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Law and Crime

Vientiane Province Mandates Illegal Vehicles Registeration

Owners of illegal or undocumented vehicles in Muen district, Vientiane Province, must register their vehicles within 45 days of 30 June, following a new directive issued by local authorities. The order is part of a broader campaign to crack down on illegally imported vehicles and prevent similar incidents in the...

Death Toll Rises to Eight, Two Missing in Saraburi Factory Blaze

A fire that broke out on 30 June at a tissue paper factory in...

Southeast Asia Ramps Up Drug Control as Laos, Myanmar Destroy Massive Stashes on International Anti-Drug Day

Laos marked the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June...

Dutch National Caught with Heroin at Wattay Airport Ahead of Belgium Flight

On 25 June, customs officers at Wattay International Airport arrested a 70-year-old Dutch national...

Two Lao Nationals Detained in Thailand with Wildlife Carcasses in Trafficking Crackdown

Thai officials have arrested two Lao nationals caught trafficking over 100 kilograms of wildlife...

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...

Vietnam Authorities Arrest Human Smugglers Transporting Chinese Nationals

Police and relevant authorities in Vietnam's Quang Tri Province have arrested Vietnamese nationals involved in a smuggling ring transporting Chinese nationals to Laos and...

Land Rover with Fake Plates Apprehended in Luang Namtha

Tax Department officials from the Ministry of Finance in the Nateuy District of Luang Namtha Province seized a white Land Rover with license plates...

Laos Cosmetics Boss Denies Connection to Thai Drug Bust

The self-described CEO of a cosmetics company came forward Thursday evening to maintain her innocence amid claims on social media that she may have...

Motorcyclist Robbed by Elderly Man in Vientiane

A victim who was robbed by an elderly man posted about his encounter yesterday, warning others to take greater care when offering assistance to...

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...