An alarming debt crisis has unfolded in Laos in recent years, raising worries about the tiny nation’s obligation to its…
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‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade
Front-line workers say methamphetamine pills are now being sold for as little as $0.25 each as traffickers flood the country…
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Migration throws Laos’ communist government a lifeline
In a rare moment in the international spotlight, Laos was the topic of two articles published by major world media…
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US condemns ‘forced repatriation’ of Chinese rights lawyer Lu Siwei from Laos
After being arrested by Laotian police while en route to Thailand in July, Lu Siwei was transported back to China…
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Will Laos’ economic zones boost growth or bring in criminals?
BOTEN, Laos — Lae joked with her 12-year-old daughter, feeding her sticky rice with chili paste aboard a high-speed train…
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‘I feel hopeless’: Living in a country on the brink
Jo is the holder of a newly minted degree in English literature from one of the top universities in Laos.…
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Laos debt at ‘critical level’ with China payments still opaque
Economists say ASEAN nation obscuring true scale of crisis VIENTIANE — When a ChinaAid sign was recently erected in front…
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Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China
BEIJING (AP) — A human rights lawyer who was arrested in neighboring Laos has been deported back to China, his…
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Shifting Cultivation in Laos
In developing economies in southeast Asia and the tropics, an agricultural practice known as shifting cultivation is widespread. The process…
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