The report from the 2018 Conference on Strengthening Capacities on Combating Transnational Organised Crime in the Lao PDR is now available. The English version can be accessed here. The Lao version can be viewed here.
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Consultation workshop on review of Law on Court Fees
The People’s Supreme Court and the ILSTA held a consultation workshop to review the law on court fees from 2-4 May 2018. The legal framework in Laos is undergoing significant developments as Laos moves towards its goal of being a State governed by the rule of law. As the economy and society develop, so […]
ILSTA attends regional conference on organised crime
ASEAN member states were welcomed in the conference hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thailand and the UNODC under the topic: “ASEAN 2025: Synchronising Economic and Security Agendas.” Asean tackles organised crime Credit to: Bangkok Post https://www.bangkokpost.com/…/1456897/asean-tackles-organis…
Lao National Television coverage of ILSTA conference 2018
National Conference on Combating Transnational Organised Crime in Laos
Transnational organised crime conference draws delegates nationwide More than 420 delegates attended a national conference on “Strengthening Capacities on Combating Transnational Organised Crime in Lao PDR”. The conference took place in Vientiane from 27 February to 1 March. The special focus of this year’s conference was the illicit drug trade and money laundering. All 17 […]
Legal professionals benefit from ILSTA’s specialised English for law training
Lao law professionals are honing their legal English skills thanks to a specialised multi-level law curriculum being delivered by the Institute for Legal Support and Technical Assistance. The ILSTA English for Law Programme was launched in June 2016 starting with the training of 40 prosecutors from the Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor (OSPP). With […]
ILSTA awareness materials on AML/CFT reach national audience
The Anti Money Laundering Intelligence Office (AMLIO) of the Bank of Laos organised a workshop on Anti Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) at the Institute of Economics and Finance in Vientiane. ILSTA is supporting AMLIO in educating financial institutions, law enforcement officials and the general public on the crime of money laundering […]
Nationwide anti-corruption training concludes in Vientiane
A series of training sessions on combating corruption jointly initiated by the State Inspection Authority (SIA) and ILSTA concluded today with a final workshop in Vientiane for inspection officials from five central provinces. In total, three workshops on prevention, anti-corruption and international best practices have been organised respectively in Luang Prabang for northern provinces, in Champasak […]
Southern inspection officials sharpen their anti-corruption skills
Some 50 inspection officials from 5 southern provinces of Savannakhet, Champsack, Salavane, Sekong and Attapeu took part in a three-day workshop on countering corruption in Champsack Province, which was jointly organised by State Inspection Authority and Institute for Legal Support and Technical Assistance ILSTA and is supported by the Government of Luxembourg. The main objective […]
Officials receive training in combating organised crime and money laundering
Sixty officials from the Provincial Prosecutor and Public Security Departments of four Northern provinces are taking part in training on countering organised crime on 25- 28 September in Udomxay Province. The training was organised by the Supreme People’s Prosecutor and the Institute for Legal Support and Technical Assistance (ILSTA) from Luxembourg. This initiative is part […]