Story Archive
2015-12-30
About 100 vehicles hauled unfinished wood through a border checkpoint in Savannakhet province, a government official says.
2015-12-28
Bandits in Xaysomboun province shot passengers on vehicles as they passed through the remote and dangerous area.
2015-12-22
Although the women say they entered Thailand voluntarily to work in the sex trade, the ones believed to be underage may be victims of human trafficking.
2015-12-17
Laos must demonstrate progress on rights and democratic reform, she tells lawmakers.
2015-12-15
Rights groups call for renewed attention to Sombath Somphone's case as Laos prepares to host top-level ASEAN meetings next year.
2015-12-11
Shootings by an unidentified group leave authorities and citizens on edge with few answers to the violence.
2015-12-09
Campaigner, a well-paid physician in Germany, asks how the president paid for his mansion and his family’s luxury cars.
2015-12-04
Soldiers' deaths in Xaysomboun Province, blamed on an anti-government group, came a week after shootings of vehicles.
2015-12-03
The democracy campaigner does not meet criteria for eligibility, an official says.
2015-12-02
Many in Laos resent Vietnam's huge economic footprint and major role in resource extraction in their country.
2015-11-25
Flood-damaged roads are neglected as Vientiane prepares for a major regional summit next year.
2015-11-24
A monitoring mechanism is needed to ensure Laos honors its commitments, he says.
2015-11-20
Viphet Sihachakr says he will appeal the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.
2015-11-06
The Lao government has done little to resolve outstanding cases of forced disappearances, critics say.
2015-11-04
Rights groups say without assurances, the talks could prove meaningless.
2015-11-03
The move comes in response to heavy public criticism about the high costs and low quality of thoroughfare upgrades.
2015-10-29
An exile rights group says seating Laos on 47-member panel would have been ‘most unfortunate’ in view of the country's record.
2015-10-26
A leaked report by the environmental group WWF shows timber imports by China and Vietnam greatly exceed Lao exports.
2015-10-23
They say regulations should not be bent for residents of Laos' largest trading partner.
2015-10-16
They are telling Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand that building work on the Don Sahong dam will begin by year-end.
2015-10-12
Rights groups see official concern over the open discussion of politically sensitive subjects.
2015-10-08
Bounthanh Thammavong is serving a nearly five-year prison sentence in Laos for criticizing the government online.
2015-10-01
A diplomatic source says Lao-born expat did not have access to legal assistance.
2015-10-01
They want government leaders to seek a rate lower than three percent on the U.S. $500 million loan.
2015-09-23
Hundreds of trucks in the southern provinces continue to illegally ship wood to Vietnam, a civil society official says.
2015-09-18
Start of project is delayed by Lao political calendar, Chinese concerns about ability to service loans.
2015-09-14
The Lao government is urged to account for the forced disappearance of Sombath Somphone.
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.
