Reporting from TON PHEUNG, LaosReporting from TON PHEUNG, Laos — The Kings Romans Casino is an island of extravagance in the Laotian jungle, its corrugated green domes arching high above the treetops.

Authorities in Laos have reported a significant Covid-19 outbreak near the notorious Kings Romans casino, whose Chinese owner is accused by the United States of trafficking people, wildlife and drugs.

Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime. Photo / AFP Rising from the muddy fields on the ...

The US Treasury Tuesday placed the notorious Kings Romans Casino in the Golden Triangle region of Laos on its organized crime sanctions blacklist, calling it a hub of trafficking in humans, drugs and ...

Laos remains one of Southeast Asia’s least developed and most exotic destinations. Perhaps it brings to mind water buffaloes pulling plows through rice fields, Buddhist monks in saffron robes walking ...

My Odd Couple column last November highlighted the issues surrounding Savan Vegas casino in Laos. The Lao government put Savan Vegas out for bids after seizing the casino resort from its foreign ...

A hub for crime: The Kings Romans casino stands in the Golden Triangle special economic zone on the banks of the Mekong river in Laos near the border between Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. — Reuters ...