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The workers say they were held against their will at the Chinese-run Kosai Casino.

In exchange for money, they had allow Chinese to enter and exit the country illegally.

Front-line workers say methamphetamine pills are being sold for as little as $0.25 each.

Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security, General Vilay Lakhamphong, met with Singaporean Ambassador to Laos, Sudesh Maniar to discuss ways to enhance bilateral security cooperation.

VIENTIANE (XINHUA) – People in Laos are urged to brace themselves for the potential impact of Typhoon Koinu, which will pass over Laos from October 9 to 15, bringing rain, thunderstorms and occasional strong winds across the country. According to a report issued by the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology under the Laos Ministry of […]

VIENTIANE (Xinhua): People in Laos are urged to brace themselves for the potential impact of Typhoon Koinu, which will pass over Laos from Oct 9 to 15, bringing rain, thunderstorms and occasional strong winds across the country.

The women had been lured by traffickers to work in the murky Golden Triangle zone.

VIENTIANE (XINHUA) – A new phase of an ongoing poverty reduction programme has been launched in Laos, which is expected to benefit over 172,000 people, Lao national TV reported yesterday. The project follows on from the previous Local Development Program implemented in the four provinces of Bokeo, Bolikhamxay, Khammuan and Vientiane, according to the report. […]

Emerging from a pandemic-induced slump, Laos is leaning on a multi-billion dollar railway to revitalize tourism. A significant portion of its recovery blueprint hinges on drawing more visitors from China.

The announcement comes after a rash of deportations of alleged Chinese scammers from rebel-held regions of eastern Myanmar.