Crime is present in various forms in Laos. The US State Department warns that Vang Vieng is a location in Laos of high risk for tourists in relation to...

In 1994, Laos was the world's third largest producer of opium, primarily in the northern provinces. Narcotics trafficking in Laos is difficult to control...

cases vs. recruiters of Filipinos rescued in Laos scam hub". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 16, 2024. Portals: Crime Myanmar Laos Cambodia...

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to...

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Laos ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol in September 2003. In 2008, Laos was primarily a source country for women and girls trafficked for commercial sexual...

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The extent of sex trafficking in Laos is unknown because of the lack of data, the concealed nature of sex trafficking crimes, and other factors. Anti-sex...

bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Laos go unreported and unnoticed. While homosexuality is legal in Laos, it is very difficult to assess the current...

against organized crime". CNN. Berlinger, Joshua (8 December 2020). "Is an alleged drug kingpin from China investing millions in a port in Laos?". CNN. Retrieved...

the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in Laos. The zone has an area about 3,000 hectares and was created in 2007 by the Lao government...

activities in Laos started in the 1950s. In 1959, U.S. Special Operations Forces (Military and CIA) began to train some Laotian soldiers in unconventional...

Vang Vieng (Lao: ວັງວຽງ, pronounced [wáŋ wíaŋ]) is a town in the Vientiane Province of Laos. It is popular with tourists, specifically backpackers, seeking...

Laotian Americans (Lao: ຄົນລາວອາເມລິກາ, romanized: Khonlav Amelika) are Americans who trace their ancestry to Laos. Laotian Americans are included in...

Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local group of centralized enterprises run to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for...

Crime in India has been recorded since the British Raj, with comprehensive statistics now compiled annually by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)...

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Laos. The long list of capital crimes enumerated in the statute books of Laos include murder; terrorism; drug trafficking;...

This page is about the Laotian Penal System. In 2002, it was reported that the normal function of a defence lawyer in a Laotian court was to argue mitigating...

Crime is present in various forms in Vietnam. According to the United States 2016 OSAC Crime report, Hanoi is rated as medium in Overall Crime and Safety...

Theravada Buddhism is the largest religion in Laos, which is practiced by 66% of the population. Lao Buddhism is a unique version of Theravada Buddhism...

The Internet in Laos was first introduced in 1997, with the two commercial ISP services starting in 1999, specifically PlaNet Computers and GlobeNet. These...

Deforestation in Laos is a major environmental concern, with Laos losing forest area to legal and illegal logging. In 2020, more than 2,600 cubic metres...

Crime in Thailand has been a defining issue in the country for decades, inspiring years of policy and international criticism. Drug use and corruption...

The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina...

Relations between Laos and the United States officially began when the United States opened a legation in Laos in 1950, when Laos was a semi-autonomous...

triangle in the southern part of the Greater Mekong Subregion. The cooperation initiative was initiated in 1999 by the leaders of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam...

During its imperial era, the Empire of Japan committed numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity across various Asian-Pacific nations, notably during...

(1993). Tragic mountains: the Hmong, the Americans, and the secret wars for Laos, 1942-1992. Indiana State University. pp. 359–361. ISBN 978-0-253-20756-2...

Crime in Russia refers to the multivalent issues of organized crime, extensive political and police corruption, and all aspects of criminality at play...

Laundering Group and has been at the forefront in the fight against money laundering and other forms of financial crime. The country has adopted exchange of information...