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VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): Bokeo Province authorities seized 720kg of Methamphetamine pills last week and confiscated two pick-up trucks, while the drivers responsible for trafficking the drugs are ...
News Laos » Bokeo: Bokeo province enjoys surge in tourism thanks to Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge
The Lao-Thai border crossing in Bokeo province, where many people enter Laos across the 4th Friendship Bridge linking the two countries. - VT VIENTIANE: More than 32,000 people entered Bokeo province ...
News Laos » Bokeo: Laos reopens int'l border in north
VIENTIANE, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Lao citizens, foreigners and stateless people now can enter Laos through the international border checkpoint in northern Laos' Bokeo province but must continue to comply ...
News Laos » Bokeo: Laos Friendship Bridge to woo tourists
Laos is hoping that a new bridge will double the number of visitors from Thailand who cross the Mekong River to visit the neighbouring country. Somephone Keomany, director of the Information, Culture ...
News Laos » Bokeo: 67 Indians Cheated, Trafficked Into Cyber-Scam Centres In Laos Rescued
The Embassy in Laos has so far rescued 924 Indians. They were cheated and trafficked into cyber-scam centres in the Bokeo province of Laos. The 67 Indians, who found themselves in the middle of a ...
News Laos » Bokeo: More than 5,000 children dropped out of school last year in Bokeo province
Vientiane (AsiaNews/Agencies) – In Bokeo, a province in northern Laos, more than 5,000 children dropped out of school during the 2023-2024 school year, the provincial Department of Education and ...
News Laos » Bokeo: Laos deports 462 Chinese nationals over ties to scams
Authorities in Laos have arrested and deported 462 Chinese nationals for various criminal activities including online scams and human trafficking, says a report. The Chinese nationals were arrested ...
News Laos » Bokeo: What’s Behind Laos’ China Banana Ban?
On April 12, Radio Free Asia cited local government sources as confirming that Lao government orders to shut down environmentally destructive Chinese-owned banana farms, first reported in Bokeo ...