Ian MacKinnon visits the most-bombed province in Laos

Source: Big News Network Forty years on, Laos reaps bitter harvest of the secret war Lethal legacy of cluster bombs is daily reality for the world's most bombed nation

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Forty years on, Laos reaps bitter harvest of the secret war

Source: Big News Network More than 100 countries will today sign a convention banning the use of cluster bombs. In Laos, the most bombed nation on earth, their lethal legacy is a part of daily life.

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MAKAF SLAM OCM FOR AGREEING TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION AT LAOS SEA GAMES (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Source: Yahoo News KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Karate Federation (Makaf) today took to task the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) for not acting in the interest of the country by agreeing to SEA Games Federation’s decision to limit participation in several sports including karate at the Laos SEA Games next year.

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Laos on anti-munitions vanguard (Asia Times)

Source: Yahoo News GENEVA – The signing ceremony for a new international disarmament treaty taking place in Oslo, Norway, on Wednesday provides the improbable platform for long-reclusive Laos to step out on an international stage and take a role promoting the treaty in Southeast Asia.

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Football: Hairuddin and co on their guard against Laos (The Star)

Source: Yahoo News PETALING JAYA: Striker Hairuddin Omar and his team-mates are well aware that Laos have the ability to turn the tables on Malaysia in their opening Group B match of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup in Phuket on Sunday.

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Sea Games: Quota on entries to be introduced in Laos (The Star)

Source: Yahoo News PETALING JAYA: A quota on the number of entries for each country in selected sports will be introduced for the first time in the SEA Games at the edition in Laos next year.

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