The Academy of Politics of the Lao People’s Public Security, a gift from the Vietnamese Party, Government, and Ministry of Public Security to the Lao Ministry of Public Security, is gradually proving its role in helping improve the professional capacity, political mettle, and revolutionary ethics of Lao public security officers to meet growing requirements in the new context.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security on March 18 handed over 50 vehicles to the Lao Ministry of Public Security to help it ensure safety for activities held during Laos's Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year.
A delegation of the Border Guard Command of Vietnam's Dien Bien province, led by its Commander Col. Phan Van Hoa and a delegation from the Security Department of Laos’s Phongsaly province led by its Director Maj. Gen Kham Chan Seng La Vong held the 11th annual talks on September 20.
Police of Bokeo province in northern Laos have confiscated more than 7 million amphetamine pills in one of many consecutive drug seizures in the country recently.
Authorities of the Lao capital of Vientiane will soon commence imposing ten-fold fines on drunk drivers and speeding motorists in the capital, in a bid to reduce the frequency of road-related accidents, injuries, and fatalities.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and its Lao counterpart on July 11 agreed to step up exchanges in matters relating to the youth, women, and trade unions in the near future.
