Laos

Australia urged to press Laos on rights violations

Human Rights Watch says treatment of political dissidents and enforced disappearances are of particular concern

US church's agriculture project helps poor in Laos

First Free Church has supported Laotian farmers to produce nutrition-packed seeds to overcome poverty

Laos extends lockdown as Covid cases rise

Vientiane's vaccination rollout remains slow despite Cambodia's vaccine donation

Lao workers quit Chinese-run banana plantations

Many complained of being routinely exploited amid hazardous working conditions

Lao villagers still disenfranchised three years after eviction

Relocated villagers lack sufficient land and water in resettlement towns

Lao Christians still homeless almost a year after eviction

Villagers expelled because they refused to renounce their faith were promised new homes

MRC to lead joint study of Mekong River Basin

Floods, droughts, climate change and dams to underscore major three-year study

Food shortage hits Lao villagers amid Covid-19 lockdown

The government has imposed lockdowns in some provinces after a recent spike in coronavirus cases

Lao Buddhists oppose Chinese-style Buddha statue

A Chinese-style Buddha undermines Laos' culture and identity, Laotians say

Desperate Laos turns to herbal treatment as Covid-19 surges

Migrant workers returning from Thailand are believed to have triggered the country's outbreak

Christians vulnerable as Covid-19 surges in Laos

The minority community are at risk as they are routinely denied medical treatment

Heavy rainfall eases drought effects in Mekong Delta

River levels remain lower than 'alarming' levels, Mekong River Commission says

South Korean elderly struggle amid rising poverty

Indian Church opposes top court’s ruling on abortion

Khmer Bible editor’s treason conviction upheld in Cambodia

Bangladeshi Buddhists denied justice for a decade

Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen, five others go on trial over protest fund

Deaths on sea in Vietnam spark trafficking alarm