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View AllSurvivor of Laos poisoning felt ‘paralysed’ by tainted drinks
Bethany Clarke, whose childhood friend Simone White was among the six who died from methanol poisoning in Laos, has spoken…
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View AllSecretary Blinken’s Travel to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel October 8-11 to Vientiane, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), to represent the United States at the ASEAN and related leaders’ meetings. In the Lao PDR, Secretary…
Laos: Increased surveillance around ASEAN meeting, Myanmar activists deported and no progress around disappearances
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 disappearance, attacks and extrajudicial killings…
Laos releases blogger jailed for criticizing govt flood response
The communist-ruled nation regularly ranks low in the global freedom of press indexes The communist government of Laos released a female blogger who was arrested and jailed for five years for criticizing the government’s dismal…
Anti-Terror Agency Chargesheets CEO Of Laos-Based Firm In Cyber Fraud Case
Sudarshan Darade was arrested by NIA Mumbai in June this year and has been named in the chargesheet as a key culprit in the case. New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday chargesheeted…