Story Archive
2020-11-16
Villagers in three districts in Oudomxay need irrigation, clean water, and houses after construction damage.
2020-11-13
The officers had told a young man stopped for traffic violations that he could pay his fine to them in person.
2020-11-10
Cracks have appeared in roads and the foundations of homes in a resettlement village built on a steep hillside in Luang Prabang.
2020-11-09
Staff say hospitals are crowded and can't hire new doctors or buy equipment needed to provide quality care.
2020-11-06
Many in Laos said the Chinese-style art put up on lampposts across Vientiane symbolize China's growing influence and control.
2020-11-05
Coronavirus restrictions require certification of a negative test and 14-day quarantine.
2020-11-04
Foreign-invested banana farms and other land concessions are using chemical fertilizers and pesticides in violation of government regulations banning or limiting their use.
2020-10-28
Lao citizens remain unable to leave their country, though, as its border with Thailand opens to goods shipments only.
2020-10-23
Users posted hundreds of thousands of tweets under the hashtag ‘if Lao politics was good’ in recent days.
2020-10-20
Villagers fear destruction of Vang Vieng's natural beauty, loss of their land, and China's growing reach.
2020-10-16
They had wanted to hold ceremonies deemed by local authorities to violate Lao cultural traditions.
2020-10-13
They are forced out of their village in spite of a national law protecting Christians’ rights to practice and preach their religion.
2020-10-08
20 Facebook pages have registered under a policy that some Laos support and others are wary about.
2020-10-07
Zhao Wei, a Chinese national, was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in 2018 as the head of a trafficking network.
2020-10-01
Rights groups welcome release of ‘Thitsy,’ urge Vientiane to respect the rights of dissenters.
