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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…

Civic space in Laos is rated ‘closed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. The fundamental freedoms of association, expression and peaceful assembly…

The communist-ruled nation regularly ranks low in the global freedom of press indexes The communist government of Laos released a…

Sudarshan Darade was arrested by NIA Mumbai in June this year and has been named in the chargesheet as a…

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR) welcome the assessment by the…

Around 50 persons from across the State are suspected to have fallen prey over the past one year to a…

HONG KONG —Pastor Thongkham Philavanh was feeding his chickens and ducks behind his house in Vanghay village, northwestern Laos, on…

BANGKOK — The day Chonthicha Jangrew got up to give a public speech in 2021 about Thailand’s politically powerful monarchy,…

BANGKOK (AP) — Initial autopsy results showed traces of cyanide in the blood of six Vietnamese and American guests at…

Sabaidee, good afternoon. This was a very short visit to Vientiane, but I am grateful for the increasing engagement my…