Laos

Mudslides swamp rice paddies in 5 villages in northwestern Laos

Farmers who lost crops in Bokeo province’s Huai Xai district are calling on the government to provide aid.

Drivers are charged high fees to enter the station even to deliver or pick up passengers.

The government is concerned about the religion’s growing popularity with ethnic Hmong.

Hundreds of people are displaced amid widespread damage in Oudomxay province.

Malaysian rights groups and family members call on Lao government to help free trapped workers.

Prime Ministerial Decree 599 demands excess vehicles be returned in push to rein in corruption.

2022-09-26

Qualified candidates are passed over to make room for relatives and friends of the country’s elites, sources say.

2022-09-22

Members of Laos’s LGBTQ+ and youth communities saw the decision as out of step with modern attitudes.

Oudomxay province residents say they support development but want new plots to farm and enough money to restart.

Supporters say the environmental, social and economic costs are preferable to hydropower.

View older stories »

Broadcasts

Ch.1: Mandarin | Cantonese

Ch.2: Vietnamese | Burmese | Korean

Ch.3: Khmer | Lao | Uyghur

Ch.4: Tibetan