Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh

As the Southeast Asia (SEA) Games open in Laos, The Honorable Howard Eugene Douglas, the former Ambassador at Large and U.S. Refugee Affairs Coordinator, has issued a statement on the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos. Douglas and the ...  

As the Southeast Asia (SEA) Games open in Laos, The Honorable Howard Eugene Douglas, the former Ambassador at Large and U.S. Refugee Affairs Coordinator, has issued a statement on the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos. Douglas and the ...  

WASHINGTON & VIENTIANE, Laos--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the Southeast Asia (SEA) Games open in Laos, The Honorable Howard Eugene Douglas, the former Ambassador at Large and U.S. Refugee Affairs Coordinator, has issued a statement on the Lao Hmong refugee ...  

WASHINGTON & VIENTIANE, Laos--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the Southeast Asia (SEA) Games open in Laos, The Honorable Howard Eugene Douglas, the former Ambassador at Large and U.S. Refugee Affairs Coordinator, has issued a statement on the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos. Douglas and the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) are urging Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to seriously address this humanitarian crisis and...  

SEA Games 2009-Young Lions' Performance So Far - Danger still lurks for the Singapore Under-23 football team in Group B, despite them notching a 2-1 win against Myanmar following an opening 2-2 draw again... 1 day ago ...  

Men’s golf team coach Tommy Manotoc (right) discusses strategy with team members during their survey of the newly-built course for the Laos Southeast Asian Games competitions. (Photo by ALBERT GARCIA) VIENTIANE, Laos — Filipino golfers, out to ...  

Thailand aims to top the medals table at the 25th Southeast Asian Games starting in Laos this week with organisers hoping the event is free from bitter accusations of unfair judging that blighted the last edition. A fan shouts through a megaphone ...  

A fan shouts through a megaphone during a football match between Vietnam and Thailand at the 25th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) in Vientiane, on December 2. Thailand aims to top the medals table at the games starting in Laos this week with ...  

Vientiane - Laos expects more than 20,000 people to attend the opening ceremony of the 25th Southeast Asian Games Wednesday night at its new Chinese-built sports stadium, media reports said. Southeast Asian (SEA) Games spokesman Chanxay Vinavong ...  

blighted the last edition. Singapore's Mohammad Shaiful Bin Esah Nain (2nd right) fights for the ball with Indonesia's Stevie Bonsapia (2nd left) during their football match at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, on December 5. The match ended  

VIENTIANE, Laos — The Philippines suffered a blow on the eve of the opening of the 25th Southeast Asian Games when the 12-man cycling team was barred from taking part despite the unprecedented appeal made by the SEA Games council. The International ...  

Tan Keng Ooi, a journalist based in Laos, confirmed that the feelings of the countries in the Mekong River Basin towards China were shared. He said Laos was already feeling the impact of the Chinese dams due to sudden fluctuations of the water level ...  

A UK woman jailed for smuggling heroin in Laos was forced to carry the drugs after being raped, say her lawyers.Samantha Orobator, 20, of London, spent a year in a Lao jail before returning to the UK ...  

VIENTIANE, Laos — Thailand did it, Philippines did it. So did Vietnam and Malaysia before them. But the recent domination of the Southeast Asian Games by host nations is set to end in its 25th edition in Laos which officially opens Wednesday. Laos ...  

Vientiane, Laos — For Allison Brown, it was a simple question that changed her life in 2002: “Would you like to rent the house?” The living room of one of the units at 109 Vat Chan street, the house next door to the property that Ms. Brown ...  

VIENTIANE: Somvang Chanthilath loves his football. But the 51-year-old Laotian puts in 14-hour days every day at the Daowieng Restaurant here in Vientiane. He has not been to the National Stadium for Laos' two matches so far at the SEA Games, but the ...  

good chance of progressing to the semi-finals after a 1-1 draw with Burma and a 2-0 win over Indonesia in Group B of the preliminary round. Laos, coached by former Vietnam boss Alfred Riedl, need just a draw against Singapore tomorrow in their final  

Myanmar, Laos Work for Boosting CooperationCRIENGLISH.comIn November 2006 and March 2007, Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh and Lao President Choummaly Sayasone successively visited Nay Pyi Taw, while Myanmar ...  

SINGAPORE: Singapore's women's table-tennis team is on a roll at the SEA Games in Laos, posting 3-0 wins against Laos and Vietnam in the group stage qualifiers on Tuesday. The match against hosts Laos was a good start to the tournament for Singapore ...  

T hailand women’s football players (left, yellow shirts) celebrate a goal against Laos during their SEA Games match at the National University stadium Tuesday. Thailand upset hosts Laos with a 4-1 defeat. Pitsamai Sornsai opened the scoring for the ...  

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s table tennis players lost their opening day matches in the 25th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) Tuesday in Vientiane, Laos. The RP women’s team lost its matches against Vietnam and host country Laos at the ...  

SINGAPORE'S women's table tennis team began their title defence with a 3-0 win over hosts Laos at the SEA Games on Tuesday morning. Yu Mengyu started the rout by beating Seangdavieng Douangpanya 11-7, 11-5, 11-2. Sun Beibei followed that up with a 11 ...  

A UK woman jailed for smuggling heroin in Laos was forced to carry the drugs after being raped, say her lawyers. Samantha Orobator, 20, of London, spent a year in a Lao jail before returning to the UK to serve her life sentence. Papers given to the ...  

Washington, D.C. and Bangkok, Thailand, December 6, 2009 At Laos National Policy Conference events being held in Washington, D.C., from December 4-7, a coalition of Lao and Hmong-American organizations are discussing key policy issues as well as their boycott of the Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games or SEAG) in Vientiane, Laos. The conference and events are co-hosted by the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) in cooperation with Members of...  

Earl Benjamin Yap, shown checking his equipment, will be the spearhead of the archery team in the Southeast Asian Games. (Photo by ALBERT GARCIA) VIENTIANE, Laos — Archery competition in the Southeast Asian Games won’t start until Sunday, but the ...  

The game was restricted very much in the midfield as Lamnao Singto once again formed a lethal partnership alongside the returned to fitness Kampheng Sayyavuthi. With the score tied at the half, the game picked up the tempo after the ...  

His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, arrived in Laos yesterday to take part in Billiard and Snooker, one of the 25 sports events lined up for the 25th SEA Games ...  

Hosts Laos beat Indonesia 2-0 to take the lead in Group B. Buoyed by a capacity crowd, Laos did not pull any punches against the defending silver medallists Myanmar as the action swung from end to end to put the spectators at the edge of their seats ...  

The Indonesian soccer team is facing an early exit from the Southeast Asian Games after they lost to host Laos 2-0 in their Group B match in Vientiane on Monday. Indonesia, which played a 2-2 draw in the opening match against Singapore, collected ...  

HRH Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah (R), the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, being greeted on arrival at the Wattay International Airport in Laos yesterday. The Crown Prince is in Laos to compete in the 9-ball pool ...  

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Total of 39 atheletes from Brunei left the country yesterday for Laos to participate in the 25th Sea Games in Vientiane, Laos. The games will be held from December 9 till 18. Present to bid farewell to the Brunei contingent at ...  

VIENTIANE, Laos — Whatever they say that there are two Philippine delegations competing in the 25th Southeast Asian Games in this young, half-developed republic—the campaign must be waged solidly by one united national contingent. The fight ...  

NANNING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang and Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh pledged Monday to strengthen economic exchanges and deepen the strategic relationship between th...  

HONG KONG - Thailand aims to top the medals table at the 25th Southeast Asian Games starting in Laos this week with organisers hoping the event is free from bitter accusations of unfair judging that blighted the last edition. The 10-day biennial ...  

Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh arrived here on Wednesday to pay a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen. During his visit, Bouasone will be received in ...  

The United Nations, European Parliament, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) and Lao Hmong Human Rights Council have made recent appeals to end the forced repatriation of the refugees. Edmund ...  

HONG KONG - Thailand aims to top the medals table at the 25th Southeast Asian Games starting in Laos this week with organizers hoping the event is free from bitter accusations of unfair judging that blighted the last edition. The 10-day biennial ...  

Washington, D.C., Ban Huay Nam Khao and Bangkok, Thailand, December 3, 2008 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has issued repeated statements expressing concern about the plight of Lao Hmong refugees in Thailand and the lack of press freedom in Laos. “Regrettably, for over two years, since the unfortunate announcement of the forced repatriation of Lao Hmong refugees, the Thai military continues to ban independent media from visiting Hmong...  

Malaysia's representative in the SEA Games Federation (SGF) executive meeting Datuk Sieh Kok Chi told Bernama that Indonesia would drop petanque, fin swimming, muay thai and shuttlecock juggling from the programme. ...  

Concerns have again been raised about the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand The United Nations, European Parliament, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) and Lao Hmong Human Rights Council have made recent appeals to end the forced repatriation of the refugees Edmund McWilliams, a former U.S.  

BusinessWire - Concerns have again been raised about the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand. The United Nations, European Parliament, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) and Lao Hmong Human Rights ...  

Concerns have again been raised about the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand. The United Nations, European Parliament, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) and Lao Hmong Human Rights Council have made recent appeals to end the forced repatriation of the refugees. Edmund McWilliams, a former U.S. State Department official, has issued a new appeal to the Obama Administration and the State...  

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh on Wednesday held talks on the border demarcation for the two neighboring countries and bilateral ties. "We ha...  

THE national women's team kept the score to a single digit this time as Vietnam ran out 8-0 winners in the Sea Games football tournament at the National University Stadium in Vientiane yesterday. Al...  

Mew Choo poses with her trophy and mock cheque. "I have won the most titles in one year (seven) and I never thought I would be able to do it after the disappointment of losing the 2008 Olympics. Now I...  

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh on Wednesday held talks on the border demarcation for the two neighboring countries and bilateral ties. "We have signed the agreement ...  

BANGKOK, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Four prime ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries will visit Laos and attend the opening ceremony of the 25th SEA Games on December 9 in Lao capital Vientiane, local press ...  

SABLIN® manufacturing process uses ethylene as a feedstock for a one-stage homogeneous reaction that produces a full range of high-purity LAOs, according to a latest report carried by SABIC-Web site. LAOs have a large variety of applications, such ...  

WASHINGTON & BANGKOK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Concerns have again been raised about the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand. The United Nations, European Parliament, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA ...  

INTEGRATED Cycling Federation of the Philippines President and Mayor Abraham Tolentino of Tagaytay City has issued a license to Marites Bitbit, leaving the stint of 12 other cyclists in the 25th Laos Southeast Asian (SEA) Games hanging in the air ...  

Christians and other religious minorities in Laos are excluded from public decision-making and have little access to higher education and government job promotions, the United Nations said. Laos must “sustain and foster respect for religious ...  

A journey down the mighty Mekong to sleepy Luang PrabangI'm having a Laos flashback. It lacks the drugs, Vietcong and Jim Morrison of 'Nam, but still has sticky heat, American jeeps and, most memorably, the goulash-coloured surge of the Mekong.I'm reliving my last visit, when I took a south-east Asian road trip. After the traffic, tarmac and manic buzz of Thailand, we crossed the vast river into south central Laos on a rusty barge. Sitting on...  

Luang Prabang and Vientiane, Laos and Washington, D.C., November 29, 2009 The persecution, imprisonment and killing of minority Christians and independent Animist and Buddhist groups who seek to worship in freedom outside the control of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) government’s control in Laos has intensified. Release International, Open Doors, Compass Direct, International Christian Concern, Persecution International, Human...  

December 1, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966abf10) WASHINGTON & BANGKOK -- Concerns have again been raised about the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand. The...  

ANTARAAsean-US leaders agree to continue dialogueANTARA... Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laos Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh. ...and more »  

SEA Games runners-up, Laos have made great progress. Their performance satisfied all Lao fans. Earlier in another game, Indonesia came back from behind to draw 2-2 with Singapore. As a result, in Group B, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore and Indonesia have one  

One hour apart, two chartered planes will bring the bulk of the 317-strong Philippine delegation on Sunday to the 25th Southeast Asian Games to Vientiane, capital of first-time host Laos. Bad news and good news spiked the eve of the delegation’s departure starting at 6:30 a.m. today from the Centennial Terminal. Related posts:RP netters train eyes on SEAGPOC exec sees top 3 SEAG finishSleepy Laos wakes up for SEA Games  

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang DiPertuan of Brunei Darussalam has sent congratulatory message to the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Choummaly Sayasone on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. In the ...  

Couldn’t get this posted from Laos — where I actually did have internet access, unlike Myanmar.  Will post now, and add other reflections on my trip to Myanmar, Bangkok, and Laos shortly. Lots of monks and temples here. Today at 4 am and 4 pm, in observance of the half moon, instead of bells they [...]  

SINGAPORE: The Singapore water polo team got off to a good start in Laos, strengthening their hopes of winning their 23rd gold medal in the 25th Southeast Asian Games. Singapore has an impressive record of 22 successive wins in the sport at the SEA ...  

BRINGING with them the hope and prayer of a nation, the 317-strong Team Philippines depart for Laos early this morning, all-geared up for battle in the 25th Southeast Asian Games. Two chartered planes had been commissioned to bring the Filipino ...  

“Lao military helicopters are reportedly delivering, on almost a daily basis, food, ammunition and supplies to the Lao Peoples Army (LPA) military camp in Pha Phai and elsewhere in Phu Bia mountain, Laos that is being used to attack Lao Hmong civilians and religious believers and political dissidents hiding in the jungles and mountain there in Laos, ” said Vaughn Vang of the Lao Hmong Human Rights Council in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  

ASEAN groups the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Burma (Myanmar) and Brunei Darussalam. “Our hosting of the ASEAN conference next February will coincide with the staging of the Philippine ...  

One hour apart, two chartered planes will bring the bulk of the 317-strong Philippine delegation on Sunday to the 25th Southeast Asian Games to Vientiane, capital of first-time host Laos. Bad news and good news spiked the eve of the delegation’s ...  

AS SINGAPORE'S main contingent left for the South-east Asia Games on Saturday morning, a prominent name was missing. Shuttler Kendrick Lee, who won a silver in the men's singles at the last edition in 2007, did not travel to Laos due to studies ...  

SINGAPORE: Four days before the SEA Games kick off in Laos, Team Singapore athletes were given the official send-off on Saturday morning. It was a rousing send-off for the 47 athletes and officials from four sports - badminton, shooting, karate and ...  

Emergency doctors carry a victim of a night club fire to a plane at an airport in Perm, about 700 miles (1,200 kilometers) east of Moscow, 05 Dec 2009 RUSSIA - NIGHTCLUB FIRE: Russian authorities have detained the owner and the manager of a nightclub ...  

(KPL) The Mega Management Company Limited last week officially introduced a scratch lottery under the theme ?Rich Football? and ?Rich Sepak Takraw? in an effort to raise fund for hosting the 25th SEA Games. ...  

Officials of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) are confident that their feud with the Philippine Sports Commission will not affect the performance of the national athletes in the 25th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos. Soft tennis chief Jeff ...  

Vientiane - Billions of kip have "gone missing" in government projects in Laos over recent years, raising concerns about corruption in the communist country, state media reported Friday. According to a report released by the State Inspection ...  

Mr. Kikeo Chanthabouly, Chief of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, recently admitted that natural disaster stemming from global warming, such as Typhoon Ketsana, which struck southern Laos in late September, is one of many ...  

"EXCUSE me, can you help us?" we asked a smiling woman Sea Games volunteer in Vientiane. "No," came the reply nonchalantly. This comical exchange is reflective of the difficulties we face in communi...  

SINGAPORE: Singapore boxers have been absent from the Southeast Asian Games for the past 14 years. But all that is set to change next week, when two boxers will be flying the Singapore flag at this year's Southeast Asian Games in Laos. The boxers are ...  

Bangkok, Thailand and Washington, D.C., November 24, 2009 The Former U.S. Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Refugee Affairs, The Honorable Howard Eugene Douglas, has issued an international statement and communique in response to recent emergency appeals to Thailand and its Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and others to end the forced repatriation of...  

IT TAKES just one spark to light a fire. And yesterday, Milo did more than that when they handed over one million signatures from Malaysians to lift the spirit and morale of the contingent to the 25th SEA Games. Besides the signatures, words of ...  

VIENTIANE, Laos — In the next fortnight, this sleepy city of 500,000 will spread the red carpet to thousands of participants in the 25th Southeast Asian Games. Athletes and officials have started to arrive in this former French colony that is hosting the Games for the first time. Football, water polo, table tennis and sepak takraw are scheduled ahead of the opening ceremonies on Wednesday Related posts:Water polo kicks off RP campaignTable...  

At Laos National Policy Conference events being held in Washington, D.C., from December 4-7, a coalition of Lao and Hmong-American organizations are discussing key policy issues as well as their boycott of the Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games or SEAG ...  

Nong Khai and Huay Nam Khao, Thailand, Vientiane, Laos and Washington, D.C., November 21, 2009 A Lao Hmong refugee, 72 years of age, who fled horrific political and religious persecution and Lao military attacks in Laos died in Huay Nam Khao refugee camp in Thailand after being repeatedly refused medial treatment by Thai Army soldiers who had beaten and robbed him and his family after he would not volunteer to return to Laos before the start...  

Pan Australia's operations at the Phu Kham mine Pan Australian is pleased to announce that ore feed into the process plant’s two 13MW mills commenced over the weekend at the Company’s flagship Phu Kham Copper-Gold Operation in Laos. Total ...  

In May, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Doctors Without Borders, withdrew in protest from Ban Huay Nam Khao detention camp in Thailand, because of Thailand's forced repatriation policy and abuse of the Lao Hmong refugees. The detention facility is the last remaining Lao Hmong refugee camp in Thailand. MSF was the only organization providing food and medical support to some 5,500 Lao-Hmong political refugees at the camp. Another 158 Hmong...  

Bakersfield, Calif. -- AT 10 minutes before noon on a Sunday it's a cattle call at the hotel-restaurant Noriega's here, with dozens of people crowded around the bar, drinking beer and greeting familiar faces. Red-faced cowboys mix with doughy city ...  

Andy has gone to Communist Lao with the national football team for the SEA Games. Lots of team pics and nice reporting. And paper-pushin’ commies. As I thought, obtaining my press pass, despite having an email letter from the Laos authorities confirming approval of my accreditation, was a complete hassle. I’m afraid Laos has embraced officialdom [...]  

VIENTIANE, Dec 4 (IPS) - Lao women express their equality by being as mobile as men. The numbers astride motorbikes in particular, are the same as those of men. But there is a cost. As the number of fatalities and injured rise, so do the number of ...  

The government of Laos will seek cooperation from the media in its anti-corruption efforts, a top government official announced on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering to mark International Day against Corruption at the National Culture Hall in Vientiane ...  

New York, Dec 1 : Religious minorities in Laos remain isolated with little access to higher education, few opportunities for job promotions in the public sector and effective exclusion from decision-m...  

"The Lao Movement for Human Rights denounces, once more, the non-respect of the basic rights of these 158 Lao-Hmongs, and the obvious violation of the political refugee status officially granted them by the UNHCR. The Lao Movement for Human Rights asks for the immediate release of these 158 refugees; It appeals to the Thai and Lao governments to stop the repatriations of the Lao-Hmong civilians and to respect international laws," said the Lao...  

VIENTIANE, Dec 4— Malaysia is sending 469 athletes and officials to the 25th SEA Games here, making it the fourth biggest contingent in the biennial meet which officially opens on Dec 9. According to the Games organising statistics, Malaysia is ...  

PHILIPPINE Sports Commission Chairman Harry Angping assured would be gold medalists in the 25th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will be retained in the RP national pool next year. Despite the complete overhauling of the RP pool after the SEA Games ...  

Cambodian football coach Scott O’Donell says the accomodation in Laos is an improvement on those in Thailand. T HE four group matches that Cambodia will play at the Southeast Asian Games will determine their success or otherwise, but it’s the off ...  

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New York, Dec 1 : Religious minorities in Laos remain isolated with little access to higher education, few opportunities for job promotions in the public sector and effective exclusion from decision-making processes, an independent United Nations ...  

Paris, France, Washington, D.C., Vientiane, Laos, November 12, 2009 A coalition of Lao and Hmong non-governmental human rights and humanitarian organizations continues to urge the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) to immediately release all imprisoned Laotian pro-democracy, human rights and student activists. Laos has been rocked by civil unrest and thousands have sought to organize protests against abuses in the LPDR regime in Laos...  

The Philippines’ Dale Evangelista celebrates his second goal against Thailand in their water polo duel Saturrday at the Laos Southeast Asian Games at the Vientiane Aquatic Center. The Philippines won, 6-4. Related posts:Water polo kicks off RP campaignSleepy Laos wakes up for SEA GamesRP netters train eyes on SEAG  

SINGAPORE: Singapore's swim team has been a powerhouse in the region and it will continue to be a force to reckon with at this year's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which begins next week in Laos.  

The return of midfielder Kampheng Sayyavutthi will be anxiously anticipated by Laos as they look to win the full points in their first match of the SEA Games. Laos will open their Group B campaign on Saturday against Myanmar at the newly-built ...  

KUALA LUMPUR: Diver Yeoh Ken Nee will be the flag bearer of the Malaysian contingent for the 25th SEA Games in Laos. The 26-year-old Ken Nee was chosen in favour of shooter Hasli Izwan Amir Hassan and he will lead the contingent into the stadium for ...  

IT was just the start the national Under-23 team needed but not much should be read into the 11-0 rout of Timor Leste in the Sea Games opening Group A match yesterday. Ahmad Fakri Saarani claimed his...  

Mrs. Sheng Xiong, a spokesperson for three Americans jailed in Laos, has repeatedly appealed to the LPDR government for the release of her husband and for answers to his current whereabouts in Laos. The Lao government has refused to allow the families of the three St. Paul American citizens to receive visitors from humanitarian groups, the U.S. Embassy in Laos or the family of the three arrested men. The Lao government is being urged to...  

CONGRATULATORY LETTERS SENT TO S.BATBOLDMontsame (subscription)In addition, S.Batbold received a congratulatory telegram from his counterpart of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Bouasone Bouphavanh. ...  

Lao authorities admit that public investment on development projects needs better management as lack of transparency has led to budget wastes. In his recent speech to the 8 th Ordinary Session of the Lao National Assembly's Sixth Legislature, Mr ...  

“With the approach of the SEA Games in Laos, more arrests and military attacks have occurred in recent days, led by the Lao military and secret police. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) has also deployed new battalions and special units of the Vietnam Peoples Army (VPA) to assist the LPDR in crushing the Laotian peoples opposition and demonstrations directed at political reform and regime change in Laos,” said Philip Smith of the CPPA...  

New York, Nov 30 2009 12:10PM Religious minorities in Laos remain isolated with little access to higher education, few opportunities for job promotions in the public sector and effective exclusion from decision-making processes, an independent United ...  

KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) have warned all teams for the Laos SEA Games to expect transportation problems and less than ideal training facilities prior to the start of the biennial sports carnival on Dec 9.  

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines, in the eyes of chef-de-mission Mario Tanchangco, can look forward to a top three finish in the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos. The president of the RP sepak takraw association said it will be a three-way ...  

“People should be aware of the significant and serious corruption issue within the public-sector in Laos as pointed out by Transparency International and other non-governmental and human rights organizations, especially if they are thinking of traveling to Laos for the SEA Games events, as tourists or doing business there. Ordinary Laotians from abroad should also be aware of this tragic ongoing reality and the cancer of corruption that...  

30 November 2009 – Religious minorities in Laos remain isolated with little access to higher education, few opportunities for job promotions in the public sector and effective exclusion from decision-making processes, an independent United Nations ...  

MANILA, Dec. 1 — The 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos is going to be a three-cornered battle among Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. Mario Tanchangco, chef-de-mission of the RP Team to the event set December 9 to 18, made this bold ...  

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Under-23 football team for the Sea Games suffered a premature setback when the plane that was to take them to Laos yesterday aborted its flight. The reason? The Foreign Affairs Ministry had failed to obtain clearance for ...  

Bangkok, Thailand and Washington, D.C., November 9, 2009 Over 1100 Laotian citizens have been arrested by the Lao government for suspected roles in organizing, or participating in, rallies in opposition to the Lao government. Arrests directed against Lao and Hmong people have intensified in Laos as military and police units intervene in Vientiane, Luang Prabang and elsewhere. “Many Laotians suspected of seeking to peacefully assemble in...  

Thailand's Army Commander, General Anupong Paochinda, as well as Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, have mobilized over 320 heavily-armed troops to the Lao Hmong refugee camp at Ban Huay Nam Khao, Thailand, and are reportedly preparing for the ...  

Washington, D.C., Fresno, California and Madison, Wisconsin, November 3, 2009 Bipartisan support for legislation granting burial benefits for Royal Lao army combat veterans of the “U.S. Secret Army” is growing in the U.S. Congress and Obama Administration after events, rallies and high-level meetings held in Washington, D.C. recently by the Lao Veterans of America Institute, Lao Veterans of America, Center for Public Policy Analysis and other...  

The colorful folk arts, music and dance of Laos will be as close as Long Beach this weekend when members of the local Hmong ethnic community hold their annual New Year’s Festival at El Dorado East Regional Park. The festival, the main Hmong cultural celebration, honors the harvest.  Community members will re-create the atmosphere of a Laotian mountain village [...]  

Ban Huay Nam Khao, Thailand, Vientiane, Laos, Washington, D.C., November 17, 2009 Royal Thailand Army Chief-of-Staff General Anupong Paochinda as well as Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Minister of Interior (MOI) Chavarat Charnvirakulhave have mobilized over 320 heavily-armed troops in the Lao Hmong refugee camp at Ban Huay Nam Khao, Thailand, and are reportedly preparing for the potential mass forced repatriation of the...  

US - AFGHANISTAN: U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have discussed the details of Washington's new military strategy for Afghanistan in a lengthy video conference. A statement from Mr. Karzai's office said the talks ...  

Rachel Flotard of Visqueen recently sent out an invitation to a pretty awesome event called Footlaos. It's going down Dec. 1 at Sole Repair and Rachel sums up the event in her own words below. There will be cupcakes (to get your sugar buzz on), booze ...  

High ranking officials of the Lao Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare acknowledge that the number of Lao women and children who have fallen victims of human trafficking is alarmingly increasing, and that the US government has agreed to assist Laos ...  

Bangkok, Thailand, Vientiane, Laos, Washington, D.C., November 6, 2009, The communist regime in Laos, the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, or LPDR, has arrested and jailed peaceful Lao activists seeking to organize protests against corruption and one-party, authoritarian rule in Laos. The forthcoming SEA games in Vientiane, Laos, have suffered potentially damaging results as a consequence of the Lao military and secret police arrests of...  

Washington, D.C., St. Paul, Minnesota and Fresno, California, October 21, 2009 Members of the U.S. Congress and the Administration of U.S. President Obama have been urged to move forward to honor and grant veterans burial benefits to Lao and Hmong combat veterans who served with U.S. military and clandestine units in the Kingdom of Laos during the Vietnam War. The effort has been spearheaded by a coalition of organizations including the...  

A REGAL sounding e-mail from the FA of Malaysia's media department a couple of days ago on the Under-23 squad's departure for the Laos Sea Games brought back memories of just how good local football o...  

Laotian and Hmong students across the United States are urging the U.S. and Thailand’s government to help release some 5,000 Lao Hmong political refugees at Ban Huay Nam Khao and Nong Khai prior to the SEA games in Laos. The students are active with Laos Hmong scholars and advocates as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including Lao and Hmong human rights and humanitarian organizations, seeking to grant political asylum to the...  

In ending his message, His Majesty conveyed his best wishes for the good health and happiness of the President and for the continued progress and prosperity of the people of Laos. His Majesty also sent II, Kindest regards to the Prime Minister.--  

HOSTS LAOS THE DARK HORSE IN WOMEN'S FOOTBALL - Laos will be the dark horse in the women's championship when their SEA Games event kick-off tomorrow at the National University Stadium. The women's foot... 10 hours ago ...  

Officials of the Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce are developing a strategic plan on export promotions, aimed at mitigating the impacts of implementing the ASEAN Free Trade Agreementor AFTA. Officials say the plan will be completed and submitted ...  

"Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Defense Minister Prawit Wonguwon and Army Chief of Staff, General Anupong Paochinda, have launched a massive campaign of armed abuse, intimidation and threats to seek to seek to force some 4,000 Lao Hmong political refugees in Thailand back to the communist regime in Laos that they fled," said Philip Smith of the CPPA in Washington, D.C.  

PISTOL shooter Hasli Izwan Amir Hasan has been experiencing a "Jekyll and Hyde" time in competitions this year. The Perak-born shooter has been making waves on the local scene but not in internation...  

Bangkok (AlertNet) - It started out as an opportunity to make a chunk of pocket money for the five boys but ended in a horrible tragedy: two dead, one burnt and one unconscious. All they were trying to do was salvage scrap metal from a bomb casing ...  

Ahead of the Southeast Asia Games, vociferous calls are being made for the urgent release of three Hmong men detained in Laos. Below is an article published by the Media Newswire: In Laos, the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) military regime ...  

The persecution, imprisonment and killing of minority Christians and independent Animist and Buddhist believers who seek to worship in freedom outside the control of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) government’s control in Laos has ...  

"Royal Thai Third Army soldiers and Ministry of Interior (MOI) troops were apparently ordered by General Anupong Paojinda, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Interior Minister Chaoyarat Canvirakul to deploy to the Lao Hmong refugee camp at Ban Huay Nam Khao for the purpose of targeting specific Lao Hmong camp and clan leaders for abduction and forcible return to Laos,” said Philip Smith, Executive Director of the CPPA in Washington, D.C.  

“We laud the extraordinary leadership of the European Parliament and its historic resolution that was passed today calling for the release of imprisoned Lao student movement leaders of the peaceful October 26, 1999, and urging human rights reforms and basic human freedoms in Laos and Thailand for the Laotian and Hmong people is timely and appropriate,” said Philip Smith, Executive Director of the Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) in...  

Laos admits that 26% of its population still live in the poorest conditions due to the ineffective implementation of various development projects aimed at eradicating poverty in the country. Mr. Bousone Bouphavanh, Lao Prime Minister, recently ...  

A BUNCH of Sea Games-bound national athletes will have their final tune-up competition at the Singapore Open athletics championships today hoping to run themselves into form in time for the biennial m...  

Yang goes to where few history books dare, tracing the heart-braking history of her Hmong family from the bomb-infested forests of Laos to the treacherous territory as a first-generation Hmong family in American. An art exhibit will accompany the ...  

The image most of us of a certain age are likely to have of Laos is a wildeyed, barefoot young Pathet Lao fighter scowling at the camera, dripping in an assortment of Soviet weaponry. Or if there is one statistic they might know, it is that Laos is ...  

Asked whether Laos, being a neighbour to both countries, would be ready and willing to serve as the "link" for the two parties, Premier Bouason said: "You asked me whether Laos would be ready to coordinate between the two countries. I personally ...  

Old Lyme - Sichanh Patana was only 2 years old when his family escaped from Laos during a Communist uprising, fleeing along the Mekong River in inner tubes one moonlit night to wind up in a Thai refugee camp. Patana believes the Communists would have ...  

IT’S all systems go for the participation of the 251 athletes to the 25th Southeast Asian Games this December 9 to 18 in Laos. The campaign of the 98 athletes who will not be supported by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has been hanging in ...  

to Andy Ardiyansah-Koko Darkuncoro in the quarter-finals. Although Malaysia can expect another tough time this year against favourites Indonesia and Thailand, Kok Peng is unperturbed as he continues to work on improving his charges game, especially in  

MANILA, Nov. 27 — All the 251 athletes named to make up the national delegation to the coming Southeast Asian Games will go to Laos to carry the country’s colors in the 25th edition of the biennial conclave. Thus declared athletics president Go ...  

"Additionally, on October 7th and 8th, following the first brutal incident, some thirty (30) additional Thai Army Special Forces and MOI troops entered the camp and began intimidating and beating refugees," said Philip Smith of the CPPA in Washington, D.C. "A number of the refugees were abused and their jewelry and personal items of value were taken from them by the Thai Army soldier and MOI troops."  

More special units of the Vietnam Peoples Army (VPA) have been deployed in Laos from Hanoi as Lao students, activists and political and religious dissidents seek to rally prior to the SEA Games and the visit of President Barack Obama to Singapore and ...  

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Background Note: Laos October 2009Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs A small boat crosses the Mekong River, Laos, February 9, 2001. [© AP Images]PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Lao People's Democratic RepublicGeography Area: 236,800 sq. km. (91,430 sq. mi.); slightly larger than Utah. Capital--Vientiane (2008 pop. est. 740,010). Other principal towns--Savannakhet, Luang Prabang, Pakse, Thakhek.Terrain: Rugged mountains, plateaus...  

VIENTIANE, Nov 20 (IPS) - Before 2002, Chanhpheng Sivila held training workshops for the many Lao disabled women and men at her own house. Now she presides over the sprawling Lao Disabled Women's Development Centre fronting the Mekong, 20 km from ...  

“We are very concerned that the new Laotian protesters and pro-democracy activists in Laos are being jailed in terrible and harsh conditions in Sam Khe prison where they are suffering in horribly from the abuses of communist authorities,” said Mr. Oudong Saysana and Ms. Nouamkham Khamphylavong of the Lao Students Movement for Democracy (LSMD).  

The immigrants are expecting to be deported to Laos following an agreement between the countries. Tens of thousands of ethnic minority Hmong have sought asylum in Thailand, claiming that they face persecution from the communist Laos regime as they ...  

Tria Vang, in foreground, rallies young Hmong students Monday at Sacramento's federal courthouse in a protest of the case against 12 men accused of plotting to overthrow the communist government of Laos.Because two new defendants have just been charged, there will be little or no public movement for at least six months in the case accusing 12 men of plotting the violent overthrow of the communist government in Laos. In a new...  

Remote Lands, the Asia ultra-luxury bespoke private tour operator, announced today their private jet vacations to the Amanresorts hotels in Southeast Asia. The completely customized itineraries will focus on the culture and cuisine of Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and willinclude off-the-beaten-path destinations to which few travelers venture, including Battambang in Cambodia and Champasak Province in Southern Laos. We are delighted to be...  

VIENTIANE, Sep 21 (IPS) - Ki is seven years old but looks more like three. His legs are bowed and skull misshapen. He looked at me with a blank stare. The health worker, Kheo, suggests rickets. Rickets and beri beri or thiamine (B1) deficiency are ...  

“Multiple sources in Laos as well as their families in the Laotian Diaspora community have confirmed the arrest and imprisonment of 346 Laotian students and demonstrators in Vientiane and elsewhere in Laos by the LPDR secret police and military in what is clearly a major crackdown following the 10th anniversary of the student protest in Vientiane in 1999,” said Philip Smith, of the CPPA in Washington, D.C.  

HA NOI — Effective support and co-operation between the State and commercial banks of Viet Nam and Laos had actively contributed to both countries’ socio-economic development and enhancement of bilateral ties, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said ...  

Cambodia and Laos will launch bus service between the two countries. Vientiane – Laos and Cambodia are planning to allow cross-border bus services to operate in a bid to boost tourism and trade between the two neighbouring countries, state media reports said Thursday. … The Lao government has granted permission to the Pakxe Public Bus Association to [...]  

"Multiple sources in Laos as well as their families in the Laotian Diaspora community have confirmed the arrest and imprisonment of 346 Laotian students and demonstrators in Vientiane and elsewhere in Laos by the LPDR secret police and military in ...  

My tour guide is a Laotian but was brought up in USA. He returned to Laos recently. At first, he found it difficult to adjust to the life in Laos as the health care, education and facilities were backward. After living in Laos for some time, he now liked the life here (compared to USA).  

IT is the time of the year when we become obsessed with the gold medal chase. Yes, the Sea Games are upon us again. The men's football team leave on Monday as part of the first batch of the Malaysian contingent headed for Vientiane. Others will soon ...  

Laos has a population of about 5 million people. This is the same as Singapore but the land area is large. It is located between Thailand and Vietnam and does not have a coastline. The Mekong river passes through part of Laos.The capital is Vientiane. I like this small city. Most of the buildings are 5 stories or lower. The roads are not congested. Traffic moves slowly. The pace of life is slow. there are a few nice restaurants providing...  

Vendors line up waiting for the workers to sign off. Factory guards (blue uniforms) are the first to get out. Credit:Melody Kemp/IPS VIENTIANE, Nov 26 (IPS) - "Most workers have limited knowledge, ultimately you don’t know how many hidden killers ...  

PETALING JAYA: Hasli Izwan Amir Hasan and Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi, two of the country’s most experienced shooters, are priming up for strong onslaughts in the Laos SEA Games after impressive showings in the Tun Hanif Trophy championships in Subang last weekend.  

Demonstrators at the federal courthouse on I Street in downtown Sacramento protesting the upcoming trial of 12 men accused of plotting to overthrow Laos' communist government.Several hundred people in downtown Sacramento this morning called for release of defendants facing federal charges that they plotted to overthrow the government of Laos. Carrying signs and listening to speakers who rallied the demonstrators on the steps of the...  

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia face the prospect of not returning home with a single gold medal in taekwondo for the first time in SEA Games history if the performances of their exponents in the just concluded World Champion­ships in Copenhagen are anything to go by.  

This first commercialization of LAOs at Jubail is very much in keeping with SABIC’s continuous search for innovative technologies that can be employed to bring new and better product solutions to the marketplace,” said Dr Abdulrahman Al-Ubaid ...  

Washington, D.C., Fresno, California and Green Bay, Wisconsin, October 27, 2009 A bipartisan coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives led by U.S. Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA) have expressed their intention to introduce legislation to honor and seek to grant veterans burial benefits at U.S. national cemeteries to Lao and Hmong veterans who served in defense of the Kingdom of Laos during the Vietnam War. “As you may know, Officers from...  

Human rights (Press release) : Parliament on Thursday adopted three human rights resolutions: urging the Chinese government to adopt an immediate and unconditional moratorium on the death penalty, calling on President Ortega to respect ...  

Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr., president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), gave an assurance Friday that the 251 athletes who will compete in 25th Laos Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos will be absolutely dope-free. Cojuangco, together ...  

IT has been two decades since Malaysia won the football gold medal at the biennial Sea Games with the calamitous campaigns since those heady days well documented. One debacle after another has followed the national team with every Sea Games since ...  

SIX Malaysian boxers carry the country's challenge at the Laos Sea Games next month with the mission to raise the profile of a sport which once captured the attention of Malaysians. Following the re...  

Thailand's SEA Games football team arrived in Laos yesterday ready to defend their title at the 25th SEA Games in Vientiane. The Thailand squad arrive at Wat Tai airport in Laos yesterday. Thailand face a tough game against Vietnam in their opening ...  

YANGON, Nov. 21 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Myanmar and Laos signed treaties Friday on visa exemption and avoidance of double taxation, a Myanmar state-run newspaper reported Saturday. Notes were exchanged after agreements were signed by Laotian Deputy Prime ...  

Tomorrow, Dec. 2, the Laotians celebrate the 34th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Although the name was changed officially in 1975, the country is still referred to as Laos by most other countries ...  

WHEREVER he turns, Anuar Manan knows all eyes will be on him when he starts the Sea Games road race in Vientiane on Dec 13. And his status as Asia's most prominent sprinter on the road does inadvert...  

Yangon - Myanmar and Laos strengthened relations with the signing of visa-exemption treaty for their respective citizens and a double-taxation avoidance agreement, state media reported Saturday. The two agreements were signed Friday in the military's ...  

BANGKOK—Laos denied Friday reports that it has detained people on their way to stage a pro-democracy protest in the Lao capital, saying the reports were "fabricated" to harm the country’s image ahead of two major events. The Seattle-based Lao ...  

The victim was young, maybe 16. Somehow the Merced police officer assigned to her high school had learned what was going on: her stepbrother was sexually assaulting her at home. The girl's mother, who came to Merced from Laos, spoke no English. And that's where interpreter Gao Chang came in.  

YANGON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Laos Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith is on an official and goodwill visit to Myanmar and will meet the leadership, aimed at enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation. Sisoulith began the ...  

YANGON, Nov 19, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Laos Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith is on an official and goodwill visit to Myanmar and will meet the leadership, aimed at enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation ...  

MALAYSIA fought back from two goals down to hold Australia 2-2 in an AFC Under-16 Championships qualifying Group H match at McKeller Park in Canberra on Saturday. [2009/10/12] Laos win title on goal difference MALAYSIA were edged by Laos on goal ...  

With 46 land crossings, 14 market places for border residents, as well as five motorways to the Laos and Myanmar ... Maybe Laos is only a starting point or transit place for humantrafficking. Nonetheless, human trafficking has directly affected ...  

Around midday July 25, 2009, Zhao received a call from a senior police officer from Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, urging him to stop an international bus traveling from Laos to Mengla. "I was told that a Laotian woman suspected of trafficking ...  

Wee said that currently exist are MoUs with each of the national Anti-Corruption agencies in the Asean countries excluding Laos and Myanmar. "In 2010, Laos is going to be the ninth country and we will be inviting Myanmar to the meetings which is ...  

VIENTIANE, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) - Laos expects to enhance exchanges and cooperation with China in news and media areas, said Lao Standing Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad here on Saturday. Somsavat made the remarks when meeting with Wang Chen ...  

YANGON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar and Laos Friday signed two memorandums of understanding in Nay Pyi Taw respectively on mutualvisa exemption for holders of diplomatic passport and avoidance of double taxation, the state-run Myanmar Radio and ...  

Vientiane, Laos - Typhoon Ketsana caused 94.2 million dollars worth of damage in southern Laos in late September, draining the communist country's reserve fund, state media reported Tuesday. Finance Minister Somdy Douangdy told the National Assembly ...  

Yangon – Myanmar and Laos Friday signed two memorandums of understanding in Nay Pyi Taw respectively on mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic passport and avoidance of double taxation, the...  

Nov 06, 2009 (Radio Free Asia Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- BANGKOK -- Laos denied Friday reports that it has detained people on their way to stage a pro-democracy protest in the Lao capital, saying the reports were ...  

KUALA LUMPUR: Noraseela Khalid, still on a high after winning a silver in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in Guangzhou on Friday, has set sights on a SEA Games gold medal next.  

They highlight the Hmong history of their journey from Laos to America and their contribution since they've been here in their new home," Xiong said. Themes include the "Secret War" in Laos, the refugee camps in Thailand, immigration to California's ...  

The conference drew female parliamentarians from Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, the AIPA’s acting general-secretary I Gusti Ayu Darsini, representatives from the UN Development Program, international organizations and ...  

Ten years after a rare student uprising, nine people are taken into custody as they prepare a demonstration. BANGKOK—Lao authorities are detaining nine people said to have been travelling by road to the Lao capital to stage a pro-democracy protest ...  

Prior to the SEA Games, in recent weeks, elements of the Thai Third Army and Ministry of Interior have loaded and removed nearly a half dozen Army truck loads of forks, knives and spoons that have been seized and taken from the 5000 ...  

... refugee law, the Thai government has used intimidation and the denial of basic necessities to coerce Lao Hmong refugees in a Nong Khai immigration detention center to return to Laos "voluntarily." Thai authorities restricted all of the refugees ...  

The United Nations has urged Thailand to end the three-year detention of nearly 160 ethnic Hmong from Laos. The Geneva-based UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) also asked the government to allow the Hmong to be moved to several western ...  

VIENTIANE, Laos — Connie Speight has swayed on elephant-back through unforgiving jungle and has adopted nine of the high-maintenance beasts. At 83, the retired American teacher is back in this Southeast Asian country to help save what remains of ...  

Cambodian national tennis players Bun Kenny (left) and Tan Nissan are greeted on arrival at Phnom Penh airport November 2. T HE Tennis Federation of Cambodia (TFC) has named the six delegates it will be sending to Laos for the upcoming SEA Games in ...  

“I was in one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to, surrounded by incredibly friendly, honest and beautiful people and I found myself wanting to cry almost everyday,” wrote Guardian blog photographer Ariel Soto of her time spent in the ...  

KUALA LUMPUR: Chef-de-mission Datuk Dr Ramlan Abdul Aziz has reminded members of the Malaysian contingent to respect the culture of host country Laos and be ready to accept any shortfalls during the SEA Games. Dr Ramlan said although Laos, the ...  

HA NOI — A top Lao official on a visit to Ha Noi has said the Lao Party, State and people will do their best to consolidate and strengthen traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive co-operation with Viet Nam. Politburo member of ...  

MANILA, Nov. 17 –Filipino archers prefer to look on the brighter side of their participation in the Laos Southeast Asian Games in Dec. despite having undergone far from ideal training and preparation condition for the regional biennial meet ...  

"After Cambodia started quarrelling with Thailand, casino fans are heading to casinos in Laos instead," a man familiar with the situation disclosed. Identifying himself only as Porn, this van owner has driven Thai gamblers to casinos in Laos and ...  

Vientiane, Laos - Lao legislators are preparing to pass the country's first cigarette-control bill, in keeping with anti-smoking campaigns worldwide, media reports said Thursday. Minister of Public Health Ponmek Dalaloy presented a draft law at the ...  

PADDLER Ng Sock Khim, who delivered a surprise silver medal in the 2007 Korat Sea Games, will not make the trip to Laos after injuring her right knee last month. She underwent knee reconstruction sur...