Story Archive
2022-12-08
Online sales, lack of funding and manpower all make it difficult for authorities to track.
2022-12-05
Strict Chinese controls, Lao companies’ inability to transport large quantities contribute to imbalance.
2022-12-02
Sanctions imposed in 2017 are supposed to block North Koreans from working outside the country.
2022-11-25
To enter, police need permission from officials at the Chinese-run Kings Roman Casino
2022-11-18
A plan to bring a pair of the mammals from Cambodia to breed in Laos has made no headway.
2022-11-17
Suspect was caught trying to sell the cubs to undercover police for US$42,000
2022-11-17
Anti-Prayuth activists are blocked as they try to access the summit venue.
2022-11-15
Freedom of religion is allowed, but Christians face opposition in this predominantly Buddhist nation.
2022-11-14
The group says they wanted to promote the arts, recreate a temple sculpture and meant no disrespect.
2022-11-08
The fraudsters demanded U.S. $1,000-2,000 from each worker.
2022-11-04
Authorities have been slow to deliver on pledges of compensation and houses after 2018 disaster.
2022-11-03
Promised high-paying jobs in Singapore and Dubai, they wound up in the murky Golden Triangle economic zone.
2022-10-30
Flooding causes lost crops and the threat of local hunger even as grain export prospects are high.
2022-10-25
Critics fear that more Lao people could lose their land to Chinese investors under the new program.
2022-10-19
Most women and children in remote rural areas do not have access to health care.
