Source: VOA News Thai military authorities maintain that the Hmong refugees have no alternative except to go back to Laos voluntarily, and reiterate their goal of returning all the refugees by the end of 2009.(English and Lao descriptions)
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Source: Big News Network By Brian McCartan BANGKOK – The pullout under protest of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) from the Huay Nam Khao refugee camp in Petchabun in Thailand is a slap in the face to Thailand and Laos, …
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Source: Yahoo News KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) — National sports bodies will be given the power to decide whether to send elite athletes or the second echelons to compete in the South-east Asia Games (SEA Games) in Laos in December.
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Source: Yahoo News The pregnant British woman facing a possible death sentence for drug smuggling in Laos might have to wait for her trial until after the birth of her child. The Laotian authorities are anxious to find out who the father is and say they could use DNA testing on the baby, which is [...]
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Source: VOA News The Asian-American communities in Atlanta celebrated the Asian-Pacific Heritage month by honoring 25 outstanding people from their communities for his/her influence and contributions to the society as a whole.
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Source: Yahoo News The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on May 26 held a solemn ceremony to rebury the remains of 60 soldiers killed in action during their international mission in Laos and Cambodia during wartime.
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Source: VOA News In Georgia, the Asian-American communities in Atlanta celebrated the Asian Heritage month by selecting 25 people from their communities to receive award for his/her influence and contributions to the society as a whole.
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Source: VOA News An official of the Lao Ministry of Public Security says the prosecution and trial of Samantha Orobator, accused of heroin smuggling and currently detained in a Vientiane prison, will have to be delayed because of her pregnancy.(English description)
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Source: Big News Network By Simon Parry, Vientiane (Laos), May 26 : You can sense it in their agitated voices and exasperated expressions. They wish she wasn't in their prison, they wish she wasn't in their country, and they …
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Source: Yahoo News Beer Lao is wildly popular in Laos, but its maker and fans want it to become much more well-known elsewhere.
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