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8 days ago
Six tourists died in 2024 in incidents linked to methanol-tainted alcohol , but cause and blame have not been established as no autopsies took place.
Laos says it can't determine cause of tourist deaths linked to methanol ⊖
Officials say they have no evidence of poisoning over the 2024 deaths because autopsies were not conducted.
9 days ago
Australia 'deeply frustrated' over Laos methanol poisoning charges ⊖
Media reports say Laos will press charges of up to one year in jail against those allegedly responsible.
Family devastated by ‘unacceptable’ charges over methanol deaths of Australian teenagers in Laos ⊖⊖
Australian government says it is ‘deeply frustrated’ and will continue to press for ‘real charges with teeth’ over deaths of Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles
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12 days ago
Undercover in Laos: how Chinese tourism fuels animal trafficking – video ⊖
Chinese tourism is booming in Laos and the illegal wildlife trade is booming with it. Pangolin scales, rhino horn and elephant ivory are all being sold at secret shops and restaurants as a new high-s…
16 days ago
Laos has big dreams of exporting energy ○
But its dams have flooded it with debt and other problems
27 days ago
Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres ⊖⊖
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As tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly men
Late one evening in October 2023, Sarah* felt …
49 days ago
Rescuers stop search for last two men lost in Laos cave ○
The search and rescue team say it is 'high risk' to continue the operation.
55 days ago
Rescuers race to save two people still trapped in cave in Laos ⊖
Rescuers face heavy rains, equipment failures in search for two people trapped in central Laos cave by flash floods.
56 days ago
Emotional scenes as more survivors pulled from flooded Laos cave ⊕
Divers in Laos have rescued four more villagers trapped in a flooded cave. The first survivor was pulled out on Friday.