Laos aims to end child, early, forced marriages
VIENTIANE: The Lao government has committed to ending child, early, and forced marriages, as well as improving access to ...
Laos: Six dead from possible methanol poisoning
Six people have died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos ...
Hostel staff detained after 6 tourists' deaths linked to suspected alcohol poisoning in Laos
Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff members of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of ...
Father of Australian teen who died in Laos urges government ‘to protect others’ from tainted alcohol
The father of an Australian teenager who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a ...
The rise and fall of Vang Vieng, Laos' notorious party town
Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the ...
Laos hostel worker started 'massaging' poisoning victim's feet after she had seizure
Six tourists, including a British woman, have died following a suspected methanol poisoning at the Nana Backpackers Hostel, ...
PM reaffirms Laos’ commitment to end violence against women
VIENTIANE: Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has reaffirmed Laos’ commitment to ending violence against women and girls, ...
American who died in mass alcohol poisoning incident in Laos named
James Louis Hutson, 57, of the US, and Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20 and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, both Danish, were ...