Provides the latest RSS feeds for Laos News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Laos News.net http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/cat/a6670896145a3ae3/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 12:37:50 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:37:50 -0400 30 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to Thailand from May 30 to 31, the Thai foreign ministry announced here Wednesday. "The bilateral meeting (between prime ministers of the two countries) reflects the desire of the two sides to elevate Thai-Indian relations to a strategic partnership, as announced in January last year, based on shared values of democracy and respect ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214684593/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:20:01 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214684593/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Talisman Energy reported Wednesday that first oil production has been achieved at its Hai Su Trang and Hai Su Den (HST/HSD) development, offshore Vietnam. Gross production is expected to reach 15,000 barrels per day once the facilities are fully commissioned. The HST/HSD development comprises two offshore oil fields in Block 15-2/01 on the western edge of Vietnam's prolific Cuu Long Basin. ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214687140/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:03:50 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214687140/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 BANGKOK: India's accelerating ties with Thailand will get a further boost with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's brief but comprehensive visit here next week, but the long awaited FTA will not be initialled during the trip, Indian envoy to the country has said. "Thailand is keenly looking forward to this visit," Indian Ambassador to Thailand Anil Wadhwa said, adding Singh's ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214687144/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:32:44 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214687144/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 U.S. Money Funds Return to Eurozone Banks U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April, although asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch Ratings. As of end-April 2013, MMF allocations to eurozone banks represented 15.1% of assets under management within Fitch Ratings'sample of the 10 largest U.S. ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214685901/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:28:28 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214685901/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Bangkok, May 22 : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to Thailand from May 30 to 31, the Thai foreign ministry announced here ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214685072/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:45:31 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214685072/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Thailand are on the verge of ratifying a treaty, seen as extremely significant by both the countries, that would enable them to swap prisoners. There are currently 60 Indians serving terms in Thai prisons mostly on charges of drug trafficking and a few attempted murder and theft. When ratified, the 'treaty on transfer of sentenced persons' will enable the swap of prisoners which will be ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214685039/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:34:36 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214685039/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 MORE than 40 years after he died in Vietnam, the name of Private Dal Abbott is to be finally listed on the Australian War Memorial's Roll of Honour. Although there's long been a place for his name, the 21-year-old national serviceman, killed in the Battle of Fire Support Base Coral in 1968, has never been included with the 102,000 other Australians on the roll of honour. Veterans from ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214684955/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:44:23 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214684955/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 South Korea's Lee Yong Dae (front) and Ko Sung Hyun compete during men's doubles at the the 2013 Sudirman Cup world mixed team badminton championships against Jongjit Maneepong and Puanguapech Nipitphon of Thailand in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 21, 2013. Lee Yong Dae and Ko Sung Hyun won 2-0. (Xinhua/Zhang ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214682935/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:26:56 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214682935/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Police want to question a political cartoonist in a defamation case brought by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over comments he reportedly made about her on ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214680969/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:41:30 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214680969/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed May 22, 2013 12:30am EDT Shares in telecoms group Shin Corporation Pcl fell 2.6 percent to 94.25 baht after brokers said the stock would be removed from index provider MSCI's addition list as part of its semi-annual index review. MSCI announced on its website that Shin Corporation would not be added to the MSCI Thailand index because its free-float adjusted market capitalisation was less ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214681792/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:30:51 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214681792/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Vietnam is willing to co-operate with countries and exchange experiences in managing water resources and coping with natural disasters.Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said this at the plenary session of the second Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, yesterday.Nhan said Viet Nam, like other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, was facing great challenges in water ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214679802/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:57:29 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214679802/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 More than 5kg of rhino horns were seized by customs officers at the Tan Son Nhat Airport in Vietnam yesterday.Vietnamese customs officers and policemen found six rhino horns weighing over 5kg hidden in the baggage of a passenger on a flight operated by Vietnam Airlines from Paris to Ho Chi Minh City.In his declaration, the owner of the rhino horns said he was not aware of the value of the rhino ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214679916/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:57:26 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214679916/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 The Nonhinhae village in Vientiane, Laos will organise what has been called 'the biggest rocket festival ever' on May 25.The biggest rocket set to be fired into the sky at the weekend festival has been described as the biggest ever fired in Laos. It is less than three hours drive from Vientiane to the district.News about the festival, locally known as boun bang fai teu has spread to ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214679997/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:51:17 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214679997/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Law enforcement officers from Laos and Australia will work in closer cooperation to combat transnational crime, with a specific focus on the suppression of trafficking in narcotics and other illicit substances.Australia Federal Police (AFP) officers based in Vietnam are currently passing on their knowledge and experience regarding counter trafficking efforts and drug law enforcement to Lao ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214679998/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:51:01 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214679998/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue May 21, 2013 11:34pm EDT Shares in broadcaster BEC World Pcl dropped 6 percent to 67 baht after block trades at a lower-than-market price of 66 baht on average, according to Thai stock exchange data. BEC's shareholders planned to sell 80 million shares in block trades at 66 baht each in the morning session, broker Maybank Kim Eng Securities said in a report. The broader SET index was ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214680745/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:34:01 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214680745/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Laos is examining the conditions necessary to enforce international rules on the timber trade and the sourcing of wood products, which will ensure effective and sustainable forest management.Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr Phuangparisak Pravongviengkham, revealed the progress made at a workshop held yesterday in Vientiane to enhance and understand the Forest Law Enforcement, ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214678709/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:48 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214678709/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Core officials from Lao People's Revolutionary Party and the Lao government are currently in the process of identifying prospective future leaders at the central and local levels, with a view to generational renewal.The move is aimed to ensure that Laos has the right people in the right places and therefore the capacity to respond to the needs of national development during this period of ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214678958/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:40:58 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214678958/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 IFEX Strategy Conferences take place every two years and are the largest global gatherings of free expression advocates. Local stakeholders, donors and other special guests are invited to join IFEX members in a broad dialogue -- to network, exchange skills, forge new alliances and take part in a dynamic and experiential programme of structured sessions, small group work, and a marketplace of ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214669756/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:59 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214669756/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Relations between Thailand and Laos in the 21st century have already moved toward a new era, which requires not only trust and cooperation, but also a new vision to make the links mutually beneficial to people of both countries. The joint cabinet meeting between the two governments jointly chaired by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong over the ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214668326/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:21 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214668326/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Bangkok was yesterday chosen to host a race in the inaugural season of the FIA Formula E Championship for electric cars next year. The announcement came during a special unveiling for the first time in Asia of the fully-electric-powered Formula E car, witnessed by Alejandro Agag, CEO of Championship promoter Formula E Holdings (FEH), advisor to the Minister of Energy Pol Maj-General Lattasanya ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214665884/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:52 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214665884/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214665885/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:04 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214665885/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 A new study says teens who had a schoolmate die by suicide are more likely to consider or attempt taking their own lives than those who haven't lost a peer to ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214665104/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:49 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214665104/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 BANGKOK - A massive power failure has affected more than 8 million people in Thailand's 14 southern provinces, including popular tourist areas such as Koh Samui and Phuket, in one of the country's biggest blackouts in recent memory. Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand official Thatri Rewcharoen says the blackout was triggered Tuesday evening by the failure of the main high ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214665487/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:05 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214665487/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 BANGKOK - Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating. The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization released a study and handbook Tuesday on what they call 'six-legged livestock' -- edible bugs and worms that can help meet global food demand that is expected to grow 60 per cent by 2050. The agency ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214662002/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:42 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214662002/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 BANGKOK - Thai police have seized 4.49 million methamphetamine pills found in an apartment in the largest meth bust ever in Bangkok. Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung said Tuesday the tablets and 60 kilograms (132 pounds) of crystal meth were smuggled from Myanmar. He said they were destined for sales in the capital city and nearby provinces. The value of the drugs, hidden in dozens of ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214662122/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:27:44 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214662122/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue May 21, 2013 7:41am EDT (Repeats to more subscribers) * Asset firm aimed at boosting banks' lending * Experts say Vietnam's real NPL ratio far higher HANOI, May 21 (Reuters) - Vietnam's government approved on Tuesday the formation of an asset management firm to buy bad debt from its troubled banks, an official said, a move that could help stimulate an ailing economy growing at its ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214661073/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:41:21 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214661073/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Canadian company Talisman Energy said it expects to produce 15,000 barrels of oil per day from its newly launched development offshore Vietnam. Talisman said it started oil production at the offshore Hai Su Trang and Hai Su Den development ahead of schedule. Once the facilities are commissioned, the company expects gross production to reach 15,000 bpd. "We are delighted to have achieved ... http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214659831/scat/a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:02:08 -0400 http://www.laosnews.net/index.php/sid/214659831/scat/a6670896145a3ae3