Villagers Displaced by Laos’ Nam Ngum 4 Dam Say Compensation is not Enough — Radio Free Asia
Villagers who lived near an under-construction hydropower project in Laos are unhappy with the compensation they have received for ...
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Laos Establishes Task Force to Police Social Media Platforms – The Diplomat
Smartphones for sale at a shop in Muang Xay, Oudomxay province, Laos, February 4, 2017. Credit: DepositphotosAdvertisementThis week, Radio ...
Rural Poverty Drives Child Labor in Laos Despite State Laws Prohibiting The Practice — Radio Free Asia
Child labor remains widespread in Laos, particularly in ethnic minority communities in rural areas where minors must forego schooling ...
Laos Creates Task Force to Monitor ‘Misuse’ of Social Media — Radio Free Asia
Lao government authorities have announced the creation of a task force set up to monitor social media use, focusing ...
Cambodian Prisons See New Spread of COVID-19, While Cases Climb in Vietnam and Laos — Radio Free Asia
The latest in a series of COVID-19 outbreaks in Cambodia’s detention centers has infected more than 100 inmates and ...
Golden Triangle Tourist Zone in Laos a Hotbed for COVID 19 — Radio Free Asia
Laos is struggling to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in a popular tourist district that caters to Chinese ...
Laos Records Second COVID-19 Death as Number of Infections Balloons — Radio Free Asia
Laos has recorded its second death and first Laotian victim from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus pandemic, ...
COVID Numbers Climb in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, With Some in Laos Fearing Vaccination — Radio Free Asia
Cases of COVID-19 infection continued to climb in Vietnam this week, with authorities locking down residential areas and industrial ...
Vietnamese Citizen Becomes First COVID-19 Fatality in Laos — Radio Free Asia
Laos announced its first COVID-19 fatality, a Vietnamese woman who hid her infection from authorities, while local transmission increased ...
Southeast Asia’s Laos records first COVID-19 death
The Southeast Asian country of Laos recorded its first death from coronavirus on Sunday, losing its place among the ...