Tag: Lao
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Family celebrates as Lao man who lost contact while working in Malaysia returns home — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] A Lao rubber plantation worker who was jailed for a year in Malaysia and was presumed dead by relatives returned home to his family in Laos’ Attapeu province this week. Aloun Phommalath, 24, worked on plantations in Malaysia for four years before he was arrested on drug charges in August 2021. He was released…
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Trafficked Lao teen says new rules include beatings if caught texting — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Dozens of Lao teens trapped in a Myanmar scam compound since last year are seeing even their scant lines of communication narrowing following grave new threats from their captors. The mother of one of the trafficked teens told RFA that her daughter’s last message said anyone caught using a cellphone would be beaten 50…
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Missing trafficked Lao teenager determined to be alive in Myanmar casino — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] A missing Lao teenager trafficked to Myanmar to work and who was beaten by Chinese men in a Chinese-owned casino in Myanmar earlier this week has been found alive, her mother told Radio Free Asia on Thursday. The girl, whose name is being withheld to protect her from further harm because she is still…
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Lao police detain Chinese rights lawyer who was headed to the United States — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] A Chinese human rights lawyer who lost his law license after speaking out about the cases of 12 Hong Kong activists has been arrested in Laos and could face deportation to China, the Associated Press reported. Lu Siwei was arrested in Vientiane Friday morning as he boarded a train for Thailand. He was traveling…
