Laos News » Vientiane Province News Laos » Vientiane Province » Social: Laotians post images of miscalculated US$4,000 power bills to social media
Residents and business operators near the Lao capital posted images of their outrageously high electricity bills on social media after an apparent miscalculation by the state-owned power company. Some ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Social: Laos detains more than 1,000 suspects as cybercrime crackdown intensifies
In Luang Namtha Province, authorities announced in July the results of a 30 June operation in the Boten Special Economic Zone, where police detained 135 suspects. Officials said the group allegedly ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Social: Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in a flooded Laos cave
BANGKOK--A search operation for seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in central Laos entered its seventh day on Tuesday, as rescuers encountered difficult terrain and weather as they are ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Social: Lao Govt sets action plans for September, prioritising flood response
VIENTIANE: The government has outlined priority action plans for September, focusing on restoring areas affected by flooding, strengthening public security, improving revenue collection, boosting ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Social: Laos: Anniversary of ‘disappearance’ of social activist demands action
The fate of prominent social activist Sombath Somphone, who was apprehended at a police checkpoint in Vientiane one year ago, is yet to be disclosed by members of the government of Laos, whose ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Social: Laos urged to stop online surveillance and mandatory registration of social media platforms
Several groups have issued a joint statement asking the Lao government to repeal a recent order for provinces to keep records of official social media channels and to enforce social media registration ...