Story Archive
2020-03-24
Vietnam shuts down Ho Chi Minh City, while Cambodia doubles down on stopping ‘fake news’ about COVID-19.
2020-03-20
Village official says the pair are being “educated,” not detained.
2020-03-18
They have not received a living allowance for three months, nor compensation they were promised.
2020-03-18
Vietnam and Cambodia report new cases linked to Malaysian Muslim event.
2020-03-16
The checkpoints lack resources to effectively screen travelers entering the country, officials say.
2020-03-13
Officials say the South Sekong A Dam is safer because it does not hold back water.
2020-03-11
Country’s premier beauty pageant canceled in Luang Prabang, hotels and restaurants feel pinch.
2020-03-11
The amount originally offered has now shrunk to less than half its value, village sources say.
2020-03-06
China-dependent countries feel fallout in tourism, manufacturing, and exports.
2020-03-05
The seizure comes as neighboring China bans the sale and consumption of wild animals for food, blaming the trade for the outbreak of coronavirus.
2020-03-03
The decision follows several collapses in recent years and amid a push to power the region.
2020-03-03
Remaining flights to China and South Korea suspended indefinitely.
2020-02-28
Cars with Chinese plates serve Chinese customers in the streets of Vientiane.
2020-02-28
The still unnamed woman was arrested on Feb. 24, with others who shared the post now being sought by police.
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.
2020-02-25
Dam developer unable to travel to Laos from China because of coronavirus.
2020-02-21
New Phougnoi Dam would affect 88 villages in seven districts in Champassak province.
2020-02-20
Xayaburi dam, Laos’ first mainstream Mekong hydropower project, churns up trouble for Thai villagers.
2020-02-14
Plaintiffs target power purchase agreement, saying impact is greater than predicted.
2020-02-14
Government sets price below $4 per kilogram, but sellers cannot go that low.
2020-02-10
District-level ban says the shrines go against Lao culture and tradition.
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.
2020-01-30
Meanwhile, seven trucks carrying finished wood products, which are legal for export, were allowed to cross the border without payment.
2020-01-29
Lao Airlines suspends several flights to China, but some remain operating as normal.
2020-01-27
Another 14 are sentenced from 2 to 20 years.
2020-01-23
Area residents unhappy that they were not consulted.
2020-01-21
UN member states recognize progress but continue to express concerns.
2020-01-17
Forced to work overtime for no extra pay, some are also tied and beaten and accused of stealing supplies.
2020-01-15
Five incidents of human trafficking to China have already occurred this year.
2020-01-13
Lao company is pushed out as province sends the projects to a company previously granted a 99-year concession to develop an SEZ in the area.
