Story Archive
2020-09-30
Lao representative dismissed concerns, commended “overwhelming positive feedback.”
2020-09-21
Bridge is part of Lao-China Railway, a key component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
2020-09-21
The law passed last year allows Christian churches to worship and preach, freedoms often denied in rural areas.
2020-09-15
Holdouts rejected initial offer in March 2019, accept higher amount 17 months later.
2020-09-14
Houayheuang Xayabouly, 30, also called Mouay, has been jailed for five years for criticizing the government’s handling of floods in a Facebook post.
2020-09-11
Described by Laos as 'a gift,' the station is launched amid concerns over China's growing influence over its weaker neighbor.
2020-09-11
Zhang Zhan's family has been pressured by the authorities into firing her defense attorney.
2020-09-10
Three years after company co-owners were jailed, no progress has been made on returning investors' funds.
2020-09-10
Critics say the joint power grid company could represent a Chinese takeover.
2020-09-08
Cooperation aims to spread warning system data more quickly.
2020-09-01
Sangkhane Phachanthavong is being questioned for links to “an anti-government group” after airing complaints on Facebook.
2020-09-01
Casino job-hunters from China, Myanmar, and Vietnam cross at remote, lightly guarded outposts.
2020-08-28
Activists Sombath Somphone, Od Sayavong and others are remembered, but their cases have been ignored by communist authorities.
2020-08-25
Lao residents say their government has not done routine spraying to keep mosquitoes at bay.
2020-08-25
Od Sayavong disappeared in Bangkok on Aug. 26, 2019 after calling in public for democracy and human rights in Laos.
