Dr. Richard Saisomorn 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 barreling through northern Laos’ rugged landscape on its way to…
Vientiane, Laos: Vientiane International School: 2023-2024 Fact Sheet
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:…
US, UK, Canada Sanctions Target Southeast Asian Scam Operations
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…
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 last month, where he is likely to face legal repercussions,…
UN raises concerns about summary executions, enforced disappearance and deportation of activists
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…
The Chinese chemical destroyed the Samneua’s people way of life in Houaphanh Province, Laos.
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…
Shifting Cultivation in Laos
In developing economies in southeast Asia and the tropics, an agricultural practice known as shifting cultivation is widespread. The process involves clearing land, farming it for a short amount of…
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 outlets in early October, although not with the sort of…
Man lured to work in Laos, Myanmar scam compounds was beaten, electrocuted
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…
Laos is spiraling toward a debt crisis as China looms large
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…