Story Archive
2019-12-30
Lao government says Thai support points to potentially breaking ground early.
2019-12-26
Lack of sediment in river water kills off fish, makes farming impossible.
2019-12-20
Villagers complain about horrible smells that make 10 families sick.
2019-12-19
Xaysana Keopimpha was arrested in 2017 for possessing 1.2 million meth pills.
2019-12-17
Rights organizations propose independent body to look into enforced disappearance cases.
2019-12-13
Family members of two other recently missing Lao activists are still searching for answers.
2019-12-09
Phetphouthon Philachane is known to have taken part in pro-democracy demonstrations at Laos’ embassy in Thailand.
2019-12-04
District-level authorities say the factory owners are ignoring orders to suspend operations.
2019-12-03
The nearest water is now six miles away, and can be brought back only by motorcycle, villagers say.
2019-11-27
Thitphay Thammavong is fighting to keep land that has been in his family since 1965.
2019-11-25
Mouay also fined 20 million kip for complaining about September flood rescue efforts.
2019-11-25
State Audit Organization says $50 million missing from 2018 budget.
2019-11-22
Opponents say they fear more competition for jobs, rise in crime rates.
2019-11-20
Police Say they are looking for more evidence in the case of the late-August disappearance of Od Sayavong.
2019-11-19
Girls were promised better paying jobs in China, but sold as wives to Chinese men.