Laos-Thai Border Demarcation Update

Source: VOA News Laos and Thailand have added 15 more demarcation poles along their common land borders, raising the total number of markers separating their land and river boundaries to 204 since 1997. (English and Lao descriptions)

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Ahmadinejad Heading for Landslide Victory

Source: VOA News Other News: US Authorizes Export-Import Bank Loans for Cambodia, Laos; North Korea Responds to UN Sanctions with Threats; Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Southern Afghanistan, and more.

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Contaminated Water from Cassava Factory Affect Villagers’ Lives

Source: VOA News Residents at Ban Natham, PakNguem District, Vientiane Province, are being gravely affected by toxic water leaking from a cassava factory as this water kills a large amount of fish and destroys the villagers’ livelihood. (English and Lao descriptions)

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Vietnam, Thailand, Laos open up truck routes

Source: Big News Network Commercial trucks from Thailand and Vietnam are able to enter each others’ territory for the first time to deliver and pick up goods following this week’s formal exchange of traffic rights and introduction of a regional customs transit system among the two countries and Laos.

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US removes Laos, Cambodia from trade blacklist

Source: Big News Network Barack Obama removed Laos and Cambodia from a trade blacklist, opening the way for US loans to companies doing business in the former US adversaries.The United States has been boosting ties with both

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US removes Laos, Cambodia from trade blacklist (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Source: Yahoo News US President Barack Obama removed Laos and Cambodia from a trade blacklist, opening the way for US loans to companies doing business in the former US adversaries.

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Obama okays U.S. Exim bank loans for Cambodia, Laos

Source: Big News Network WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has cleared the way for the U.S. Export-Import Bank to help finance exports of U.S. goods to Laos and Cambodia, the White House said on Friday.

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US removes Laos, Cambodia from trade blacklist (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Source: Yahoo News US President Barack Obama on Friday removed Laos and Cambodia from a blacklist, opening the way for US loans to companies doing business in the former US adversaries.

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Obama okays U.S. Exim bank loans for Cambodia, Laos (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Source: Yahoo News President Barack Obama has cleared the way for the U.S. Export-Import Bank to help finance exports of U.S. goods to Laos and Cambodia, the White House said on Friday.

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US removes Laos, Cambodia from blacklist (AAP) (Yahoo!7 World News)

Source: Yahoo News President Barack Obama has removed former US adversaries Laos and Cambodia from a blacklist, opening the way for loans to companies doing business there.

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