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Laos

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    Kui villagers push a decorated elephant-shaped float during the procession at the Wai Khru Pu Pakam Chang ceremony at Nong Bua village in Surin province, Thailand, on 8 March 2026. Photo: Peerapon Boonyakiat/HaRDstories
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    PART OF: What Thailand's Indigenous Peoples Rights Bill Means for Lesser Known Ethnic Groups

    How the Kui Refused To Let Borders Erase Who They Are

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    May 14, 2026
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    Pulitzer Center Update

    Rights Group Scrutinizes Tire Giants After Pulitzer Center Investigation Into Problematic Rubber

    The Business and Human Rights Centre (BHRRC) questioned major tire companies after a Pulitzer Center...

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    Ella Beiser
    Pulitzer Center Staff
    February 13, 2026
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    Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars Are Tiring the Mekong

    As demand for EVs rises, so does the need for tires made with natural rubber.

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    READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT - Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars Are Tiring the Mekong
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    PART OF: Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars Are Tiring the Mekong

    Cash From Rubber Comes at the Cost of Laos’ Forests

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    December 9, 2025
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    A farmer taps rubber trees in northern Laos in the early morning. Image by Thanh Hue.
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    PART OF: Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars Are Tiring the Mekong

    Mekong’s ‘White Gold’ Rush Amid a Global EV Boom

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    December 4, 2025
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    PART OF: Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars Are Tiring the Mekong

    Mekong’s Push for Responsible Rubber and Tire Production

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    December 4, 2025
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    Laos Touts Clean Energy As Forests Fall To Feed Crypto

    To power its crypto gamble, Laos is clearing forests to build renewable energy projects that keep...

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    Vo Kieu Bao Uyen
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    READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT - Laos Touts Clean Energy As Forests Fall To Feed Crypto
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    High-rise buildings stand in the Boten Special Economic Zone in northern Laos, near the border with China. The area is suspected to be a hotspot for scam operations, including schemes that store fraudulent money in crypto for later laundering.
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    PART OF: Laos Touts Clean Energy As Forests Fall To Feed Crypto

    The Lights Dim on Laos’ Brief Bitcoin Dream

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    Vo Kieu Bao Uyen
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    November 17, 2025
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    PART OF: Fruits of Spoil: Laos’ Forests Disappearing As Fruit Farms Flourish

    How We Uncovered the Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of Laos’ Banana and Durian Boom

    September 13, 2025
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    Big Tobacco: Examining the tobacco industry as a 21st-century driver of public health harm. The Examination
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    PART OF: Smoking for the State

    Video: The Public-Health Dilemma of State-Owned Tobacco Companies

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    September 4, 2025
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    PART OF: Smoking for the State

    When Governments Own Tobacco Companies, Who Watches Out for Your Health?

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    Jason McLure
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    August 28, 2025
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    Pulitzer Center Update

    Pulitzer Center Reporting Sweeps 2025 SOPA Awards

    The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) has announced the winners of the 2025 awards. Among the 106...

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    Alexandra Waddell
    Pulitzer Center Staff
    July 3, 2025

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