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Steel supplier for collapsed Bangkok building also sells products for Laos railway project
BANGKOK - Xin Ke Yuan Steel Ltd, the producer of steel bars used in the State Audit Office (SAO) building…
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US issues sanctions against companies in Laos, China tied to North Korean IT worker scheme
The U.S. sanctioned two North Korean nationals and several companies based in Laos and China on Thursday for helping facilitate a wide-ranging scheme that duped American firms into hiring North Korean IT workers who funneled…
Will Laos tourism suffer after bootleg alcohol poisoning?
A spotlight is being put on counterfeit liquor in Southeast Asia after six people died from methanol poisoning in the Laotian backpacker hotspot Vang Vieng. The recent deaths of six travelers by methanol poisoning in…
Fourth tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Australian teen Bianca Jones has become the fourth tourist to have died in a suspected mass poisoning in Laos. The 19-year-old's family confirmed her death to the media on Thursday. Hours earlier, the US State…
Melbourne teenagers in hospital after drinking suspected tainted cocktails in Laos
In short: Two Australian women, both believed to be 19, are reportedly fighting for their lives in Thai hospitals after drinking what are suspected to have been tainted cocktails in Laos. They were staying at…
