Story Archive
2018-07-26
Meanwhile, the death toll from the incident has climbed to 30 as rescue efforts continue.
2018-07-25
The country’s prime minister suggests heavy rains and faulty construction are to blame.
2018-07-24
The breach at the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy hydropower project in Champassak leaves at least seven downstream villages submerged.
2018-07-19
Compensation was promised by June but has still not been paid, Lao sources say.
2018-07-16
Government representatives 'try to change the conversation,' one rights group says.
2018-07-16
Their finding differs from that of a recent report by Save the Children which cites a higher figure.
2018-07-10
Villagers complain about foul odors from a stream polluted by the factory.
2018-06-29
Discovery of the road, bulldozed by smugglers from April to May, ends logging in the Xesap forest for now.
2018-06-25
They believe they might not receive fair compensation for losing their homes and farmland to the project.
2018-06-21
So far, officials have completed surveys about the project’s impact in only two villages.
2018-06-18
The fund would help Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia become more self-sufficient, officials say.
2018-06-14
Routine violations include forced disappearances, land grabs, and long prison terms for criticizing the government, rights groups say.
2018-06-08
Authorities meanwhile release two villagers, a girl and a boy, from custody while others stand trial.
2018-05-30
Though plantations are being phased out in the country's northern provinces, new farms are being set up in the south.
2018-05-21
Officials will inspect factories upstream for evidence of pollutants cast off into village water sources.
2018-05-08
The high-speed rail network will displace thousands of residents of four provinces and Vientiane prefecture.
2018-05-07
State inspectors carry out investigations across the country, charging and jailing party and government officials.
2018-04-30
The dolphins' numbers grow slightly in next-door Cambodia, though, due to better protections.
2018-04-18
The nation meets eligibility criteria for the first time since it was added to the list in 1971.
2018-04-17
A young Lao woman recounts her abuse as a trafficked bride in China.
2018-04-03
About two tons of drugs seized, 11 suspects arrested in the past week, officials say.
2018-04-02
Authorities in Bokeo province confiscate three of the animals from villagers who caught them in a forest when they were cubs.
2018-03-20
Xaysana Keopimpha led a lavish lifestyle prior to his 2017 arrest at a Bangkok airport.
2018-03-19
The EU says it raised cases of disappeared persons and urged Laos to sign a UN convention.
2018-03-15
Losses are massive despite government anti-corruption campaigns, citizens and officials report.
2018-03-05
But further tests are needed to determine the level of pesticide and herbicide residue in their blood.
2018-02-28
The group was held in a room surrounded by wire fencing and forced to work under threat for long hours at little pay.
2018-02-23
Somkot Mangnomek, governor of Xieng Khouang province, had authorized a shipment of timber without central government approval.
2018-02-09
But workers say the raise is necessary to combat increases in living costs.
