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Blinken in Laos

Secretary 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…

Asean

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…

Muay

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…

India

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…

Dr. Richard Saisomorn