Lao troops killed in attack tied to drug crackdown: report
Unidentified gunmen launched an assault on Lao military posts in Bokeo province on Saturday.
Global press freedom ebbs to a new low
Financial challenges, authoritarian governments are sources of unrelenting pressure on independent reporting.
InDrive ride-hailing app faces deletion in Laos
Regulators question InDrive’s commitment to safety after girl claims she was assaulted on a ride.
New mega-dam takes shape on the Mekong River in Laos
Rare footage shows major dam construction near the historic Lao city of Luang Prabang.
Four arrested after knife attack on exiled Lao democracy activist in France
Joseph Akaravong was stabbed three times on Saturday in what French authorities call an ‘attempted assassination.’
The difficulty with dams: Key stories from RFA Lao
RFA reported on the communist nation’s rush to dam the Mekong, the plight of migrant workers and human trafficking.
Lao democracy activist seriously wounded in knife attack in France
Joseph Akaravong was granted asylum in France in 2022. His assailant remains at large.
Developing Asia’s laggard Laos faces economic headwinds
Economists say the government hasn’t done enough to address inflation, currency weakness and debt.
RFA radio transmissions to China, Tibet halted
Relay stations owned or leased by US government no longer carrying Radio Free Asia broadcasts
Laos investigates executives who oversaw long-delayed hydro dam
Ruling Communist Party publication said state funds for construction of Nam Him Boun dam were embezzled.
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