Germany gives 2.3 million dollars to cull Laos’ opium cultivation (EARTHtimes.org)

Source: Yahoo News Vientiane, Laos – Germany has donated 2.3 million dollars to encourage Lao farmers to switch to alternative crops from opium, cultivation of which grew 19 per cent last year in the Asian country, media reports said Thursday. The German government pro…

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Westerner ULUVUS Rocks in Lao!

Source: VOA News We wanted ULUVUS to be the first Westerners to sing rock in Lao.

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ULUVUS – Hak Kan Leo

Source: VOA News ULUVUS, Westerners who sing Lao songs Hak Kan Leo, Phousao Khon Nan and Bor Pen Ngang.

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Migrant Workers Face Killings, Extortion, Labor Rights Abuses

Source: Big News Network Migrant workers make huge contributions to Thailand’s economy, but receive little protection from abuse and exploitation. Those from Burma, Cambodia, and Laos suffer horribly at the hands of corrupt…

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Stabbing at Laos Transit Center (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)

Source: Yahoo News TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) – Tucson police are searching for someone who stabbed a man on the south side Tuesday night. It happened just after 9:00 p.m. at the Laos Transit Center on west Irvington near south Sixth Avenue.

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BUAV Exposes Shocking Role Played by Laos in the International Trade in Primates for Research

Source: Big News Network /PRNewswire/ — The BUAV, a leading animal protection organization, is calling on CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species) to take action following its investigation into …

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Laos signs agreement to smooth regional transit (Asia News Network)

Source: Yahoo News Commercial trucks from Laos , Thailand and Vietnam will now be able to pick up and deliver goods in each other’s territory without reloading after the signing of the Customs Transit Guarantee System.

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Laos To Allow Expatriates To Stay Longer Instead 30 Days (Bernama)

Source: Yahoo News VIENTIANE, Feb 24 (Bernama) — Overseas Laotians are likely to enjoy a longer stay in Laos after a draft decree issued by the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Foreign Relations Department, Lao News Agency (KPL) reported.

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BUAV Exposes Shocking Role Played by Laos in the International Trade in Primates for Research (redOrbit)

Source: Yahoo News LONDON, February 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — The BUAV, a leading animal protection organization, is calling on CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species) to take action following its investigation into a shocking and expanding trade in primates from Laos to China and Vietnam for the research industry.

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Laos Will Simplify Customs Procedures With Online System (Bernama)

Source: Yahoo News HANOI, Feb 23 (Bernama) — Laos will simplify its customs procedures by installing a new online system at customs offices and border checkpoints across the country, Xinhua cited Lao newspaper the Vientiane Times as reporting Tuesday.

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