Dozens of human rights groups have signed a joint petition calling on the Laotian authorities to release a prominent Chinese lawyer following reports that he has been detained in the country while …
Party resolves firm action to tackle Laos’ economic issues
The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party’s central committee has resolved to initiate measures to ensure economic growth of 4.5 per cent this year while reining in rampant inflation and slowing the …
Rights groups call on Laos to release lawyer held after fleeing China
Sixty-eight organisations sign letter amid fears Lu Siwei could be deported at request of Chinese authorities …
Switzerland supports dam safety in Laos
Director General of the Energy Industry and Safety Management Department at the Ministry of Energy and Mines, Mr Bouathep Malaykham (right), shakes hands with the Director of Helvetas Swiss …
A rights lawyer who was fleeing China has been arrested in neighboring Laos
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese rights lawyer stripped of his license for taking on sensitive cases has been arrested in the Southeast Asian country of Laos, with activists and family members worried …
Lao households struggle to survive amid high inflation
The cost of living in Laos continued to rise due to the depreciation of the Lao currency kip and high inflation, affecting household incomes and people’s standard of living.
Human rights lawyer fleeing China is arrested in Laos
Activists and family members fear Lu Siwei will be deported back to China, where he could face prison time
Thailand-bound Chinese activist nabbed in Laos
BEIJING: A Chinese human rights lawyer has been arrested in Laos while en route to Thailand, and activists and family members fear he could be deported back to China and face prison time.
US should clear up bombs it left in Laos before questioning China’s influence there
In conversations with Lao political and academic friends, I could always detect the presence of a shadow, that is, the influence of the US on Southeast Asia. The US has a powerful presence in the …
Laos govt mulls pay rise for low-income civil servants, private employees
The Laos government is studying the possibility of providing a supporting allowance for low-wage civil servants and increasing the minimum wage for private sector employees, to enable them to cope …