Laos News News Laos » Government: Laos government reportedly prioritizes blockchain technology for digital transformation
Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone chaired the inaugural Ministerial Conference on Blockchain 4.0 Digital Transformation. On May 26, the Laotian government reportedly hosted the inaugural ...
News Laos » Government: Government of Laos 'saddened' by deaths of foreign tourists
BANGKOK — The Lao government is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol and pledged to prosecute those responsible. Two Danes, two ...
News Laos » Government: Laos government pledges justice in mass alcohol poisoning case that has killed 6 tourists
VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the mass poisoning that has killed at least six tourists, promising it would bring perpetrators to justice. VANG ...
News Laos » Government: Laos government right to review hydropower projects
Dam disaster prompts suspension of new investments and assessment of hydropower strategy WWF welcomes the decision of the Government of Laos “to suspend the consideration of new investments in ...
News Laos » Government: Did the Lao Government Just Attempt an Extrajudicial Killing on European Soil?
Joseph Akaravong, a politically-active Lao exile, was stabbed several times by an unknown assailant in southwestern France on June 14. On June 14, an attempt was made on the life of the prominent ...
News Laos » Government: Prominent critic of Laos government shot dead in coffee shop
Anousa ‘Jack’ Luangsuphom, 25, a prominent political activist and critic of the Laos government, was shot dead in a coffee shop in the capital (Human Rights Watch) A prominent political activist who ...
News Laos » Government: Laos: 11 Years of Government Inaction on Sombath Somphone’s Enforced Disappearance
International concerns over Sombath’s case, expressed by international civil society, United Nations (UN) human rights experts, and UN member states on last year’s anniversary of Sombath’s enforced ...
News Laos » Government: In Laos, critics of the government risk social media shutdown
Lao authorities are keeping tabs on social media accounts that publish content critical of the government’s handling of the economy and warning users to change their tone or risk getting shut down.
News Laos » Government: Lao Government Critic Shot Dead in ‘Brazen’ Attack, Rights Group Says
An image of Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom posted on Facebook by friends and supporters following his killing in Vientiane on April 29, 2023. Credit: Facebook/Joseph Akaravong Subscribe for ads-free ...