Story Archive
2019-05-08
The government has offered live chickens and pigs to villagers who relocated for the Don Sahong dam project.
2019-05-03
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar have retaliated against journalists for government criticism.
2019-05-02
A Lao woman says she was misled by traffickers to expect a relatively high-paying job in China, taken across the Lao-China border illegally, and sold to a Chinese man.
2019-05-02
The three had handed out religious tracts in Lao villages, and were held under loose supervision for 10 days for questioning.
2019-05-01
Police still search for a suspect seen speeding from the crime scene in a car, sources say.
2019-04-29
Thousands of Families Still Waiting for Compensation From Lao-China Railway Project
2019-04-26
The start of a new farming season, the end of a holiday and weather conditions converge, making it dangerous to breathe.
2019-04-25
Police say the believer was arrested for illegal logging, but sources say he was singled out for his beliefs
2019-04-24
State-controlled television and other media offer only restricted, previously 'screened' information, local sources say.
2019-04-18
The ink on the bills had smeared, alerting a shopkeeper who then called police, sources said.
2019-04-18
Three Vision Beyond Borders “volunteers” sent to Thailand, he groups says.
2019-04-16
The three were moved to the capital of Luang Namtha province on April 8.
2019-04-15
The trio accused of sharing bibles are confined to area around a guesthouse.
2019-04-15
The country's national bomb-clearing agency sends less money to work teams in the provinces this year.
2019-04-12
Organization fears they could be held through Laos’ New Year holiday.
2019-04-11
Though provided with new housing and schools, many have no land to farm or ways to make a living, they say.
2019-04-09
Special rapporteur Phillip Alston speaks with RFA after an 11-day tour of Laos.
2019-04-03
Locals fearful that investment in Boten and other zones will benefit only Chinese
2019-03-28
Philip Alston says improvements in the lives of the poorest have not kept pace with economic growth.
2019-03-26
Most of the cases involved infrastructure development projects such as road construction and repairs throughout the country.
2019-03-26
As government funding runs out, food donations needed for 230 interned in Somsanga Support Center
2019-03-21
125 families must be relocated for the Nam Theun 1 dam, but they are demanding more money to vacate their land.
2019-03-20
Deputy PM says proper soil analyses would have revealed that the dam had a flawed design.
2019-03-19
Unsanitary clinics with unqualified doctors lead to patient deaths.
2019-03-18
Philip Alston asks why so many live in poverty when Laos’ economy is booming
2019-03-13
In ‘ghost projects,’ officials collected money but built nothing.
2019-03-08
The plan raises concerns among international lenders about adding to Laos’ already heavy debt burden
2019-03-07
The accident is the latest in a series of incidents in the country's troubled dam and hydropower sector.
2019-03-05
Though vegetables can be grown, not enough is left for the cultivation of rice, a staple food for families in the area.
2019-03-04
Development projects Vang Vieng tourism district meet resistance from local villagers.
