Lao News

Research and Markets: 4Q11 Laos Mobile Operator Forecast, 2012 – 2015: Laos to have 6.3 million mobile subscriber …

Laos News — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:08:25 +0000

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Dublin – Research and Markets has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report "4Q11 Laos

Laos approves new Specific Economic Zone

Laos News — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:07:08 +0000

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Lao government has agreed to develop an area close to the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge in Khammuan province as the Thakhek Specific Economic Zone (SEZ), in a bid to attract foreign investment and boost …..

Pumping concrete with the Laos Olympic team

Laos News — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:55:59 +0000

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The sun is setting over the scruffy outdoor stadium as Kilakone Siphonexay, the fastest man in Laos, lies on the home-made, wooden weights bench, raises both arms and grips the scaffolding pole above.

LAOS: Aiming to leave least developed country list

Laos News — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:55:49 +0000

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The government of Laos has taken the unique step of stating its ambition to graduate from the UN list of Least Developed Countries (LDC) list by 2020. LDCs exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development, and have the lowest rating in the Human Development Index of the world's countries.

Laos, Hmong Veterans Honored At National Ceremonies

Laos News — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:46:16 +0000

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National memorial and wreath-laying ceremonies are being held in Washington, D.C., Arlington National Cemetery, and the U.S. Congress, to honor Lao and Hmong veterans of the “U.S. Secret Army” in Laos, their American clandestine advisors, and their …

Laos as a Regional Link

Laos News — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:41:41 +0000

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Long one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has moved in recent years to capitalize on the region’s robust economic growth and increased integration by recasting itself as a “corridor country” able to facilitate cross-border trade across its land-locked territory.

Laos says building of controversial dam on hold

Laos News — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:33:53 +0000

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Laos has postponed construction of a controversial dam on the Mekong, an official said Thursday, dismissing fears that the work was going ahead despite growing regional opposition.

Laos extradites suspect to China in Mekong massacre case

Laos News — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:33:12 +0000

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Laos on Thursday handed over the suspected leader of a drug gang accused of killing 13 members of Chinese boat crews on a lawless stretch of the Mekong River, an incident that caused Beijing to send gunboat patrols to the region downstream from its borders. Naw Kham, a Burmese man in his 40s notorious for his role in suspected drug smuggling in the "Golden Triangle" region …

Laos villagers see farms become fairways

Laos News — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:33:12 +0000

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LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AFP) – Ask Sang Phet what he thinks of golf, and the answer is a dismissive snort. "Golf? I like football and boxing," he says, leaning against his simple village home. "But golf? No."

Laos halts Xayaburi dam work

Laos News — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:33:12 +0000

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Laos has suspended construction on the controversial Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River following an uproar from neighboring Cambodia and environmental groups, a senior Lao government official said on Wednesday.