds More Chinese Scam Center Workers

Bangkok, Thailand AFP-Hundreds of Chinese nationals freed from Myanmar online scam centers flew home through Thailand on 6 March, as the kingdom said it aimed to repatriate 1,500 such workers a week. Thailand, Myanmar and China have been making efforts in recent weeks to clear out illegal cyberscam compounds on the...

Laos Set to Strengthen Pilot Training, Improve Aviation Safety

Laos is set to strengthen its aviation sector through expanded pilot training and safety...

Mining License Issuance Suspended Pending Regulation Improvements

The Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines has temporarily suspended the issuance of new...

Oudomxay Explosion Causes USD 1.1 Million in Damages

An explosion at a Chinese-owned auto parts shop in Namy village, Xay district, Oudomxay...

Bus Overturns in Prachin Buri, Killing 18

LATEST UPDATE BY AFP AT 10:49 AM An accident occurred in Prachin Buri, Thailand, early...

Petrol Truck Drug Smuggler Alters Story Following Arrest in Thailand

Thai police have said that the arrested driver who attempted to smuggle drugs into the country in an oil tanker last week has changed...

Police Crack Down on Kratom Plantation in Vientiane Capital

Police officers from the Inspection and Drugs Control Office in Sangthong District have destroyed a Kratom plantation that was grown illegally. Mr. Sivilay Phomnaxay,...

Thai PM Announces Monetary Rewards for Police in Major Drug Seizes

The announcement was made last week when PM Prayut Chan-o-cha unveiled the government’s urgent phase action plan for curbing the spread of narcotics in Thailand.  PM...

Lao and Russian Military Work on UXO Removal in Khammouane

The Lao Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation started working last week to remove unexploded ordnances in...

Football Fans Disappointed as FIFA Cuts Laosat World Cup Broadcasts

The satellite company issued a statement on Tuesday canceling broadcasts of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and apologizing to Lao football fans for screening...

Rising Infrastructure Theft Cause for Alarm in Laos

Vientiane Police managed to detain a wounded man who tried to cut an electric cable in Vientiane's Hatsaifong District. Local Police in Bolikhamxay also...