Story Archive
2014-06-06
They will consider whether Laos will have to consult its neighbors before moving ahead with the project, officials say.
2014-05-22
The EU says it stressed the need for a vibrant civil society environment in the Southeast Asian state in a recent human rights dialogue.
2014-05-18
The defense and security ministers perish in a military aircraft crash in northern Laos.
2014-05-07
The villagers confront farmers over the overuse of chemicals.
2014-04-29
She is ‘completely in the dark’ almost a year and a half since Sombath Somphone vanished.
2014-04-11
They say the company is demanding more than originally agreed upon.
2014-03-27
A rights group claims village officials threatened to expel them over their faith.
2014-03-12
Construction on the dam will proceed despite concerns from critics.
2014-03-04
A conservation group recommends suspending the Mekong River project.
2014-02-27
Sombath Somphone's wife says his family still wants to know why he disappeared.
2014-02-20
Authorities are concerned about unease over three Hmong prisoners believed to be in poor health.
2014-02-20
The WWF warns the Don Sahong could kill off the last dolphins on the river.
2014-02-19
The disappearance of a civil society leader has brought the Southeast Asian national under sharper focus by rights groups.
2014-02-04
Farmers grow less of the grain due to poor irrigation systems and the promise of better cash crop prices.
2014-01-28
Falling prices and rising costs put a stop to mining of the precious metal at a site in southern Laos.