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Laos
State Department Expresses Concerns Over Rights Lawyer Forcibly Repatriated to China From Laos
Lu Siwei’s detention in Laos and his subsequent repatriation to China is another example of Beijing’s transnational repression.
October 12, 2023
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Frank Fang
Rights Groups Urge Laos Government to Investigate Fatal Shooting of Political Activist
Human rights groups have urged the Laotian authorities to launch a probe into the killing of political activist ...
May 3, 2023
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Aldgra Fredly
The ‘Forgotten Land’ of Laos: The Mysterious Plain of Jars
Laos became known as the “Forgotten Land” in the years following the Vietnam War. Located between its more ...
February 5, 2023
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J.D. Haines
Annual Inflation in Laos Exceeds 30 Percent in August
Inflation in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos spiked to 30.1 percent on an annual basis last month ...
September 10, 2022
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Naveen Athrappully
Laos Limits Foreign Exchange Sales to Stabilize Currency
The central bank of Laos has imposed a limit on selling foreign currencies as part of a group ...
June 29, 2022
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Aldgra Fredly
Fuel Shortage in Laos Sees People Asked Not to Travel
The Laos government has called on residents to avoid unnecessary travel amid fuel shortages, citing the need to ...
May 24, 2022
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Aldgra Fredly
Laos to Target Chinese Tourists Under Green Zone Travel
Laos’ Information, Culture, and Tourism Ministry have outlined plans to reopen the country to domestic and foreign tourists ...
December 9, 2021
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George Fu
Laos Reports Seizing Huge Amount of Methamphetamine
BANGKOK—Police in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos have made one of Asia’s biggest-ever drug busts, seizing more ...
October 29, 2021
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The Associated Press
Insider’s Laos: Exploring Luang Prabang
Having landed that morning in Luang Prabang, an almost-mystical city of temples and palaces cradled high in the ...
July 26, 2021
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Tim Johnson
Hmong New Year in Luang Prabang: Finding a Wife, and Other Pursuits
The taxi driver is apologetic. “Sir, this is as close I can get,” he tells me, as I ...
March 14, 2021
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Tim Johnson
At Least 13 Chinese Tourists Killed in Bus Accident in Laos
BANGKOK—At least 13 people have been killed and 31 injured after a bus carrying Chinese tourists slid off ...
August 20, 2019
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Reuters
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia in a Nutshell: 8 Best Places to Visit in 2020
And of all the countries in the region, Vietnam, Laos, andCambodia almost always top the list, with something ...
July 15, 2019
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Cuba Rebuilds Ties to Russia and the Communist Bloc
Commentary The West needs to wake up to a dangerous threat. The almost-forgotten enemy of “international communism” is ...
December 4, 2018
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Trevor Loudon
Laos’ Decision to Suspend New Dam Projects Welcomed: Mekong River Commission
BANGKOK—The Mekong River Commission welcomed on Aug. 15 a decision by the Laos government to suspend approval of ...
August 16, 2018
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Reuters
Is ASEAN Losing Its Way?
The charter for the Association of Southeast Asia Nations emphasizes economic growth and principles that support cooperation, renunciation ...
September 26, 2015
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Amitav Acharya
Laos: A Lingering Legacy of Untouched Beauty
Giant fans of green foliage carpet the mammoth mountainside bearing tall and slender teak, sandalwood, and rosewood trees ...
May 27, 2015
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Beverly Mann
Thailand Finds Record Number of Elephant Tusks in Bean Sacks (+ video)
Thailand seized 4 tons of ivory hidden in bean sacks tracked from Congo in what authorities said was ...
April 20, 2015
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AP and Epoch Video
The Mysterious Plain of Megalithic Jars
The Plain of Jars in the Xieng Khouang plain of Laos is one of the most enigmatic sights ...
July 31, 2014
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April Holloway
Former Laos Resistance Fighter in Exile in Thailand Deported to Laos
BANGKOK— Thailand deported a former ethnic Hmong resistance leader whose group fought for the U.S. in Laos in ...
July 2, 2014
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The Associated Press
High Speed Rail Could Bankrupt Laos, but It’ll Keep China Happy
Despite impressive economic growth rates over the last decade, a third of Laos’s population still lives below the ...
April 7, 2014
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Keith Barney
Thailand Seizes 600 Smuggled Cobras
Thai authorities seized 600 cobras that were being smuggled in a truck.
November 14, 2012
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Alex Johnston
Hillary Clinton in Laos for Landmark Visit
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Laos since 1955 and mainly ...
July 11, 2012
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Alex Johnston
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