Dear Saovaluck, I am extremely upset against the authorities because many of these death should have been avoided if they had done their job! In a republic, law and order should prevail. The diving attractions had proven extremely dangerous at the dry season which is actually at the same time the high touristic season. Most wounded and dead occurred after hitting an element of the riverbed. We all agrees that alcohol is also an aggravating factor.
Not closing this fair attractions or not properly running them is simply criminal! I urge the authorities to nationalize any pieces of land or already operating business suitable for a reasonably risky diving "thrill" and clean this sh*t for f*ck sake! It is not that difficult to reorganize the tubing activities on Vang Vieng and offer a safer environment to tubers. After having properly regulated those businesses, we can talk about taking responsibility for your actions! Officials through their representative by doing nothing are endangering people, it is crystal clear enough! What you want to do is your not entirely your choice, that is what a republic is for : law and order! In short my dear peoples operating platforms on Vang Vieng are serial murderer and should be in jail.
How long before a pool of embassies drag in court some of this businesses for their responsibility? The sooner, the better! You are missing the point; what is at stake in Vang Vieng is far more important than you think! Here lies one of the battle that Laos cannot afford to loose. Pretty difficult to take seriously a country that want to be developed but cannot fix what is after all a total non sense! What is doing the ministry of tourism?

Accident happen. Have fun and be safe people

Safety regulations won't stop stupidity.

What Lao need to do is built a hospital near there and charge outrageous fees. 

Or maybe have a bulletin board posted of all the lives claimed ... kind of like this thread lol   

I guess people don't understand, this is not like USA, Australia, or Europe. This is Laos, and money is the law. No one's going to babysit you here, there is a price for stupidity and people are learning that the hard way. You can put all the laws and warnings you want but people will still be stupid, it happens all over the world, not just in Vang Vieng. People still drink and drive even though it's against the law and people still get killed because of it. People who are complaining about Vang Vieng should stop being hypocrites and look at the developed countries that they live in and take a look at all the "accidents" that still happen. If you have never been to Vang Vieng then I suggest you go there and see for yourself. It's just like any place, play at your own risk. I've seen people overdose on drugs in many countries, I've seen them drown also cause alcohol was involved. There ain't no difference from Vang Vieng. In my opinion, the reason why these people act stupid here is cause they think they are in a country that has no laws so they think they can do anything they want and forget about common sense. I do feel sorry for their families of the people that lost their lives in Vang Vieng, but let's not try to ruin the place due to a few people and their bad decisions. That would be like saying let's not drive cars anymore cause it's not safe due to all the accidents that happen.

Use some common sense and enjoy!

Different strokes for different folks!