Story Archive
2015-09-11
New onerous requirements will slow funding and hinder the work of such groups, says one NGO official.
2015-09-11
Neighbors concerned at damage to the vital Mekong River if dam goes ahead criticize Laos' unilateral move.
2015-09-10
The move is part of a continued crackdown on Christians in the predominantly Buddhist country.
2015-09-04
The company’s estimate is US $26 million less than that proposed by a Chinese firm thought to have ties to the Lao government.
2015-08-31
They want the government to accelerate its investigation into the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone.
2015-08-28
The 13 Laotians were forced work on a pig farm without pay after they were smuggled to Thailand.
2015-08-27
Local citizens were scandalized by the club, which features pole dancers inside a historic cave.
2015-08-25
Finance officials and other senior figures profited from the schemes, a state auditor says.
2015-08-20
A police officer says local authorities are powerless to stem illegal timber exports to Vietnam.
2015-08-17
Sources say the issues of most importance haven’t been reported for 65 years.
2015-08-13
Seizures by police include large quantities of amphetamines and the chemicals used to produce them, sources say.
2015-08-12
She spent more than two months in custody after the photos appeared on Facebook.
2015-08-06
She had been held for one month due to a ‘misunderstanding,’ officials said.
2015-08-04
A source says it made at least three efforts to lift off from an airport in the capital.
2015-07-30
Preliminary findings suggest extreme weather caused the crash.
2015-07-29
Sources say a ‘high-ranking military patient’ was on board, as well as hospital staff.
2015-07-28
Air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft more than 36 hours ago, an official says.
2015-07-24
Villagers call for authorities to investigate the mine operator in country dependent on resource extraction.
2015-07-23
But tax collection and customs officials make out like bandits.
2015-07-20
Officials from both sides agreed to build the structure during a meeting in which they resolved to construct the much-delayed rail line.
2015-07-17
They say if the lack of rain continues, planting crops will be pointless.
2015-07-15
Sources say the move is meant to deflect public anger over corruption and mismanagement.
2015-07-09
Some say they cannot plant rice this season because of the lack of rain.
2015-07-07
The photos of police allegedly demanding a bribe prompted outrage on Facebook.
2015-07-06
The Facebook posting had sparked public fury over the controversial deal.
2015-07-06
They postponed the national exam for secondary school students after a copy of one test appeared on social media.
2015-06-29
A document posted on social media has shed light on the decision to let a Chinese company develop land around the Khouangxi waterfalls.
2015-06-29
Increased monitoring in Thailand has forced smugglers to route the timber through Laos.
2015-06-22
Developers of the site are the former mayor’s daughter and son-in-law.
2015-06-19
A dispute over the project should be settled through diplomatic channels, it says.
