Laos reports first case of A/H1N1 flu

Source: Big News Network HANOI, June 18 (Xinhua) — Lao Ministry of Public Health confirmed that a 27-year-old Australian coming to Laos was tested positive for the A/H1N1 flu, becoming the first case of A/H1N1 patient in the…

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Stop Hmong Returns to Laos

Source: Big News Network “First, we ask you to directly urge the Prime Minister of senior Thai military officials to halt the forced repatriation of the Hmong at Huay Nam Khao … there are currently about 5,000 Hmong refugee…

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Laos, US Cooperation Continues to Progress

Source: VOA News Laos and the United States continue to expand their cooperation in many fields, lately in the area of preventing the A-H1N1 and H5N1 influenzas outbreaks. (English and Lao descriptions)

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Laos to Develop Viengxay as a Tourist Attraction

Source: VOA News Lao authorities plan to develop the town of Vienxay into a historical tourist attraction showcasing the revolutionary battles and hiding places of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party leaders during the Indochina war. (English and Lao descriptions)

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Stop Hmong Returns to Laos

Source: Big News Network was sent today by 31 Members of Congress, as more cosigned the letter prior to transmittal. “First, we ask you to directly urge the Prime Minister of senior Thai military officials to halt the…

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Laos tackles transgender taboos (BBC News)

Source: Yahoo News In Laos, a new strategy to stop the spread of HIV/Aids is forcing officials to recognise a marginalised group, transgender men known as “katheoy”, Jill McGivering reports.

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Laos has first H1N1 case (Straits Times)

Source: Yahoo News HANOI – LANDLOCKED Laos has recorded its first case of H1N1 flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) and local health authorities said in a joint statement received on Thursday. The first case of A(H1N1) influenza was confirmed on Tuesday by the National Centre for Laboratory and Epidemiology, the press release said, adding [...]

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Laos reports first H1N1 flu case (Channel NewsAsia)

Source: Yahoo News HANOI: Laos has recorded its first case of H1N1 flu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and local health authorities said in a joint statement received on Thursday.

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Fresno Agencies Intercept Drug Shipments From Laos To Fresno (KMPH FOX 26 Central San Joaquin Valley)

Source: Yahoo News An operation intended to ship drugs from Laos to Fresno County has been intercepted. The interception was part of a month long investigation by the Fresno Police Department’s Street Narcotics Enforcement, Fresno County Sheriff’s Department’s Narcotics Team and U.S. Postal Service.

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Congress Appeals to Obama Administration, Thailand: Stop Hmong Returns to Laos (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Source: Yahoo News A U.S. Congressional letter to Secretary of State Clinton regarding the Lao-Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos was sent today by 31 Members of Congress, as more cosigned the letter prior to transmittal.

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