Laos state inspection authorities uncover trillions of Laotian kip lost to corruption


VIENTIANE, Oct 23: The State Audit Organisation and the State Inspection Authority of Laos have uncovered massive losses of over Laotian kip (LAK) 1.5 trillion and US$147,387 this year, reports Laotian Times.

The two inspection authorities recently announced they had discovered corruption-related losses totaling trillions of kip this year, by Socio-Economic Newspaper reports.

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