Laos
Influential Facebook users, pejoratively referred to as net idols, are facing retribution for their online posts.
by Adam Bemma
Asia Pacific
by Wayne Hay
by Florence Looi
Floods25 Jul 2018 22:19 GMT
Water from Laos' dam breach streams into neighbouring Cambodia with floodwaters reaching 11.5 metres in some areas.
Asia Pacific25 Jul 2018 12:47 GMT
At least 26 bodies recovered after flood hits villages leaving over 6,600 people homeless.
Weather24 Jul 2018 16:37 GMT
Three days of Son-Tinh overhead made things much worse in Vietnam and Laos.
Asia Pacific24 Jul 2018 15:58 GMT
Several killed and fears death toll may rise after an under-construction hydro-power dam collapses in southern Laos.
Asia Pacific20 Feb 2018 15:09 GMT
The controversial Don Sahong dam in Laos has people arguing that its environmental impacts have not been studied well enough.
Asia Pacific06 Feb 2018 10:52 GMT
Public debt is estimated at around 68 percent of GDP and almost half of the money is being borrowed from one source - China.
Asia Pacific03 Feb 2018 12:53 GMT
A high-speed rail line being built by a Chinese company will run from run from Yunnan province in southern China to Laos’ capital, Vientiane.
China12 Nov 2017 09:35 GMT
Risking it all16 Oct 2017 13:41 GMT
Bamboo harvesters navigate rapids on rafts while Lao fishermen risk death casting their nets into a roaring waterfall.
Asia Pacific12 Aug 2017 07:16 GMT
Prime Minister Hun Sen had accused Laos of sending 30 soldiers across the border and warned of a military response.
Asia Pacific11 Aug 2017 14:14 GMT
Hun Sen accuses Laotian troops of trespassing into border area and threatens military response if they fail to withdraw.
People & Power25 May 2017 16:57 GMT
We investigate China's rising influence in Laos and the potentially disastrous consequences for the local population.
Asia Pacific24 Jul 2016 05:18 GMT
Has the Asian gambling enclave become a 'semi-lawless' zone where gambling, prostitution, and illicit trades flourish?
Laos06 Jun 2016 11:22 GMT
In a new strike on freedom of expression, Laos broadcasts a stark warning to social media users.
Health21 Mar 2016 13:35 GMT
A volunteer ambulance service is struggling to save lives in Vientiane as traffic-related deaths and injuries soar.
by Rupert Abbott
by Todd Gitlin
by Tom Engelhardt
by Nick Turse