20151104

Laotian News

• UN Committee Set to Examine Civil and Political Rights in Laos
  Routine violations include forced disappearances, land grabs, and long prison terms for criticizing the government, rights groups say. [...]
• Lao Official Confirms, Denies Sekong Village Arrests and Trial
  Authorities meanwhile release two villagers, a girl and a boy, from custody while others stand trial. [...]
• Lao Banana Workers Sickened by Chemicals Used on Farms
  Though plantations are being phased out in the country's northern provinces, new farms are being set up in the south. [...]
• Factory Run-Off Suspected in Laos Cow Deaths
  Officials will inspect factories upstream for evidence of pollutants cast off into village water sources. [...]
• Families in Oudomxay Province First to Receive Compensation From Lao-China Railway
  The high-speed rail network will displace thousands of residents of four provinces and Vientiane prefecture. [...]