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Thailand Laos Enhance Anti-bird Flu Cooperation
BANGKOK, June 18 (Bernama) -- Thailand and Laos have stepped up bilateral cooperation on practical response to any possible outbreak of the new deadly A(H7N9) strain of avian influenza along their common border, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported. As part of the bilateral cooperation, a workshop was organised on Monday in Thailand's northeastern Nong Khai province, drawing together Thai and ...
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New bird flu Thailand Laos join forces to fend it off
June 18, 2013 Thailand and Laos have stepped up bilateral cooperation on practical responses to any possible outbreak of the new deadly A (H7N9) strain of avian influenza, the Thai News Agency reported.As part of the bilateral cooperation, a workshop was organised yesterday in Thailand's northeastern Nong Khai province, drawing together Thai and Lao authorities to jointly review and ...
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In Cambodias jungles a lost world is found
Southeast Asia is solacing - there are, it seems, still lost worlds to be discovered, combed out from beneath a millennium of accumulated jungle in ...
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Thai monks under fire for allegedly living in fast lane
Thailand's National Office of Buddhism said it is investigating complaints of monks living lavish lifestyles with luxury vehicles and private jets. Nopparat Benjawatananun, director of the office, said monks at a temple in Sisaket are being investigated after several complaints were filed and officials viewed a video of three monks riding on a private jet, The Nation (Thailand) reported ...
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More than 4300 dengue cases in Bangkok in past six months
Dengue fever has hit 4,374 Bangkok residents and claimed one life in the capital during the past six months. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has implemented a variety of measures in a bid to control the disease. "We will spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes, the carrier of the disease. The next round of spraying will run from [Thursday] until June 30," Bangkok Governor MR ...
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Inside Southeast Asias dog meat trade
A vendor sells dog meat at the Hanoi Beer festival held in downtown Hanoi on December 4, 2011. With a 1 USD entrance ticket people can drink free 'bia hoi Hanoi', a very popular local streetside draught beer. The event attracted thousands of beer drinkers. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty ...
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Laos looking ahead
The new stock exchange in Laos may be a sign of changes to come in our otherwise centrally-run economy.
Laos is one of the poorest countries in South East Asia, but as the globally economy recovers and commodity prices pick up, the country looks set for a future of relatively strong growth, if not widespread prosperity, and this has been exemplified in the government’s recent decision to open a stock exchange in the country, which it is hoped will bring much-needed capital flowing into the country to fund investment projects in industry and infrastructure, catalysts for further growth in the economy. Read more
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