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- Police
seize 800,000 methamphetamines, arrest Myanmar, Laos, Thai suspects (AP/Yahoo!) --In the biggest bust, five Laotians
were arrested in a raid on a restaurant in the northern Chiang Rai province and 450,000
methamphetamine tablets were seized from them, narcotic suppression bureau chief Maj. Gen.
- Old print method offers
new hope for Lao schools (The Asahi
Shimbun) --Toshaban-a portable mimeograph device-is a medium of yesteryear in Japan. But
in Laos, it is a promising educational tool and a hopeful printing method. Behind the
popularity of toshaban in Laos is the happy marriage of
- [Lao-Australian]
Monk, 82, got three followers pregnant, court told (The Age) --Three young women fell pregnant to a Buddhist monk,
82, who abused them while acting as their spiritual adviser, a Melbourne court has heard.
Ajarn Manivong used his reputation as a healer & Buddhism teacher to induce five
- AUSAID opens new
scholarship website [to Lao students] (Laos NA or backup)
--Officials say this is the first time that the public has had access to info. on
scholarships through the Internet. The web site was established in the city of Melbourne
in Australia and can be accessed at http://www.adsvientiane.org/.
- Top
Lao jobs appear secure (The
Nation)--The newly elected Laos National Assembly will convene next week to pick a new
president and government... President Khamtay Siphandone is expected to be re-elected to a
second term by the 109 winning candidates
- Laos parliament to vote next week
for president and PM
(Reuters/Yahoo! Singapore, 1st backup
or 2nd
backup) --Laos' newly elected
parliament gathers for the first time next week when it will discuss possible changes to
the ageing leadership of one of the world's last communist regimes, a parliamentary
spokesman said on Thursday.
- Laos' 5th NA to
hold 1st session next week (Vietnam
NA) --The NA is also to elect members
to its agencies, elect the NA President, NA Vice Presidents, and the NA Standing
Committee, and approve the State President's proposal for the appointment of a Prime
Minister and the list of
- Vietnam boosts
auditing co-op with Laos (Vietnam
NA) --Vietnam will provide Laos with documents on auditing and assistance for
establishment of an auditing review. This help is provided for by the minutes of
cooperation signed between Vietnamese Auditor General Do Binh Duong
- Vietnam, Laos
boost military co-op (Vietnam NA or
FT)
--The two sides informed each other of the situation in their respective countries,
exchanged views on regional & international issues of common concern, & discussed
measures to implement a cooperation protocol signed
- ASEAN and U.S.
support Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia joining WTO (Vietnam NA)
ASEAN & the U.S. have voiced their strong support for early accession to the World
Trade Org. (WTO) by Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia. ASEAN economic ministers & U.S.
Trade Rep. Robert Zoellick met in Bangkok on
- Myanmar
hosts Mekong Tourism Forum (Xinhua
NA/Northern)--Attending the forum are national tourism officials and professionals from
six countries of the GMS -- China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam -- as
well as members of the Pacific Asia Travel Association
- ASEAN ministers hold first trade talks
with US in 10 years (AFP/Yahoo!
Singapore)
ASEAN's economic ministers held talks with US Trade Rep. Robert Zoellick here Friday in
the first formal negotiations to build trade ties with the world's biggest economy in over
10 years. The 10-member ASEAN said it hoped to
- ASEAN
Finance Ministers meet in Myanmar
(Xinhua NA/Northern LT) --The 6th Meeting of Finance Ministers of the ASEAN began here
Friday following a 1-day working group meeting of finance & central bank deputies of
ASEAN plus 3 partner countries -- China, Japan & South Korea
- Ministers look to
cooperation to push Asian recovery
(Reuters/Yahoo! Asia)--Buoyed by a spirit of cautious optimism, Asian finance ministers
meet in Myanmar on Friday looking to nudge the region's economy along the road to recovery
through deeper cooperation. But delegates at the 2-day meeting
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- America: Minnesota's Hmong buy
homes at brisk pace (Star Tribune)
--Twenty years ago the Xiongs, a Hmong family, arrived in Minnesota from [Laos,] Southeast
Asia. Like many newcomers, they started out modestly, working low-wage jobs & renting.
It took roughly 15 years before any of them bought a home. But today all eight children
have graduated from college & own home
- Vietnam builds master plan for Laos'
Saysomboune Special Zone (Asia
Pulse/Yahoo! Asia or backup)--A master plan for socio-economic development of
Laos' Saysomboune Special Zone has been built by Vietnam's HCIC. The master plan would be
used as a scientific basis for the local authorities to tap the zone's potential
- America: Hmong are moving
into mainstream (Pioneer
Press)--With 2,900 square feet and a back yard more than big enough for the kids' soccer
field, the $370,000 house rising on 10 acres in Forest Lake is more than Yia Thao's dream
home. He also wants his new spread to stand as
- America -- A Hmong hallmark: Lots of people under one roof
(Star Tribune)
Twelve-year-old Johnny Vang of St. Paul doesn't lack for enthusiastic spectators when he
plays his Hmong qeej, a bamboo wind instrument. He's one of six children in a family of
eight. The boy lives with his parents, two
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- Laos welcomes
traditional New Year (Vietnam NA)
--The Lao people are enjoying their
traditional new year festival, the 2545th year of their Buddhist calendar, which falls on
April 13, 14 and 15 this year. Khamtay Siphandone, President of Lao PDR, sent new year
greetings to
- Lao people loyal
to new social regime, says Khamtay (Vietnam
NA) --Lao President Khamtay Siphandone
has said that the result of the recent NA election is the most obvious expression of the
Lao people's confidence in the Party's leadership as well as their loyalty to the govt
& the new social
- Asian
Development Bank (ADB) continues assisting Laos (Vietnam NA) --P.
G. Mankad, Director of the ADB in charge of Laos, has been on a working visit to the
country since April 7. Mankad has met with Lao Finance Minister Soukanh Mahalarth to
discuss ADB assistance in the form of loans
- Vietnam [and Laos]
by road (Bangkok Post, FT)
--Anyone who wants to experience road travel from Thailand to Laos
and Vietnam now has another option. The Tourism Authority of Thailand has joined forces
with the Laos and Vietnam tourism authorities to organise
- Raise your right hand and swear
-- 135 children of new Americans pledge allegiance to U.S. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)--Lee thought about how he would
stand. He is a 15-year-old Hmong immigrant who describes his birthplace, the city of K-52
in Laos, from pictures, not from personal memory, as "a bunch of houses made out of
- America: Forest,
community brace for mushroom pickers
(Hungry Horse News)--Hickle said pickers are often transitory, migrant workers from a
diverse range of ethnic groups so permits are written in a number of different languages,
including Spanish, Thai, Lao & Vietnamese. Some groups don't
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- Mekong River: Rock blasting
clears channel (Bangkok Post) --The
blasting of rocks in the Mekong river to clear water transport routes between China,
Burma, Laos & Thailand is expected to be completed in the next two months... the job
would be speeded up to take advantage of lower
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- Travel:
In Luang Prabang, Time Stands Still
(Time Asia)--Luang Prabang marches to
the beat of an indifferent drummer. Nothing is rushed in this sleepy Lao hamlet where the
somnolence is contagious and you can spot the new arrivals by the briskness of their
gaits.
- Detour:
Take the slow boat to Luang Prabang
(Time Asia) --It was the romance of it all that persuaded me to take the slow boat to
Luang Prabang from Huay Xai, meandering down the Mekong through a veil of river mist like
some intrepid adventurer of old ... Well, O.K., romance & fear
- Web
Crawling -- Luang Prabang's websites
(Time Asia) --LAOS ONLINE This is the official government site, so don't expect fancy
pop-up graphics or sensational photos. It is, however, a good place to start for basic
details on Luang Prabang and a cursory guide to its attractions.
- Hot
Spot: Souvannaphoum Hotel (Time
Asia)--I knew I was going to like the Souvannaphoum Hotel as soon as the rumpled bellboy
showed me into its best suite and began pointing out its features. "There's no
television," I said, as my eyes adjusted to the crepuscular gloom
- Lao police to begin high
speed river patrols (Laos NA or here)
A new speed boat was presented to the Finance Service of Vientiane municipality for use in
patrols along the Mekong River. The vessel was built and delivered by the Laha Company
based in Savannakhet province.
- Laos & Cuba
boost co-op in procuracy work
(Vietnam NA) --A delegation of the Cuban General Procuracy led by its Chairman Juan
Escalona Reguera has paid a visit to Laos to boost bilateral cooperation in procuracy
work. The Cuban delegation met with a delegation of the Lao
- Viet
party committee secretary begins visit to Laos (BBC Monitoring Service)
A visit to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, which commenced today, 22 April, by Politburo
member of the CPVCC Nguyen Phu Trong, will further the development of cooperative ties
between Hanoi and Vientiane.
- $16 million Mekong Enterprise
Fund (MEF) launched (Asian Dev't
Bank or backup)
The newly launched MEF will be the first venture capital fund to make equity investments
in small- and medium-sized private businesses in Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia. The $16
million Fund aims to invest in private companies
- Demining Operation:
Phra Viharn to be cleared (Bangkok
Post)--A demining agency will clear landmines around Phra Viharn temple ruins on the
Cambodian border to pave the way for the construction of two key roads linking Thailand
with Laos and Cambodia.
- Hmong-Americans:
East student wins leadership award
(Wausau Daily Herald) --Zoua Yang, a Wausau East High School student, has been selected to
attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine this summer. Last year, Yang, the
daughter of Ya and Shoua Yang, was honored with Hmong
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- Lao Prime Minister to
visit Indonesia and the Philippines (Laos
NA or backup
from VT) --Prime Minister Bounnhang Vorachith will pay an official visit in the interests
of goodwill to Indonesia from April 25 to 28 and the Philippines from April 28 to 30. The
visit is being made at the invitation of President Megawati
- Mekong
Flood Forum launched in Phnom Penh
(Xinhua NA/Northern LT)---
The Mekong River Commission consisting of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, launched
an Annual Mekong Flood Forum here Tuesday. The Annual Mekong Flood Forum is the first such
event in the region, which is
- Labour: Aliens get special
jobs in sex sector (Bangkok Post)
--Police raided Natari massage parlour on
Ratchadapisek road on April 20, & found more than 50 alien women offering sexual
services. The raid followed a complaint that many alien workers from Burma, Laos &
Cambodia worked
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- Indonesia,
Laos agree to promote bilateral relations (Xinhua NA/Northern LT)--Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri and the
visiting Laotian PM Boungnang Vorachith Thursday agreed to promote bilateral relations. In
a joint press conference following the meeting, Megawati told reporters that
- Lao Prime
Minister visits Indonesia (Vietnam
NA)--Lao Prime Minister Bounyang Vorachith commenced his four-day official visit to
Indonesia today, Apr. 25. The Lao PM will hold talks with Indonesian President Megawati
Soekarnoputri. Both host and guest will witness
- Air France steps in to
improve Lao Aviation performance
(Laos NA or backup)
--The three-year plan will involve an overhaul of both domestic & international
flights, especially the rescheduling & increases in flights, the recruiting of more
aircraft, including 40-seat turbo prop or ATR 72 aircraft.
- Chinese-Lao-Americans:
Hong Kong delicacies roll right up to the customers (Oregonian)--Siou & Kham Bounketh say they have tried to
give customers an authentic Chinese restaurant experience. The ethnic Chinese couple, who
came to Oregon with their five children in 1976 after fleeing political turmoil in Laos
- America:
Hmong students sues Oroville police, high school over arrest (Chico Enterprise Record)--A Hmong student who was recently
cleared in court of rioting charges, has filed a civil suit against the police and
Oroville Union High School District over the incident. Keng D. Lee, who the suit says was
"in the top 10%" of
- Philippines
isn't keen to back ASEAN trade preference systems (Dow Jones/Yahoo!)--The Philippines isn't keen on supporting a
plan by the ASEAN to establish a general system of trade preferences for products from
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, a government official said Thursday.
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- Insider: Bumps on
the capitalist road in Laos(Bangkok
Post) --Laos ... excuse us, Tiny Landlocked Laos in the mandatory newspaper parlance ...
took a baby step along the capitalist road recently. In case you missed it, the country's
first automatic teller machine opened in the capital
- Laos
not a land to be forgotten by Huang Heng, Huang Yong (Xinhua NA/Northern LT or BBC
MS/FT) --"Due to the geographic and historical reasons, Laos still belongs to the
undeveloped world, falling behind most countries in every economic aspect and
infrastructure," admitted a senior government official of Laos.
- Indonesia,
Laos sign joint political, economic and welfare agreements (BBC MS/FT or backup)
--The governments of the Indonesian Republic & the Lao PDR signed a joint agreement to
form a bilateral commission in the areas of politics, the economy and people's welfare. In
the speech after the joint signing at
- Hanoi, Vientiane
agree to boost comprehensive cooperation (Vietnam NA or BBC
MS/FT)--Hanoi & Vientiane have agreed to further strengthen & promote
friendship, special solidarity & comprehensive co-op in the future. A MoU on co-op
programs between the two cities in the 2002-2005 period was signed in
- Lao Red Cross upgrades
organization development, information training (Laos NA or backup)
--Lao Red Cross Society opened a conference on organisation development, publicity, &
information training for the 4 southern provinces in Champassak province. The conference
reviewed last years activities of the provincial
- ASEAN countries grant duty-free entry
for new members (Asia Pulse/Yahoo!
Asia or backup)--The
original six ASEAN-member countries have agreed to grant duty-free entry for products
coming from new members Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. However, the Philippines is
seeking more information.
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