Story Archive
2020-02-14
Government sets price below $4 per kilogram, but sellers cannot go that low.
2020-02-10
District-level ban says the shrines go against Lao culture and tradition.
2020-02-03
Chemical run-off and packing waste pollute Oudomxay province's Beng river, which villagers rely on for bathing and other daily use.
2020-01-30
Meanwhile, seven trucks carrying finished wood products, which are legal for export, were allowed to cross the border without payment.
2020-01-29
Lao Airlines suspends several flights to China, but some remain operating as normal.
2020-01-27
Another 14 are sentenced from 2 to 20 years.
2020-01-23
Area residents unhappy that they were not consulted.
2020-01-21
UN member states recognize progress but continue to express concerns.
2020-01-17
Forced to work overtime for no extra pay, some are also tied and beaten and accused of stealing supplies.
2020-01-15
Five incidents of human trafficking to China have already occurred this year.
2020-01-13
Lao company is pushed out as province sends the projects to a company previously granted a 99-year concession to develop an SEZ in the area.
2020-01-09
Some have been compensated in amounts too low for their needs, while others have not been paid at all, local sources say.
2020-01-03
The move will further hurt downstream communities already hit by a severe drought called the worst in 60 years by the Mekong River Commission.
2020-01-03
The trade continues elsewhere in the country, though, with sales reported in Chinese shops in the capital, Vientiane.
