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Laos ((, , , or ) Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west.
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A plan for the first dam across the Mekong River anywhere in its meandering path through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam has set off a major environmental battle in Southeast Asia.
The $3.5 billion Xayaburi dam is slated for the wilds of northern Laos and would generate power mostly for sale to Thailand. The project pits villagers, activists and the Vietnamese media against Thai interests and the Laotian government in its hopes of earning foreign exchange in one of the world's poorest countries.A decision on whether the dam gets the green light, is axed or deferred for further studies is expected April 19 during a meeting in the Laotian capital among Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.Opponents warn it could open the way for 10 more dams being considered along the lower Mekong."Our lives and livelihoods depend on the health of the Mekong River," said Kamol Konpin, mayor of the Thai riverside town of Chiang Khan."As local people have already suffered from dams built upstr...Ten of the 12 defendants charged with plotting to overthrow the Communist government of Laos pleaded not guilty to amended charges Friday in Sacramento, as a federal...
A federal judge in Sacramento has thrown out parts of the case against 12 men accused of trying to overthrow the communist government of Laos.U.S. District Judge Fra...
A media report says Laos has deported seven Uighurs who fled China after ethnic riots last year, raising concerns over the treatment of Uighurs forcibly returned to ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An elderly Laotian man is suing U.S. immigration authorities — not to stay in this country but to go back home.The 88-year-old Visalia man appli...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An elderly Laotian man got his passport back Wednesday and plans to go home to die after suing the U.S. government for the return of the documen...
Vang Pao, a fabled military hero and beloved father figure among the international Hmong refugee community, will be honored with a massive funeral "fit for a king" i...
A couple shot and killed inside their market were respected Laotian immigrants who fled their war-torn homeland 30 years ago and saved enough money to buy the small ...
Pregnant U.K. Drug Trafficker to Leave Laos PrisonThursday, August 06, 2009Print APSamantha OrobatorVIENTIANE, Laos — A pregnant British woman jailed in Laos for t...
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Federal prosecutors on Monday dropped all remaining charges against 12 defendants accused of plotting to overthrow the communist government of Laos.The U.S. attorney...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Twelve Californians charged with plotting to overthrow Laos ' communist government must return to federal court after prosecutors amended c...
West Africa Bureau Chief Todd Pitman will become chief of bureau in Bangkok for The Associated Press, responsible for directing coverage of Thailand, Myanmar, Cambod...
Laos held legislative elections Saturday that are expected to sweep in a younger generation of lawmakers but preserve the political status quo, since virtually all c...
A pregnant British woman jailed in Laos for trafficking heroin is being flown home to serve her sentence in Britain .Samantha Orobator, 20, was sentenced in June to ...
Centuries-Old Buddhist Temple Unearthed in LaosThursday, April 27, 2006PrintVIENTIANE, Laos — The remains of a centuries-old temple, along with thousands of histori...
Thailand Deports 163 Ethnic Hmong Asylum-Seekers Back to LaosSaturday, June 09, 2007E-Mail Print Share:BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand expelled 163 ethnic Hmong asylum...
Nine Charged in Violent Plot to Overthrow Laos' Communist GovernmentMonday, June 04, 2007E-Mail Print Share:SACRAMENTO — A former Laotian military general and a fo...
I recently met a Vietnam veteran on a local golf course. Somehow, the current state of US affairs was brought up. This led to a discussion of the current war in Afg...
Three teen gang members accused in the shooting deaths of a respected Laotian immigrant couple and their daughter have pleaded not guilty to charges that include mur...
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