Laos
Laos news in Thailand, featuring cross-border trade, travel, and diplomatic ties.
- Thailand Travel
2022 Calendar Watch: Ring in the summer rains with a blast at this year’s Rocket Festival
If you’re craving a pyrotechnic spectacle to fill the gap…
- World News
Laos PM visited Vietnam’s capital for three days to enchance bilateral relations
Laos Prime Minster, Phankham Viphavanh, has visited Hanoi for three…
- World News
Laos reports first case of Omicron strain, traveller from overseas
Laos reported its first Omicron case yesterday involving a woman…
- World News
Laos adds 14 more countries to its Travel Green Zone entry scheme
Laos officially reopened to international tourists on January 1, and…
- World News
“Chat girls” in Laos forced into prostitution at a Golden Triangle casino
Inside China-run Golden Triangle Economic Zone next to the Mekong…
- Thailand News
Earthquake in Laos shakes Thailand, cracking 425 year old Buddha statue
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Laos shook Thailand and caused…
- World News
Malaysia donates 283,400 AstraZenaca vaccine doses to Laos
Laos received a total of 283,400 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines at…
- Northern Thailand News
Methamphetamine, cannabis seized near Mekong River
Narcotics rangers seized smuggling convey of 104,000 methamphetamine tablets and…
- World News
Laos to reopen to fully vaccinated international tourists in 2022
Laos’s Tourism Ministry yesterday said the government and private sectors…
- World News
Uptick in road crashes in Laos, speeding and drink driving major causes in Vientiane
A recent survey focused on Laos’ increase in traffic crashes…
- Covid-19 News
Half a million vaccine doses set aside for return of migrant workers
The Thai government has set aside up to half a…
- Thailand News
Illegal border crossing on the rise along with tourism reopening
While Thailand is eager to see foreigners entering the country…
- World News
Record drug bust in Laos follows pandemic’s methamphetamine boom
The large haul of methamphetamine was seized by Laos police…
- World News
55 million meth pills seized in Laos in biggest SE Asian bust ever
One for the record books – police in Laos have…
- Visa Information
Labour Ministry confirms timeframe for registering undocumented migrant workers
The Thai government has issued a timeframe during which employers…
- Crime News
Thailand’s big, bad meth boom, in the middle of a pandemic | VIDEO
Caitlin Ashworth reports on Thailand’s burgeoning drug trade and…
- Thailand News
Laos Covid-19 cases rise as migrant workers return from Thailand
Covid-19 cases in Laos has spiked, reportedly due to migrant…
- World News
Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone building airport, crime feared
Construction has resumed on a private airport in Laos on…
- World News
Laos reports first Delta variant cases, patients had returned from Thailand
Laos has reported its first Covid-19 cases involving the rapid-spreading…
- Covid-19 News
Lao woman rejected while trying to register for Covid-19 vaccine
A formal investigation is being launched after a woman from…
- Northern Thailand News
Marijuana valued at 10 million baht seized in Nakhon Phanom, 2 arrested
Last night in Nakhon Phanom, a northeastern province close to…
- World News
Large-scale methamphetamine production emerges in Cambodia during pandemic
During the pandemic, Cambodia has become a major base for…
- World News
More than 15,000 foreigners arrested since January for illegal border crossings
Thousands of foreign nationals have been arrested this year for…
- World News
Thailand donates cash, equipment to Laos to help combat Covid-19 outbreak
With Laos, just north of Thailand, under lockdown measures to…
- World News
Laos prime minister orders an extension on lockdown measures
While the majority of countries across the globe have been…
- World News
Former Norwegian minister warns against travel to Thailand due to fugitive murder suspect
A former Norweigan justice minister is calling on the country…
- World News
Double truck driver bust yields 2.2 million meth pills, 165 grams of marijuana
Two truck drivers were arrested in a massive double bust…
- Thailand News
Thailand eyes travel bubbles again with low-risk countries
Thailand is eyeing travel bubbles once again with low-risk countries…
- World News
Drug trafficking in Thailand spikes following Myanmar coup, volunteers keep close eye on border
Thailand has faced a spike in methamphetamine trafficking across the…
- Crime News
Mekong drug bust: methamphetamine seizure valued at 20 million baht
A sack of methamphetamine tablets, valued around 20 million baht,…
- World News
Furious pageant fans accuse Laos of copying Thai contestant’s fishy costume
Beauty pageant fans in Thailand are furious about a move…
- World News
Investigation underway after 77 migrants allegedly contract Covid-19 at Thai immigration centres
The Disease Control Department has launched an investigation after 77…
