Crime and law enforcement
Traffic violation
Vientiane Traffic police start imposing harsher drunk driving penalties
Vientiane traffic police officers are beginning to issue stiffer fines and confiscate the licenses of drunk drivers in a bid to reduce the number of road accidents in the capital.According to a previous report from the police, drunk driving is a leading cause of road ...
Phomphong Laoin
37 Killed In Road Accidents During Pi Mai Lao Celebration
(KPL) Traffic Police have reported 37 people were killed and over 532 injured during the celebration of Pi Mai Lao or Lao New Year B.E. 2562, between April 13 and 17, 2019.The number represented a 5 per cent decrease from the death toll reported during ...
KPL
Tougher measures must be enforced to curb Pi Mai Lao accident rate
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – People around the country are excitedly preparing to celebrate the Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao) over four days of rituals and revelry next week.Meanwhile, in anticipation of the usual road carnage, state and private organisations are working together to try ...
Editorial Desk
Lao police officer accused of drunken hit-and-run
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Members of the public have taken to social media to express their disapproval after a police officer was apparently filmed driving away from the scene of a traffic accident he was involved in.A video circulating on Facebook shows the officer’s Toyota ...
News Desk
Public officials urged to set road safety example in Vientiane
Vientiane policymakers have proposed that Party and state officials should set an example in adhering to traffic regulations and that those breaking the rules should be subject to an additional penalty.The policymakers listed this proposal in the draft of an administrative order from the Vientiane ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Authorities eye harsher fines for drunk, speeding drivers
Vientiane authorities have proposed a 10 to 20 times increase in the fines issued to drunk and speeding motorists, to be implemented in four stages, after raising the matter at the Vientiane People’s Council.More ...
Vientiane Times
Ten-fold traffic fine plans target drunken, speeding drivers
Vientiane authorities will soon commence imposing ten-fold fines on drunk drivers and speeding motorists in the capital with the aim being to reduce road-related accidents, injuries and fatalities. The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security and Vientiane authorities have a plan to ...
Vientiane Times