Research and Markets: Laos – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts – 2012

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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Laos – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts" report

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In Luang Prabang, Laos, Lao New Year is drenched in color — and water

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As our minivan rounded a mountain pass, a gaggle of giggling teenagers appeared at the fringe of a thatched-roof village. Hey, I thought, what’s with the buckets and the water guns? Splash! Ah. I’d traveled to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to ring in the Lao New Year, but I had only a vague notion of how wet things were about to get. Read full article >>

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Laos' river of booze and tubes may be river of no return

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The man who started the tubing craze says local people are very sorry for the deaths, but nothing will change unless someone takes responsibility.

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UNFPA Pledges To Help Laos On Mother And Child Health Care

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VIENTIANE (Laos), Jan 27 (Bernama) — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will actively work to help Laos reduce the mortality of mother and child and uphold the role of women and youth.

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UNPFA Pledges To Help Laos On Mother And Child Health Care

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VIENTIANE, Laos, Jan 27 (Bernama) — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will actively work to help Laos reduce the mortality of mother and child and uphold the role of women and youth.

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ADB Loans US$5 Million To Boost Agriculture In Laos

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VIENTIANE, Laos, Jan 26 (Bernama)– The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday approved additional financing US$5 million for Smallholder Development Project to boost agriculture productivity in Laos.

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Melbourne teen killed in Laos tubing accident

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A Melbourne teenager on holiday in Laos has died while tubing in the country.

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In Laos, tubing can be deadly

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Two Australian tourists turned up dead in Laos this month. Emily Lodish A teenager from Melbourne was on vacation in Laos when he did what most backpackers do. Flung himself into an inner tube in the town of Vang Vieng and went sailing down the Nam Som River. Nestled amid jagged karst mountains, Vang Vieng has become something of a backpacker mecca. As Laos has opened its doors to tourists in …

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EU aid to Laos to remain despite euro crisis

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The European Union's development assistance to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) including Laos will not be reduced in spite of the ongoing debt crisis in Europe. Speaking to Lao media in Vientiane la …..

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Golf-Laos to host first professional tournament

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Laos will host its first professional golf tournament, an $80,000 prize money ASEAN PGA Tour event, at the Luang Prabang Golf Club in April, the organisers said on Thursday.

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