2021-04-26
Daily infections in Laos hit triple digits, while observers say Cambodians are starving during an extended lockdown.
2021-04-21
Residents of Vientiane will be under restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 for at least two weeks, while lockdowns are also in place in provinces bordering Thailand and along the Mekong River.
2021-04-19
Lod Thammavong, Somphone Pimmasone, and Soukane Chaitad had criticized the Lao government's human rights record in online postings made while working in Thailand, angering Lao authorities.
2021-04-14
Residents of Attapeu province's Sanamxay district worry that land and forest resources will be taken from them, destroying their livelihoods.
2021-04-12
Thongloun Sisoulith wants the public to call out police abuse, just not on Facebook.
2021-04-09
Sithon Thippavong had refused local authorities' demand that he cancel a church service and renounce his Christian faith, leading to his arrest.
2021-04-07
Rural Lao residents worry that Chinese development projects could hurt livelihoods, and ruin historical sites.
2021-04-05
Unnatural Mekong flow damages wildlife and threatens farmers and fishermen.
2021-04-05
Rescue teams save 40, but former President Choummaly Xayasone loses wife and son.
2021-04-02
A Russian demining team is clearing the area of UXO in preparation for new construction, officials say.
2021-04-02
Lao workers are still waiting to be paid back wages owed by the former Chinese owner of a cement plant in Luang Prabang.
2021-04-01
The attacks are aimed at driving Hmong groups from an area targeted for tourism development and industrial expansion, a Brussels-based NGO says.
2021-03-30
Arbitrary arrests, killings, and torture in police custody were all reported during the year, the State Department says.
