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Chinese Allegedly Run Illegal Car Rental and Taxi Businesses in Laos

2020-02-28

Cars with Chinese plates serve Chinese customers in the streets of Vientiane.

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Lao Woman Arrested For Social Media Posts on Virus Scare

2020-02-28

The still unnamed woman was arrested on Feb. 24, with others who shared the post now being sought by police.

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Tunnel Work on Laos-China Railway Pollutes Local Waterways

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.

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Still no Compensation for 88 Families Relocated for Laos’ Xe La Nong 1 Dam

2020-02-25

Dam developer unable to travel to Laos from China because of coronavirus.

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Laos Plans to Build Sixth Large-Scale Mekong River Mainstream Dam

2020-02-21

New Phougnoi Dam would affect 88 villages in seven districts in Champassak province.

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Mekong River Dams Disrupting Lives of Southeast Asian Fishermen, Farmers

2020-02-20

Xayaburi dam, Laos’ first mainstream Mekong hydropower project, churns up trouble for Thai villagers.

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Thai Citizens’ Group Submits Evidence of Impact of Laos’ Xayaburi Dam to Court

2020-02-14

Plaintiffs target power purchase agreement, saying impact is greater than predicted.

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Pork Prices Rising in Laos Due to 2019 African Swine Fever Epidemic and Natural Disasters

2020-02-14

Government sets price below $4 per kilogram, but sellers cannot go that low.

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Local Authorities in Laos Ban Minority Religion’s Shrines

2020-02-10

District-level ban says the shrines go against Lao culture and tradition.

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Lao River Clogged With Trash From Chinese Banana Farms

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.