Australia has warned travelers against drinking spirits made by a Laos distiller, following the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning in the Southeast Asian country. The updated…
The families of two Australian teenagers killed in a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos have welcomed news that eight people have been detained during a police investigation into the incident.…
The Chinese chemical destroyed the Samneua’s people way of life in Houaphanh Province, Laos. ທັງເວົ້າທັງນ້ຳຕາໄຫຼ. ມີນ້ຳບໍ່ໄດ້ໃຊ້ບໍ່ໄດ້ກິນ, ມີດິນບໍ່ໄດ້ປູກບໍ່ໄດ້ສ້າງ, ສວນຜັກສວນນາງຕາຍແຫ້ງຂາດນ້ຳຫົດ… ມີນ້ຳບໍ່ໄດ້ຫາປາ ມີນາບໍ່ໄດ້ປູກເຂົ້າ ພີ່ນ້ອງໄທເຮົາຊິຢູ່ກິນແນວໃດ. ກອງປະຊຸມປຶກສາຫາລືຂອງອຳນາດການປົກຄອງ ແລະ ປະຊາຊົນກຸ່ມຫີ້ມ ວັນທີ່ 13 ເມສາ 2024 ທີ່ຜ່ານມາ. (ຂາດນາຍບ້ານ…
Vientiane International School (VIS) Vientiane International School (VIS) is a coeducational, independent, nonprofit IB World School. It is the only school in Laos to be accredited by two International Organizations:…
Civic space in Laos is rated ‘closed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. The fundamental freedoms of association, expression and peaceful assembly remain severely restricted while impunity persists in cases of enforced…
Bangkok – On the 11-year anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals, strongly condemn the Lao government’s…
The coordinated sanctions have been imposed on those responsible for major criminal operations in Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have imposed coordinated sanctions against…
Use Bilateral Dialogue to Press for Action on Enforced Disappearances (Sydney) – The Australian government should press Lao government leaders to end their systemic human rights violations when the two…
SINGAPORE – For seven months, Mr Francis Kamugisha was forced to work every day in heavily guarded scam mills in Laos and Myanmar after being lured to South-east Asia in…
An alarming debt crisis has unfolded in Laos in recent years, raising worries about the tiny nation’s obligation to its biggest creditor — China. China became the largest foreign investor…
Dr. Richard Saisomorn