Story Archive
2020-03-16
The checkpoints lack resources to effectively screen travelers entering the country, officials say.
2020-03-13
Officials say the South Sekong A Dam is safer because it does not hold back water.
2020-03-11
Country’s premier beauty pageant canceled in Luang Prabang, hotels and restaurants feel pinch.
2020-03-11
The amount originally offered has now shrunk to less than half its value, village sources say.
2020-03-06
China-dependent countries feel fallout in tourism, manufacturing, and exports.
2020-03-05
The seizure comes as neighboring China bans the sale and consumption of wild animals for food, blaming the trade for the outbreak of coronavirus.
2020-03-03
The decision follows several collapses in recent years and amid a push to power the region.
2020-03-03
Remaining flights to China and South Korea suspended indefinitely.
2020-02-28
Cars with Chinese plates serve Chinese customers in the streets of Vientiane.
2020-02-28
The still unnamed woman was arrested on Feb. 24, with others who shared the post now being sought by police.
2020-02-28
Waste run-off from construction has polluted rivers and a creek in Vang Vieng, with authorities warning local people not to fish or use water from the streams.
2020-02-25
Dam developer unable to travel to Laos from China because of coronavirus.
2020-02-21
New Phougnoi Dam would affect 88 villages in seven districts in Champassak province.
2020-02-20
Xayaburi dam, Laos’ first mainstream Mekong hydropower project, churns up trouble for Thai villagers.
2020-02-14
Plaintiffs target power purchase agreement, saying impact is greater than predicted.
