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VIENTIANE: The government has agreed to lease land to a local company for the construction of a dry port on the Lao side of ...
A 23-year-old Lao woman was arrested at the border checkpoint on the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge for attempting to smuggle 137 ...
Nine mild earthquakes were recorded in Myanmar, Laos and northern Thailand on Tuesday morning (May 13), with magnitudes ...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Hmong refugees resettling in the U.S., but what drove many out of Laos? And how have ...
Long Tieng once housed one of the busiest air hubs in the world in the 1960s, but it was closed to the public for decades ...
VIENTIANE: The government has agreed to lease land to a local company for constructing a dry port on the Lao side at the 5th Lao-Thai Mekong Friendship Bridge linking Borikhamxay province with ...
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has updated its travel guidance for Laos, warning British ...
Cambodia and Laos stop Thai livestock imports to prevent anthrax spread. No cases in Cambodia, but bans at borders enforced.
In a recent move to curb the spread of anthrax, Cambodia and Laos have imposed temporary bans on livestock and related animal products imported from Thailand. These measures aim to protect public ...
Police seized more than 1.5 million meth pills and 305kg of crystal meth in a crackdown on drug networks in northern Thailand. Provincial Police Region 5 said the massive illegal haul was seized in ...
The FCDO stated: 'Landmines and other unexploded weapons are a hazard throughout Laos and kill a number of people each year. Keep to main routes in rural areas, and do not pick up metal objects. This ...