Laos News » Luang Prabang News Laos » Luang Prabang » Security: Laos’s illegal wildlife shops keep growing despite enforcement, investigators find
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/laos-s-illegal-wildlife-shops-keep-growing-despite-enforcement-investigators-find/ar-AA27VFgz
Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026
Schemes funneling Chinese tour groups through illegal wildlife shopping sites in Laos appear to be persisting and even expanding in spite of some law enforcement action by authorities, Mongabay has ...
News Laos » Luang Prabang » Security: Fears grow that dam across Mekong River in Laos could harm World Heritage site of Luang Prabang
News channel or source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/01/31/fears-grow-that-dam-across-mekong-river-in-laos-could-harm-world-heritage-site-of-luang-prabang/
Published on: Wednesday 31 January 2024
LUANG PRABANG, LaosLUANG PRABANG, Laos — Landlocked Laos doesn’t have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and ...
News Laos » Luang Prabang » Security: Lithuanian man arrested in Laos with 15 kg of heroin bound for Vietnam
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/lithuanian-man-arrested-in-laos-with-15-kg-of-heroin-bound-for-vietnam/ar-AA27QEfl
Published on: Monday 13 July 2026
A 46-year-old Lithuanian man was arrested at an airport in northern Laos after authorities intercepted him attempting to smuggle 15 kilograms of heroin on a flight to Vietnam.