Lao
- Crime News
Pattaya immigration detain 38 Lao and Vietnamese workers
Immigration police in Pattaya detained numerous undocumented workers from Laos and Vietnam following complaints from locals. The operation, conducted on June 24 at a market in Soi Phonprapanimit, Nongprue sub-district, Banglamung district, Chon Buri province, aimed to address concerns about foreign workers allegedly taking jobs from Thai citizens. During the raid, officers discovered 38 individuals (25 men and 13 women)…
- Crime News
Laotian tourist’s 80,000 baht gold necklace stolen in Pattaya
Emerging from the nocturnal charm of Pattaya, an intriguing tale of a Laotian tourist and a vanished 80,000 baht (US$2,150) gold necklace has surfaced. The unfortunate incident unfolded early this morning, May 1, along the bustling Sukhumvit Road in the Nongprue sub-district, Banglamung district, Chon Buri province. The victim, Detnakhon Inthakoummane, a 37 year old Laotian national, recounted his ordeal…
- Thailand News
Thai teenage robbers’ sharp U-turn: Duo surrenders after rocking metal band’s shirt heist
Two Thai teenage robbers surrendered to police after threatening a Lao man and his friends with a knife and stealing a Thai metal band Don Phee Bin T-shirt from them. They confessed that they wanted money as a real Don Phee Bin T-shirt is worth 1,100 baht. A 41 year old witness, Thawatchai, released CCTV footage of the robbery as…
- Thailand News
Vietnam’s plan to import Laos wind power
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has submitted a proposal to import wind power from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) to Quang Tri Province. EVN, not one to shy away from bold decisions, has urged the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to review and present the proposition to the prime minister. The ambitious plan revolves around tapping into the potential…
- Pattaya News
Australian dies after falling from Pattaya condo balcony
A 58 year old Australian man has died after falling from the 8th floor of a condominium in Pattaya last night. It happened around 10pm on Thappraya Road in Nongprue. The name of the condo has not been announced. Police and rescue workers arrived to find the condo residents gathered around the area where the man fell. The body of the…
- World News
Appeals court upholds Lao drug kingpin’s life sentence
The Appeals Court today upheld the lower court’s sentence of life imprisonment for Lao drug kingpin Xaysana “Mr. X” Keopimpha for colluding to possess large quantities of methamphetamine pills in 2015 and 2016. The ruling was handed down at the Criminal Court today. Xaysana and 2 accomplices, Chumphon Phanompai and Ratchapon Ratsaponpakorn, were arrested and charged with collusion in the…
- Northern Thailand News
Lao man in Isaan died of tuberculosis, not Covid-19
A Lao man who died of unknown causes yesterday while visiting his daughter in the northeastern Udon Thani province, prompting panic among locals, has tested negative for Covid-19. The cause of death has been determined as tuberculosis. 61 year old Khampoun Phimphadee, and his wife, who was not named, arrived in tambon Nong Mek of Nong Han district about 2…
- World News
Death sentence of Lao drug lord “Mr X” commuted to life
Bangkok’s Criminal Court handed down life imprisonment to Laotian drug ring leader Xaysana “Mr. X” Keopimpha, on charges of smuggling 1.2 million methamphetamine pills, known as “yaba,” into Thailand. He was initially sentenced to death, and the sentence was upheld by a lower court in December, but the penalty was commuted to life imprisonment because he cooperated with the court.…
- Việt Nam
Quảng Trị: 6 người vượt biên để trốn cách ly Covid-19
Nhằm trốn cách ly dịch Covid-19, một nhóm gồm 6 người đàn ông từ Lào vượt biên giới vào Việt Nam bằng đường tiểu ngạch. Nhóm sáu người này bao gồm: Nguyễn Văn Cứ (56 tuổi), Trần Văn Toàn (33 tuổi), Nguyễn Văn Vinh (44 tuổi, cùng trú tỉnh Nghệ An), Nguyễn Văn Ngọc (25 tuổi), Nguyễn Văn Sự (33…
- Covid-19 News
Stranded migrant workers can stay and work in Thailand, for now
Today the Thai Labour Ministy is allowing stranded workers from Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar to stay and work beyond the expiration date of their work permits, due to the recent closure of their borders. Labour Minister Mom Ratchawongse Chatumongol Sonakul says that the migrant workers are allowed to continue with their work until the borders reopen. “This decision will benefit…
- Việt Nam
Nghệ An: Lĩnh án tử hình vì buôn ma túy khi đi khám bệnh
Từng ngồi tù vì ma túy nhưng Lê Văn Trường vẫn quyết định “chơi cú lớn” trong một lần đi khám bệnh. Sáng nay, Toà án Nhân dân tỉnh Nghệ An mở phiên tòa hình sự sơ thẩm xét xử Lê Văn Trường (SN 1972, trú xã Hưng Long, Hưng Nguyên, Nghệ An) tội danh “Mua bán trái phép chất…
- Việt Nam
Nghệ An: Tóm gọn 2 nghi phạm vận chuyển 12 kg ma túy đá và 20 bánh heroin
Hai nghi phạm mang quốc tịch Lào khai nhận đang vận chuyển số ma túy lớn từ Lào sang Việt Nam tiêu thụ. Được biết, Phòng CSĐT tội phạm về ma túy Công an tỉnh Nghệ An đang bắt tạm giữ hình sự và điều tra hai đối tượng bị tình nghi buôn bán, vận chuyển trái phép chất ma…
- World News
Mekong River drops to lowest level in a century around Thai, Lao, Myanmar border
Water levels in the Mekong River are now at the lowest point in a century as of July 19, lower than a record set in April 1973. South East Asia’s Stimson Centre claims that, based on recent satellite images, the drastic lowering of the water level in the river has exposed many islets and sandbars adding. The Centre’s report refers…
- Bangkok News
67 year old and grand-daughter murdered in Samut Prakan
Police are looking for a Lao welder after a burglary at a private residence in Samut Prakan, south-east of Bangkok, ended in a double homicide. Officers were summoned by neighbours at 7.30am this morning to a house on Soi Phetch Heung 23 in Tambon Bang Yor, Phra Pradaeng district. They found the bodies of homeowner 67 year old Mali Imsawat in…
