No coffee, no coffee,” repeated the security guard. His smile stood in stark contrast to his faded camouflage fatigues and ...

Two Lao nationals were arrested at the Mukdahan border checkpoint while attempting to smuggle 8,000 bottles of unapproved cough syrup out of Thailand, customs officials said.Customs officers at the ...

A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has killed at least six tourists and potentially injured scores of others.