Laos News

“You could imagine Graham Greene dropping by for a drink”

Tim Jepson stays at Settha Palace, a reliable and luxurious hotel in the heart of the Laotian capital, Vientiane. via Telegraph.co.uk

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Deputy Assistant Secretary Stephen Ganyard of the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs visited Laos on April 25-29 to observe U.S.-funded clearance of unexploded ordnance . via State Department

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Officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Laos, discussing ways to combat the rising incidence of HIV/AIDS in the region, including facilitating greater involvement and empowerment of ... via People's Daily Online

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“I pray to my parents every time I give rice to the monks and ask them to please accept my merit”

It's still dark at 5am when we awake to watch the monks do their morning rounds. via Asia News Network

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“I see the privilege in living in the United States”

Chris Thao of Appleton received a great gift as a child - the gift of freedom, education and the opportunity to excel. via WisInfo

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“These Philippine workers are greatly appreciated by the people and government of Laos because of their valuable contribution to the country's economic development”

Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sisoulith Thongloun will arrive in Manila on Monday for a two-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties with the Philippines, said the Department of ... via Xinhuanet

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The Vietnamese representative at the meeting with their Lao counterparts in the Joint Committee for Border Marker Planting Vietnam and Laos have agreed to plant more markers along their border and upgrade ... via Thanh Nein News

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“During the war, US planes flew intense bombing missions”

Hidden deep inside the jungle-covered carst mountains of northern Laos lies a secret cave city where revolutionary leaders survived nearly a decade of US bombing during the Vietnam war. via XtraMSN Real Estate

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“Some of our neighbors in the SEAG are going to help us in our bid to have basketball in 2009”

By NICK GIONGCO The Philippine Olympic Committee is pushing for the inclusion of basketball and a few other sports in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Laos. via Manila Bulletin

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“I was on the ground. I looked at the others. One had been ripped in half. One was missing his legs. The third man's eyes were gone and his insides had come out.”

A man shapes a ball of C4 plastic explosive like a child with playdough, carefully inserts it into a hole at the side of the road, attaches an electric detonator, and walks away. via The Age

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