Story Archive
2012-12-28
Lao authorities jail a village woman who sought help for herself and others over compensation for their land.
2012-12-21
The world body says a missing Lao activist may have been targeted for his rights work.
2012-12-20
Lao authorities may have subjected an activist to an enforced disappearance, according to a rights group.
2012-12-19
Disappeared activist Sombath Somphone was last seen at a traffic stop.
2012-12-17
The Lao director of a civil society group in Vientiane has disappeared, friends say.
2012-12-14
A Lao court rules in favor of an earlier decision stripping the company of its casino ownership.
2012-12-07
The Lao legislature supports a government decision to proceed with the Xayaburi dam.
2012-12-07
Laos kicks out the director of a Swiss development organization for her ‘unconstructive attitude’ toward the government.
2012-12-02
Vientiane will have to pay massive interest on Chinese loans for an ambitious rail project.
2012-11-21
Lao drinking water companies are reviewing safety standards following a rash of complaints.
2012-11-20
Laos takes action against human traffickers.
2012-11-15
Laos is struggling to hire factory workers to meet growing demand for its garment industry.
2012-11-12
The Lao government brings on a consultant under investigation in Finland for its role in a dam project.
2012-11-09
The landlocked country cements plans to link up with Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
2012-11-08
Cambodia and Vietnam call for further study of Laos's Xayaburi hydropower project on the Mekong River.
2012-11-07
Laos officially starts work on the Mekong dam after nearly two years of ‘preliminary’ construction.
2012-11-05
Work on the Xayaburi dam is to be officially launched this week despite objections.
2012-10-26
At least nine Lao MPs are against the Laos-China high-speed rail network.
2012-10-23
Plans for Laos’s largest shopping complex are put on hold.
2012-10-19
The Laos-China rail project will go full steam ahead despite China's withdrawal from the venture.
2012-10-18
The fund warns the Lao government that a salary increase to civil servants could affect spending in critical areas.
2012-10-18
A Lao energy official says construction on the Pak Beng dam is pending approval from the government.
2012-10-15
Laos is accused of buckling to Chinese pressure over its booming casinos.
2012-10-09
A decision by the Lao government to loan eight elephants to Japan comes under fire.
2012-10-02
Laos sends a team to investigate a land dispute in southern Laos.
2012-09-25
The government wants to protect rice farmers from market vagaries.
2012-09-21
Stall owners at a building slated for demolition in the Laotian capital refuse to relocate.
2012-09-20
The viral disease is affecting thousands in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
2012-09-13
Laos says Vietnam and Cambodia are not opposed to the Xayaburi dam project on the Mekong River.
2012-09-11
A foreign business group says the Lao government has threatened to seize its last investment in the country.
