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Law and Crime

Laos Uncovers Widespread Corruption, Records Billions in Losses Over Five Years

Laos has uncovered widespread corruption cases nationwide over the past five years, identifying 334 individuals implicated in financial misconduct between 2021 and 2025, with total losses exceeding LAK 642.93 billion (nearly USD 30 million), alongside significant losses in multiple foreign currencies.  Khamphanh Phommathat, President of the State Inspection Authority (SIA),...

Laos Processes 21,003 Drug Cases, Arrests 31,289 Suspects Since 2021

Laos has made progress in its fight against drugs, with 21,003 cases handled and...

Scammers Forge Official Lao Notices to Steal Personal, Banking Information

The Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) has issued a public warning about...

Lao Man in Colorado Remains in ICE Custody Months After Requesting Deportation

Keooudone “Don” Phetchamphone, a 56-year-old Lao man in Colorado, remains in immigration detention months...

Thai Police Bust Three Foreigners Smuggling 1,000 SIM Cards for Scam Network in Myanmar

Thai border authorities arrested three foreign nationals after they illegally crossed from Cambodia into...

Community Shaken by Wave of Tragic Suicides from Pakse Bridge

More than four people have jumped to their deaths from the Laos-Japan Bridge in Pakse since September last year, following the notable suicide of...

Two Killed in Agricultural Fire in Oudomxay Province

Two men lost their lives in an agriculture fire in Houn District, Oudomxay Province last week. The incident occurred when the individuals attempted to slash...

Korean Company Fined in Vietnam for Releasing Sewage into Waterways

A South Korean waste treatment company has been fined for discharging untreated wastewater from its landfills into local streams in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province,...

Hong Kong Man Survives Broken Bungee Cord Fall in Thailand

The man survived the ordeal after sustaining moderate injuries and later demanded a refund from the park where the incident occurred. The story has...

Could Technology Solve the Problem of Illegal Parking in Vientiane? 

Pedestrians in Vientiane Capital are routinely forced to walk into oncoming traffic as they navigate around vehicles parked on the footpath. Despite hundreds of...

Attapeu Officials Clarify Viral Image of Logging Truck Damaging Bridge

The images of an overloaded timber-carrying truck destroying a bridge in Sanamxay District, Attapeu Province, drew the ire of the general public, who suspected...