Laos: journey through a land of lost tribes (Daily Telegraph)

Source: Yahoo News In the highlands of northern Laos John Gimlette finds a country emerging from a painful past.

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Laos opens Embassy in Kuwait, first in Middle East (Zawya)

Source: Yahoo News KUWAIT, January 29, SPA — In the attendance of the Prime Minister of Laos People’s Democratic Republic Bouasone Bouphavanh, the Laos Embassy was inaugurated in a special ceremony Thursday, to become Laos’ first embassy in the Middle East region.

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Thai PM first official visit to Laos (Thailandnews.net)

Source: Yahoo News Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday flew form the military airport at 9:15 a.m. to Laos for an official visit at the invitation of Lao PM Bouasone Bouphavanh. The visit is aimed to s…

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Laos turns down SEA Games basketball – again (GMA News)

Source: Yahoo News MANILA, Philippines – A high-ranking official of the Laos government has rejected the inclusion of basketball from the Southeast Asian Games, a development that would likely stun local basketball stakeholders who were assured a cage tournament would take place in the biennial games.

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Laos Brewmaster Has High Hopes For Local Beer

Source: Big News Network January 27, 2009 · A brewmaster from Laos has it in her head to make her country's national beer into a global brand — or at least a niche brand with a global reach. The tiny, landlocked …

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Alexandra Opens Up to VOA about Her School and Singing Career

Source: VOA News “This concert will showcase the Laos’ culture and traditions through music and performances. I’ll be singing my songs from the past album, my grandfather’s song and Japanese song as well,” she told VOA.

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Obama Reverses Bush Policy on Abortion Funding

Source: VOA News Other News: Thai Prime Minister Visits Laos; Coalition Forces Kill 15 in Afghanistan; AFP: Iran Says Not Meddling in Iraqi Elections, and more.

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Laos’ HIV/AIDS Infection Continues to Rise

Source: VOA News Screening results found 2,858 infected people, with 1,837 having full-blown AIDS, leading to 873 deaths so far. The screening also found a disproportionate increase in the number of female infections.

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ADB Increases Assistance to Laos to Help Mitigate Global Financial Crisis Impact

Source: VOA News The Asian Development Bank has pledged to increase its financial assistance to the Lao PDR in the next two years, aiming to help Laos mitigate the impacts of the current global financial crisis.

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Alexandra Bounxouei: Khub Thoum Luang Prabang

Source: VOA News VOA plays an all time favorite song by our own Laotian American legendary singer K. Viseth, and one by Alexandra Bounxeoui per our audiences’ requests.

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