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News channel or source: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/three-human-traffickers-to-stand-trial-northern-laos-08072024134046.html
Published on: Wednesday 07 August 2024
Two Chinese nationals and a Lao woman arrested earlier this year on human trafficking charges in northern Laos are being held in detention and will stand trial, Lao anti-trafficking police said ...
News Laos » Luang Namtha » Politics: Russia delivers humanitarian food aid to Laos — embassy
News channel or source: https://tass.com/politics/1948765
Published on: Wednesday 23 April 2025
Ambassador Vladimir Kalinin confirmed Russia's readiness to continue charitable projects in the Lao PDR, such as the reconstruction of the Russian-Lao friendship hospital Mittaphab and the ...
News Laos » Luang Namtha » Politics: Despite eradication efforts, opium poppy cultivation persists among Hmong in northern Laos
News channel or source: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/opium-02122024164037.html
Published on: Monday 12 February 2024
Ethnic Hmong villagers in remote areas of northern Laos are continuing to grow opium poppies despite government eradication efforts, due to long-held beliefs about the crop’s medicinal properties, ...