Story Archive
2020-08-21
Xaysana Keopimpha was found guilty of smuggling millions of pills of methamphetamine into Thailand.
2020-08-21
“I cannot find any jobs in my hometown, so I regret that I came home,” said a young Lao woman.
2020-08-18
Compensation payments are 'too low' say villagers who remain stranded in their homes without land to farm.
2020-08-13
Seventy years after the establishment of state media, Laos ranks near the bottom in press freedom.
2020-08-07
Residents close to the border worry that Vietnamese migrants may enter Laos by avoiding border checkpoints, though.
2020-08-05
Attracted by the Golden Triangle SEZ, hundreds are caught, tested and deported.
2020-08-03
Employer says Lou Xiong walked off the job at a busy time. He says he was too tired to work past 7 pm.
2020-07-31
The Mekong River Commission says early construction is allowed but “interesting.”
2020-07-29
The 34 in Laos are quickly arrested and sent home the next day after being checked for signs of infection.
2020-07-28
Provincial officials say that land suitable for farming is hard to find in the mountainous region where villagers have been sent.
2020-07-24
Lao citizens say they trust government’s quarantine protocols.
2020-07-22
NGOs demand transparency and accountability of Lao government and investors.
2020-07-16
Many had been assured their land would not be taken, but found their names on a list of affected landowners anyway.
2020-07-15
Workers spend 14 days in hastily converted stadiums and military facilities.
2020-07-13
Residents complain that Lao authorities are too soft on crimes committed by Chinese.
