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…
Front-line workers say methamphetamine pills are now being sold for as little as $0.25 each as traffickers flood the country with unprecedented amounts of drugs. Vientiane, Laos – Keo remembers…
In a rare moment in the international spotlight, Laos was the topic of two articles published by major world media outlets in early October, although not with the sort of…
After being arrested by Laotian police while en route to Thailand in July, Lu Siwei was transported back to China last month, where he is likely to face legal repercussions,…
BOTEN, Laos — Lae joked with her 12-year-old daughter, feeding her sticky rice with chili paste aboard a high-speed train barreling through northern Laos’ rugged landscape on its way to…
Jo is the holder of a newly minted degree in English literature from one of the top universities in Laos. But the 22-year-old, who graduated only weeks ago, says he…
Economists say ASEAN nation obscuring true scale of crisis VIENTIANE — When a ChinaAid sign was recently erected in front of the Patuxai monument in Vientiane that honors those who…
Dr. Richard Saisomorn