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<title>LaosNews.com | Published News</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:00:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China's elephants jostle for a little room (Los Angeles Times)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:00:06 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The country only has 300 wild elephants left, squashed into a patchwork of ever-smaller spaces. A wildlife park, and programs to help villagers view them more kindly, may help stave off extinction. The love between man and elephant does not come easily.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Hmong seek fair treatment from U.S., Laos (The Sacramento Bee)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:00:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[More than two months have passed since Thailand forcibly returned 4,500 Hmong refugees who had fled from Laos. For Hmong in Sacramento and elsewhere in the United States who have family there, the plight of these refugees has been excruciating, and frustrating.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Azle widow can finally lay her Air Force husband to rest (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Thirty-eight years after her husband's plane was shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War, an Azle widow can lay him to rest.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 13/3 (Vietnam Net)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=lifestyle-in-brief-133-vietnam-net</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A musical performance programme was held in Vientiane on March 12 to encourage people in Laos to vote for Vietnam's Ha Long Bay as one of the seven new natural wonders of the world.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese vice PM to visit five countries (People's Daily)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=chinese-vice-pm-to-visit-five-countries-peoples-daily</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu will pay an official visit to five countries including Cambodia, Laos, Palestine, Israel and India, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced Friday. Hui's visit is from March 17 to 28, at the invitation of Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Office of the Council of Ministers Sok An, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad ...<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Burmese refugees face starvation in Bangladesh (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=burmese-refugees-face-starvation-in-bangladesh-mcclatchy-newspapers-via-yahoo-news</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON _Thousands of Burmese Muslim refugees at an unofficial refugee camp in Bangladesh are facing starvation and acute malnutrition as the government continues to block international humanitarian aid, according to Physicians for Human Rights, a humanitarian watchdog group.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thieves loot Lao city's Buddha statue heritage (Sydney Morning Herald)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=thieves-loot-lao-citys-buddha-statue-heritage-sydney-morning-herald</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[LUANG PRABANG: More than a 10th of the Buddha statues in Luang Prabang, an ancient city in north-central Laos whose urban district is a World Heritage Site, have gone missing in the past few years.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China asked to supply data about hydro-power dam on Mekong River (Vietnam Net)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[VietNamNet Bridge - Le Duc Trung, Chair of the Vietnam Mekong River National Committee, on March 11 confirmed that Vietnam was invited to visit China's Jinghong Dam with representatives from Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Laos and US discuss comprehensive concord (EARTHtimes.org)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=laos-and-us-discuss-comprehensive-concord-earthtimes-org</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Vientiane - A high-ranking US diplomat held talks on cooperation with communist Laos during a two-day visit to the South-East Asian country this week, state media reports said Friday. Kurt Campbell, US assistant secretary of state in charge of East A...<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Our Family Wedding': Here come the insults and cliches (USA Today)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=our-family-wedding-here-come-the-insults-and-cliches-usa-today</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=our-family-wedding-here-come-the-insults-and-cliches-usa-today</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This mixed-race page from the 'Meet the Parents' book is a tasteless exercise in familiarity and contempt.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cambodia to host "Trade Fair" in Development Triangle (People's Daily)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=cambodia-to-host-trade-fair-in-development-triangle-peoples-daily</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:07 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cambodia will host a "" for the first time in Development Triangle among Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, a government official said on Thursday. Son Sotha, deputy director of export department of Ministry of Commerce, said that the "CLV Development Triangle Trade Fair" will be held from March 13-15 in provincial town of Rattanakiri, the Cambodia's far northeastern part. He said that some 50 ...<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rubber latex plant breaks ground in Laos (Nhân Dân)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=rubber-latex-plant-breaks-ground-in-laos-nhan-dan</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Construction of a rubber latex plant with an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes started in Pakse district, Champassak province, Laos yesterday.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hitting the head can hurt the fist (USA Today)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=hitting-the-head-can-hurt-the-fist-usa-today</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=hitting-the-head-can-hurt-the-fist-usa-today</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[MMA fighters often hurt their hands punching because the small 4 oz. gloves they wear don't offer much protection.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In mixed martial arts, hitting the head can hurt the fist (USA Today)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=in-mixed-martial-arts-hitting-the-head-can-hurt-the-fist-usa-today</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=in-mixed-martial-arts-hitting-the-head-can-hurt-the-fist-usa-today</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:03 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The collision between head and fist doesn't always favor the fist.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor vows to stamp out opium production in Laos province (Asia News Network)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=governor-vows-to-stamp-out-opium-production-in-laos-province-asia-news-network</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=governor-vows-to-stamp-out-opium-production-in-laos-province-asia-news-network</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:03 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=governor-vows-to-stamp-out-opium-production-in-laos-province-asia-news-network</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A clampdown on opium producers is to be carried out in Laos' Phongsaly province, with the clandestine growing of poppies still widespread in the area. Phongsaly province governor Khamsan Souvong mad .....<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Laos continues to block public access to deported Hmong tribesmen (Boulder Weekly)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=laos-continues-to-block-public-access-to-deported-hmong-tribesmen-boulder-weekly</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=laos-continues-to-block-public-access-to-deported-hmong-tribesmen-boulder-weekly</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=laos-continues-to-block-public-access-to-deported-hmong-tribesmen-boulder-weekly</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A California congressman has joined human rights activists in voicing concern over the treatment of ethnic Hmong deported by Thailand late last year to their native Laos and now being confined in isolated villages inaccessible to international news media and rights groups.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Latest news (ERT.gr)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Draft-bill on new fiscal measures was passed by the Parliament on Friday in the mid of strong disputes. PASOK and LAOS voted in favour while the GCP …<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Orckit continues push into Asia with Thailand office (Globes Online)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=orckit-continues-push-into-asia-with-thailand-office-globes-online</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=orckit-continues-push-into-asia-with-thailand-office-globes-online</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=orckit-continues-push-into-asia-with-thailand-office-globes-online</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New executive Monchai Kunwattanakorn: Advanced telecommunication services are just starting to ramp up in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar."<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand joins fund repairing in Laos (The Nation - Thailand's English news)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=thailand-joins-fund-repairing-in-laos-the-nation-thailands-english-news</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:07 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Cabinet today approved the Finance Ministry's financial assistance worth Bt655 million to the Lao government.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Pagka-laos' by choice (Sun Star)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[GIKLARO sa kampo ni Yasmien Kurdi nga mas pilion niya ang iyang pagtuon mao nga panagsa lamang siya makita sa telebisyon. read more<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rivers and waterfalls run dry in Laos; tourism affected (EARTHtimes.org)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=rivers-and-waterfalls-run-dry-in-laos-tourism-affected-earthtimes-org</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:07 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=rivers-and-waterfalls-run-dry-in-laos-tourism-affected-earthtimes-org</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Vientiane - Unusually low levels in Laos' waterways have put a stop to cruise-boat tourism on the Mekong River and dried up several waterfalls, media reports said Tuesday. The Mekong River - which starts in southern China's Yunnan province and winds ...<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Low water levels raise fears of tourism drought in Laos (Asia News Network)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=low-water-levels-raise-fears-of-tourism-drought-in-laos-asia-news-network</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=low-water-levels-raise-fears-of-tourism-drought-in-laos-asia-news-network</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The unusually low level of many rivers across Laos has resulted in reduced flow in waterfalls in several provinces, with fears it could affect long term tourism patterns.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Phuket to smell good next month (Thailandnews.net)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=phuket-to-smell-good-next-month-thailandnews-net</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=phuket-to-smell-good-next-month-thailandnews-net</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Phuket Hotels Phuket Resorts Phuket Accommodation Phuket Real Estate Phuket Villas Phuket Spas Phuket Bungalows Phuket Tours Phuket Golf Phuket Bars Phuket Diving<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TWZ targets 12 per cent increase in (The Nation - Thailand's English news)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=twz-targets-12-per-cent-increase-in-the-nation-thailands-english-news</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=twz-targets-12-per-cent-increase-in-the-nation-thailands-english-news</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=twz-targets-12-per-cent-increase-in-the-nation-thailands-english-news</guid>
<description><![CDATA[TWZ Corporation, a leading distributor of mobile phones and communication gadgets, is aiming to make Bt4 billion or increase its revenue by 12 per cent this year.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China brushes off accusation on dams' effect (The Nation - Thailand's English news)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=china-brushes-off-accusation-on-dams-effect-the-nation-thailands-english-news</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Senior Chinese and Thai officials brushed off claims yesterday that Chinese dams had dried up the Mekong River, saying China had only a small proportion of water flowing into Southeast Asia's longest river.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Education for All, with love (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=education-for-all-with-love-bangkok-post-thailands-english-news</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[going by.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PM seeks Mekong answers from China (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=pm-seeks-mekong-answers-from-china-bangkok-post-thailands-english-news</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is putting pressure on China to discuss the impact of its dams on the water level in the Mekong River.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Overseas Vietnamese builds hospital in Laos (Nhân Dân)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=overseas-vietnamese-builds-hospital-in-laos-nhan-dan</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=overseas-vietnamese-builds-hospital-in-laos-nhan-dan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Construction of the first private hospital for mothers and children invested by a family of Vietnamese nationals in Laos started on March 6 in Vientiane.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand wants China's help with Mekong drought: PM (AFP via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=thailand-wants-chinas-help-with-mekong-drought-pm-afp-via-yahoo-news</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=thailand-wants-chinas-help-with-mekong-drought-pm-afp-via-yahoo-news</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=thailand-wants-chinas-help-with-mekong-drought-pm-afp-via-yahoo-news</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thailand will ask China for help in dealing with the record-low water levels in the Mekong River, on which more than 60 million people depend, the prime minister said Sunday.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sea Games coaches to get cash incentives (Sun Star)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=sea-games-coaches-to-get-cash-incentives-sun-star</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=sea-games-coaches-to-get-cash-incentives-sun-star</guid>
<description><![CDATA[COACHES who steered the Philippines for fifth place in the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos last year will also get a cash incentive. read more<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sea Games coaches get cash incentives (1:35 p.m.) (Sun Star)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=sea-games-coaches-get-cash-incentives-135-p-m-sun-star</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=sea-games-coaches-get-cash-incentives-135-p-m-sun-star</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[MANILA -- Coaches who steered the Philippines for fifth place in the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos last year will also get a cash incentive. read more<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Overseas Vietnamese builds hospital in Laos (Vietnews Online)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=overseas-vietnamese-builds-hospital-in-laos-vietnews-online</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=overseas-vietnamese-builds-hospital-in-laos-vietnews-online</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=overseas-vietnamese-builds-hospital-in-laos-vietnews-online</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Work on the first private hospital for mothers and children invested by an overseas Vietnamese family in Laos started Saturday in Vientiane.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senior US official embarks on tour of Southeast Asia (Taipei Times)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=senior-us-official-embarks-on-tour-of-southeast-asia-taipei-times</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=senior-us-official-embarks-on-tour-of-southeast-asia-taipei-times</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:00:03 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=senior-us-official-embarks-on-tour-of-southeast-asia-taipei-times</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A senior US official will today head out on a trip through Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, part of the Obama administration's renewed focus on Southeast Asia.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[4,000 lights (Asia News Network)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=4000-lights-asia-news-network</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This year's Vat Phou festival in Laos will be one to remember as 4,000 oil lamps light up the grounds of the ancient temple in Champassak province at the end of this month. Heritage Site director Kh .....<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vietnam expands power investment in Laos (Nhân Dân)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=vietnam-expands-power-investment-in-laos-nhan-dan</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=vietnam-expands-power-investment-in-laos-nhan-dan</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=vietnam-expands-power-investment-in-laos-nhan-dan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Vietnam and Laos have agreed to jointly conduct a feasibility study on construction of the Nammo hydro-electric power plant, an important project to ensure local supply and energy export to Vietnam.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No short cut to success (Straits Times)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=no-short-cut-to-success-straits-times</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[IS IT possible for a team of sprinters to be beaten by another quartet with slower individual times? National 4x100m relay coach Hamkah Afik showed that it can indeed be done at last December's South-east Asia Games in Laos.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Campbell to visit Asia (People's Daily)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=u-s-assistant-secretary-of-state-campbell-to-visit-asia-peoples-daily</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=u-s-assistant-secretary-of-state-campbell-to-visit-asia-peoples-daily</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=u-s-assistant-secretary-of-state-campbell-to-visit-asia-peoples-daily</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell will visit Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, Thailand and Japan, U.S. State Department announced on Friday. Campbell will leave for Singapore on Sunday and conclude the Asian tour on March 17. Strengthening alliance with Japan and developing partnership with the five members of Association of Southeast Asian ...<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan Pledges US$30 Million To Help Laos Combat Climate Change (Bernama)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=japan-pledges-us30-million-to-help-laos-combat-climate-change-bernama</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=japan-pledges-us30-million-to-help-laos-combat-climate-change-bernama</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:00:05 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=japan-pledges-us30-million-to-help-laos-combat-climate-change-bernama</guid>
<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, March 6 (Bernama) -- Japan has pledged 2.95 billion yen (over US$30 million) to help Laos in its efforts to preserve its forest, combat climate change as well as the development of clean energy and other enviromental issues, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[National football team no where near Olympic or World Cup level (The Star)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=national-football-team-no-where-near-olympic-or-world-cup-level-the-star</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=national-football-team-no-where-near-olympic-or-world-cup-level-the-star</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=national-football-team-no-where-near-olympic-or-world-cup-level-the-star</guid>
<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may have moved up in the world rankings after winning the Laos SEA Games gold medal but the current standard is nowhere near the Olympic or World Cup standard, say former national footballers.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Laos continues to block public access to deported Hmong tribesmen (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)]]></title>
<link>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=laos-continues-to-block-public-access-to-deported-hmong-tribesmen-mcclatchy-newspapers-via-yahoo-news</link>
<comments>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=laos-continues-to-block-public-access-to-deported-hmong-tribesmen-mcclatchy-newspapers-via-yahoo-news</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.laosnews.com/story.php?title=laos-continues-to-block-public-access-to-deported-hmong-tribesmen-mcclatchy-newspapers-via-yahoo-news</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A California congressman has joined human rights activists in voicing concern over the treatment of ethnic Hmong deported by Thailand late last year to their native Laos and now being confined in isolated villages inaccessible to international news media and rights groups.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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