Key Hmong denied Arlington burial

Source: Big News Network The US Army has rejected a request for ethnic Hmong leader Vang Pao to be buried with full military honours in Arlington National Cemetery. Gen Pao led a 15-year CIA-sponsored secret war in Laos …

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Poor but charming Laos offers relaxing stop in Southeast Asia

Source: Yahoo News Editor’s note: After eventful journeys through Sri Lanka and Malaysia, the Kyiv Post moves on to Laos in the third of a four-part trip around Asia. Arriving into the capital of Laos’s tiny airport, you are struck immediately by its relaxed attitude and laid-back atmosphere.

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Vehicle ownership tops one million in modest Laos

Source: Big News Network The number of vehicles in Laos is still increasing, with public works and transport ministry figures showing that 1,008,788 were registered in 2010 – an increase from 886,348 vehicles in 2009. The …

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North Vietnam was a huge threat

Source: Big News Network Vietnam delusion endures ": Nice article, but Dyer fails to mention Laos, which is now communist and under the heel of Vietnam. Dyer also fails to mention the writings of Vietnamese military …

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Vehicle ownership tops one million in modest Laos

Source: Yahoo News The number of vehicles in Laos is still increasing, with public works and transport ministry figures showing that 1,008,788 were registered in 2010 – an increase from 886,348 vehicles in 2009. The t …..

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'Magic million dollar' turnover may occur soon in Laos stock market

Source: Big News Network Turnover on Monday (February 1) reached new highs as turnover reached a very ?bullish? 7.22 billion kip (US$898,926); maybe the magic million dollar daily turnover may occur very shortly at …

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When to Go and When not to

Source: Big News Network holiday in Laos isn’t generally considered as one of the ‘normal’ places where you would spend your break, but if you want a destination with a little more culture, this wonderful …

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Construction of high speed Laos ailway starts in April

Source: Yahoo News  VIENTIANE, Laos (dpa) – The Lao government wants to start construction work on a 481-kilometer, high-speed railway linking Laos to China and Thailand in April.   The National Consulting Group, tasked with conducting the impact assessment study on the 7 billion dollar project, has been ordered to speed up its work to [...]

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