Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh

“Tragically, Lao Hmong political refugees who fled egregious human rights violations and religious persecution are still enduring unspeakable violence and forced repatriation from Thailand back to the Stalinist military regime in Laos that they ...  

Average quality rating by the Stockhouse community. 1) The Chinese and the Vietnamese are both not very popular in Laos, to say it polite. I was there several times. 2) The temperature of the carnelite may be an interesting figure to find out the ...  

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 ...  

of Sin-Xay shooting his arrow to light the cauldron, and of Lamnao Singto scoring those two goals against Indonesia," added Ta. Football is undoubtedly the biggest sport in the former French colony, and the Laos football team's 2-0 victory over Indonesia  

Thailand, December 15, 2009 - In recent months, hundreds of Lao Hmong political refugees and asylum seekers forcibly repatriated from Thailand to Laos from 2007-2009 have been summarily executed, imprisoned, tortured, or have disappeared at the hands ...  

Filipino-Americans Treat Conrad Huey and Cecil Mamiit posted contrasting victories in their respective semifinal games to forge an all-Filipino finals in the men’s singles of the 2009 Southeast Asean Games tennis competition in Vientiane, Laos. The ...  

The US Hmong community was outraged two years ago by the arrest in California of aging warlord Vang Pao on charges he was plotting to overthrow the communist government of Laos. The charges were dropped this September, restoring good relations with ...  

VIENTIANE, LAOS - The Lao tourism industry and related businesses in Vientiane have gained a major financial boost as thousands of tourists flock to the capital Vientiane for the ongoing 25th Southeast Asian Games. Vientiane Hotel and Restaurant ...  

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...  

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...  

The Lao men's football team sent the home crowd wild with joy on Thursday night by securing a berth in the semi-finals of the 25th SEA Games football tournament after a 0-0 draw with Singapore. Lao coach Alfred Riedl said the team's target was the ...  

to 22.The APPF comprises 27 members, namely, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, Ecuador, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the  

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and Lao President Choummaly Sayasone meet during the Vietnamese leader’s visit on the sidelines at the SEA Games in Vientiane yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Duc Tam HA NOI — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has confirmed Viet Nam ...  

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 ...  

But a new book could change that. "Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America" (University of Minnesota Press, $29.95) is a landmark work that chronicles the Hmong experience -- from traditional foods in the mountains of Laos, to dishes ...