According to the law in Laos (if one choose to take it seriously), it is illegal for a foreigner to stay in the same room with a Lao woman overnight if you can't prove that the both of you are married.

I've heard of a foreigner in Vientiane get fined as much as $5,000 many years ago, but I haven't heard of anyone being sent to jail as a result of sleeping or staying with a Lao woman.

You can do it at your own peril. Generally, the authorities are not out to get you but you just never know. Sometimes a local tuk tuk driver might not like you, or he thinks you have money just because you're a foreigner, and he might lead the police to your room to get his share of the dividend.

Situations like this are examples where you have to be alert in a corrupt society as Laos.

Tuk tuk driver!

A grassroots campaign for the eradication of illegal cuddling of same or opposite sex.

Thai tuk tuk driver only took me to an expensive restaurant once.

Scary, the tuk tuk.  .

Thanks for the infor.

peterpan wrote on 28^th Jul, 2013 at 12:43pm:


Yes you are correct.Its only that of my personal opinion
I have a friend who is an academic advisor at a university.She see alot of student coming from China and India .I'm pretty sure other places too.My point is that
the school here let people think and open their minds to
everything including science and politics.I"m not in anyway
bashing China. You know that plane that just crash in San Francisco ? Majority of those kids that was on that flight were Chinese.They paid around $5000 us dollar just to a summer class in the university here.That my friends say alot . If you wanna join the communist party I'm pretty sure
there are good school for them .

Thank you for your response Ms Administrator

You say " stay in the same room with a Lao woman overnight "...  would I be correct in assuming that it is illegal just to be alone in a room with someone in an intimate setting even though it isn't overnight?

To others who have responded, could I ask you in a friendly way to stay on topic as I am most interested in this.

Thank you.

"Non-marital sexual relationships between Lao citizens and foreigners are not permitted under Lao law"

As you said, if both parties are Lao citizens , it is OK?

Some years ago here, a couple watched semi-porn video at home, got caught and got fined. With public angry on internet, relevant department said sorry and returned fine.

There are funny stories for commie-oriented places.

Admin Saovaluck wrote on 29^th Jul, 2013 at 8:53am:

  Well said ! Don't they have better things to do
then playing moral cop.Comeon man, what happen between
a man and woman thats their business.No wonder that country is so backward. Thank you Admin.

Admin Saovaluck wrote on 29^th Jul, 2013 at 12:14pm:


Oh getting married just to be together as first love not good
idea.I realize that nobody can see what the future hold,but
if you're young and in love.Those 2 can be very dangerous.
We all know when you're young you tend to make choices
that's not always correct.But when you married that's a whole different ball game.You just can break up and ok you
go your way and i'll go mine.Now throw kids into the mix.
Does Laos have a child support law Admin ? Over here they
throw people in jail if you don't support them til they're 18 yrs old.