Law and Crime

Heavy Rainfall Blamed for Rare Earth Reservoir Breach in Houaphanh

Heavy rainfall caused a reservoir used by a rare earth mining company to breach in Houaphanh Province on 2 November, sending more than 1,000 cubic meters of muddy water into nearby waterways, provincial authorities said. Officials inspected the site in Thabpheung village, Xamneua district, on 4 November to assess the...

Luang Namtha Finds 184 People Allegedly Involved in USD 1 Million Corruption Cases

Authorities in Luang Namtha have identified 184 people involved in two corruption cases that...

Rare Earth Ponds Burst in Houaphanh, Villages Halt River Use Pending Inspections

Village authorities along the Nam Vaen and Nam Xam rivers have told residents to...

Authorities Seize 77kg of Raw Gold in Crackdown Across Eight Provinces

The State Inspection Authority has seized 77 kilograms of raw gold ore across eight...

Thai Authorities Arrest Lao Woman on Human Trafficking Charges at Nong Khai Border

Thai immigration officers arrested a 60-year-old Lao woman at the First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge...

Oudomxay Police Seize and Destroy Gambling Items from Underground Casinos

Police in Xay District, Oudomxay Province destroyed gambling items that were earlier seized from illegal casinos and hotels on Monday. In June, provincial police...

Vientiane Traffic Police to Deploy 423 Officers to Manage Traffic During Start of New School Year

The Vientiane Capital Traffic Police Department plans to station 423 traffic police on roads in front of educational institutions in Vientiane Capital at the...

Hundreds of Thousands Trafficked to Work as Online Scammers in SE Asia, Says UN Report

Hundreds of thousands of people are being forcibly engaged by organized criminal gangs in online criminality in Southeast Asia - from romance investment scams...

Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Philippines See Arrest of Over 300 Telecom Fraud Suspects

Chinese police have worked with their law enforcement counterparts in Laos, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar since the beginning of this year and arrested...

Woman’s High-Beam Complaint Goes Viral in Laos

A woman’s online complaint about drivers abusing high beams when driving at night in Laos has gone viral, leading to jokes and memes on...

Military Truck Accident in Xieng Khouang Province Claims Two Lives

A troop carrier truck overturned in Xieng Khouang Province on Thursday claiming two lives, severely injuring one person and causing minor injuries to several...