The Latest Breaking News from Laos

Thailand is asking Lao authorities to help rescue a number of Thais who were allegedly duped into working for scammers in the neighbouring country.

Latest Covid travel rules for Brits planning to visit destinations such as Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Laos and other holiday hotspots including Covid test and quarantine rule changes

Human rights groups have urged the government not to deport a Lao political activist arrested at the weekend, over concern he could be imprisoned by its communist government if sent back.

Human rights groups have urged Thailand not to deport a Lao political activist arrested at the weekend, over concern he could be imprisoned by its communist government if sent back.

Police in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos have made their second huge seizure in three months of methamphetamine

Police in Laos have made their second-biggest single seizure of illegal drugs, totalling 36 million methamphetamine pills, a United Nations official said on Saturday.

A monkey with ghostly white circles around its eyes is among 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund’s latest update on the greater Mekong region. The conservation group’s report, released Wednesday, highlights the need to protect the rich biodiversity and habitats in the region, which includes Vietnam, Cambodia,…

MUKDAHAN: About 20 tonnes of pork was seized from an 18-wheel lorry that crossed the second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge over the Mekong river to this northeastern border province from Savannakhet province of Laos on Saturday night, according to a media report.

CHAIYAPHUM: Nine job seekers from Laos travelling in a taxi and a car were caught for illegal entry at a checkpoint in Khon Sawan district on Tuesday morning, police said.