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/ en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:08:28 -0400 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:08:28 -0400 30 Driven by rising corporate demand, Asia's second biggest serviced-apartment operator, Frasers Hospitality (Frasers) is looking at India, China and Vietnam as areas of expansion, the firm said Friday. http://www.laosnews.net/story/378450 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:00:16 -0400 Laos News.Net http://www.laosnews.net/story/378450 Two weeks ago he passed his naturalization test. Y’Lhiam Enuol, 49, fled to America five years ago. He left his family and his medical practice to work as a welder. He currently studies English ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15973235&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:11:54 -0400 NBC 17 http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15973235&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Bangkok - Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama defended on Friday the government's signing of an agreement for a joint bid, with Cambodia, to have the controversial Preah Vihear border temple listed... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15966596&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:09:41 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15966596&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 As a local travel company and their mission on responsible travel, Footprint Vietnam Travel invites to you come enjoy the beauty of Vietnam while seeing them making change in their pro-poor tourism pr... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15966678&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:03:25 -0400 PR Web http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15966678&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Hanoi - The Vietnamese government has urged domestic banks to provide loans for the country's energy industry to continue construction of electricity plants amid power shortages, local media said Frid... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15966101&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:38:54 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15966101&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Traditional fishing, once a thriving industry in southern Pattani and Yala provinces, has been reduced to a dwindling niche activity as fishermen lose out to large commercial firms and soaring fuel pr... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15960628&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:32:36 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15960628&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 All week students have flocked to Hanoi's ancient Temple of Literature, where mandarins were once trained in the Confucian classics, to pray for luck and burn incense at the country's oldest u... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15960833&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:32:35 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15960833&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has invited Manchester United, recent winner of UEFA Champions League, to play a friendly match in Vietnam next September, local newspaper Lab... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15958364&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:13:49 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15958364&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Political stability with transparency and accountability is what Thailand needs to establish during its chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), said Asean secretary-general... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15958172&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:48:28 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15958172&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Reaching the poor Solar-powered lanterns are available to rent at a price that is competitive with polluting kerosene lamps. After 15 hours' use, the lamps are recharged, for a small fee, from the vil... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15945353&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:15:44 -0400 IRIN http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15945353&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 MANILA, Philippines -- Manila Water Co. Inc. said Thursday it won a $15-million water supply development and management contract in Ho Chi Minh City. The five-year contract issued by Saigon Water Corp... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15942972&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:18:16 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15942972&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 The horror: Vietnam defines another election By Julian Delasantellis You certainly couldn't say that a World War II-era US Army general didn't have style; legendary is the image of the towering,... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15942973&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:51:05 -0400 Asia Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15942973&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Bangkok - Thailand's Supreme Court barred ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra from leaving the kingdom for China and England at the end of last month, media reports said Thursday. Thaksin, who has been char... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15940028&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:19:51 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15940028&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Hanoi - The Vietnamese government Thursday announced the results of its investigation into the collapse of a 343-million-dollar bridge last September that killed 54 construction workers and injured 80... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15940352&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:36:01 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15940352&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 An investment protection agreement between Cambodia and Japan will finally come into force at the end of July after nearly a decade of negotiation and revision, English-Khmer language newspaper the Me... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15934828&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:24:16 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15934828&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Sustainable sea food producer Australis Aquaculture has begun stocking its Vietnam production operations. The Perth-based company says 230,000 Barramundi fingerlings are now in place in the Van Phong... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15931781&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:31:32 -0400 West Australian http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15931781&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 A senior Australian official said here Wednesday his country attaches importance to long-term and all-round cooperation with Vietnam, particularly in economy, trade, science, education and personnel t... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15931371&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:29:54 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15931371&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 By Chatrudee Theparat, Bangkok Post, ThailandMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 1--The Tourism and Sports Ministry yesterday set its sights on raising the country's tourism revenue from foreign visi... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15924179&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:14:42 -0400 Hotel Online http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15924179&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Hanoi - Australia will help Vietnam improve rural electricity supplies and advance higher education, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith announced during his two-day visit to Vietnam. Foreign Mi... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15921272&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:24:44 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15921272&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 1937—Legendary American aviator Amelia Earhart and her copilot, Frederick Noonan, are reported missing. They were near the end of a round-the-world trip when they disappeared somewhere in the So... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15917616&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:30:13 -0400 U.S. News & World Report http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15917616&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Millions of dollars in foreign investment have been shelved in Vietnam because of the risks posed by an economy facing its biggest test in years. Record-high commodities prices are eating away at som... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15917615&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:07:16 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15917615&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thailand´s national football team (seen here in December 2007, after winning the 24th SEA Games) is looking for a foreign coach after failing to qualify for the next World Cup, according to football ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15914132&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:16:02 -0400 Soccer Way http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15914132&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Bangkok - Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama will fly to Quebec, Canada, this week to personally oppose a Cambodian proposal to list Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site at the United Nati... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15913654&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:50:32 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15913654&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 In what can only be described as a nail biting finish to an exciting match, the Sultanate of Oman ended the World Cup qualification campaign on a winning note. A second half double from ace striker... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15913652&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:49:18 -0400 AME Info http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15913652&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 (ANZ) said Wednesday it plans to incorporate a new fully-owned bank in Vietnam and open at least four new outlets in the country by the end of the year. http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15914129&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:40:20 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15914129&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Australia is seeking greater police cooperation with Vietnam in an effort to combat a rising drug trafficking problem between the two countries. At least 20 Vietnamese-Australians are facing narcotic... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15914130&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:33:12 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15914130&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thai police have found over 500 million baht (15.2 million U.S. dollars) were placed on football gambling in Thailand on the Euro 2008 football tournament which just ended, media here reported. After ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15908421&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:43:01 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15908421&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will use a speech to business leaders in Hanoi today to urge Vietnam's leaders to push ahead with further economic reforms. Mr Smith will make a speech to the Australia... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15902596&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:48:46 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15902596&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 HANOI : When Loan de Leo found her dream house in the Vietnamese countryside, it was exactly what she had wanted. The soaring tiled roof, held aloft by the original timber beams, showed no signs of sa... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15894570&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:18:28 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15894570&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 New York - Vietnam took over the UN Security Council presidency on Tuesday, a position that will for the first time thrust the communist regime into the role of top keeper of world peace and security.... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15894689&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:33:43 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15894689&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 told AFP. "We will wait for advice from the Council of State, which I expect to seek in next week's meeting," Somchai said. Last week Cambodia closed the temple after more than 100 http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15893996&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:14:44 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15893996&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Top executives of Nakheel Hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Golden Land Property Development Plc, held the official ground-breaking for the new 400-room W Bangkok this week. http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15891945&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:18:07 -0400 AME Info http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15891945&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Bangkok - Thailand on Tuesday withdrew its support for a Cambodian proposal to list Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15890468&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:42:28 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15890468&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Vietnam's economy slowed in the first half of the year as soaring inflation dampened consumer spending, and pushed up imported energy and food costs. One of Asia's economic success stories in recen... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15890578&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:27:39 -0400 BBC http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15890578&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 MANILA, Philippines -- Thailand has pledged $100,000 dollars for the victims of typhoon "Frank" (international codename: Fensghen) which has left over 700 people killed, a military spokesman said. The... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15889080&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:43:09 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15889080&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Vietnam and the United States had fruitful cooperation on individual resettlement from 1986 to 2007,Vietnamese newspaper Youth on Tuesday quoted a local official as saying. In the period, Vietnam coop... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15887210&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:45:14 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15887210&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 's famed Angkor Wat, and have weathered centuries of wars and duelling territorial claims with Thailand. The dispute seemed at an end two weeks ago, when Thailand gave Cambodia the green light ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15887017&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:08:58 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15887017&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 HANOI -- Foreign investment into Vietnam more than tripled to US$31.6 billion this half from the same period a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15884610&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:58:30 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15884610&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday said he hoped China and Thailand would promote friendly exchanges and pragmatic cooperation. During talks with Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who is on a fo... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15880197&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:19:37 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15880197&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 8 p.m. 2) FEED ME The contemporary Thai art scene hasn't generated the buzz of either China or Vietnam, but you can get a quick glimpse of what local artists are up to at Eat Me (1/6 Soi Pipat ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15866953&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:02:36 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15866953&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Phnom Penh - Two people were jailed for four months each by a Cambodian court for harbouring Vietnamese Montagnards for a fee after they entered the country illegally and then cheating them, local med... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15864022&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:23:02 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15864022&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 What a difference a day made? Sunday, June 15, provided an ominous insight to the motoring perils that Bangkok denizens are exposed to on a daily basis. It began with the disappearance of an overhead ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15859040&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:01:04 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15859040&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 The Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament lost some of its sheen with Thailand and China pulling out of the event to be held in Hyderabad next month. The twin pullout has forced the organisers to shorten ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15855164&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:21:28 -0400 NDTV http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15855164&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 NEW DELHI: National champion Saina Nehwal tried every tricks in her book but just could not get the better of top seeded Chinese Xie Xingfang who tamed the Indian 21-16 21-17 in the quarterfinals of t... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15841738&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:23:22 -0400 KeralaNext http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15841738&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Jun 28 2008 WalesOnline John McCain has an unusual endorsement – from the Vietnamese jailer who says he held him captive for about five years as a POW and now considers him a friend. &#8220... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15840970&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:26:28 -0400 IC Wales http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15840970&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)A Hmong woman looks on at Huay Nam Khao refugee camp in Thailand's Petchabun province on June 11, 2007. Thailand's recent repatriation of over 800 ethnic Hmong to Laos may... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15837259&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:18:52 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15837259&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 A senior U.S. Navy admiral says Vietnam is considering fresh offers he made this week for joint naval exercises. The admiral made the offers during the first ever visit to Vietnam by one of the U.S. N... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15837190&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:10:32 -0400 VOA http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15837190&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tonnes of drugs have gone up in smoke in a public ceremony by officials in Thailand. The event tied in with the International Day against Drugs - a United Nations administered drive against drug abu... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827027&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:10:39 -0400 ITN http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827027&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Washington -- The augmented crew on the USNS Mercy's four-month tour of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific includes medical contingents from Australia, Canada, Chile, India, Japan, South Korea, Ne... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15826958&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:49:29 -0400 U.S. State Department http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15826958&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 The Briton was on holiday in Pattaya The Foreign Office said Jennifer Burden died after being struck by a car while on holiday in Pattaya.A police investigation is underway as officers try to find... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827024&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:08:36 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827024&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 and his cabinet survived a bitter no-confidence vote called by fellow members of parliament. The opposition called for a no confidence vote over allegations of economic mismanagement, and Samaks's all... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827025&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:01:53 -0400 Wikinews http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827025&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thailand's world heritage committee has decided to co-host the nomination of Preah Vihear temple as a world heritage site with Cambodia. The committee, chaired by newly-appointed chairman Pongpol Adir... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827285&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:42:16 -0400 Bangkok Post http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827285&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 China and Cambodia jointly launched here Friday an exhibition on the achievements of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. The exhibition, Exhibition of Economic and Trade Cooperat... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827654&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:28:17 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827654&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Vietnam Red Cross Society donated here Friday 200,000 U.S. dollars to victims of a recent strong earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan Province. Tran Ngoc Tang, chairman of the society said at th... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827656&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:28:13 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15827656&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Phnom Penh - Clubbers may claim it is the ultimate love drug, but conservationists Friday warned every tablet of MDMA, known as ecstasy, helps destroy Cambodia's already dwindling rainforest. In a hig... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15816454&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:52:46 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15816454&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Master Chemical, known as the originator of coolant recycling, traces its history back more than half a century and has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. According to Mr. Wright, Master Chem... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15816312&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:45:01 -0400 PR Web http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15816312&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- High on a Cambodian cliff, the Preah Vihear temple has weathered war and territorial disputes. Now it's at the center of a political tug-of-war in neighboring Thailand. http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15806962&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:57:04 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15806962&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 CHENNAI: National Asphalt Products and Construction Company (NAPC), a Chennai-based infrastructure and contractual mining company, has bagged two prestigious iron-ore mining projects in Thailand. Thes... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15806964&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:37:04 -0400 The Hindu http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15806964&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - Vietnam is not seeking an International Monetary Fund loan program to deal with pressures from economic overheating, contrary to market rumors, a senior World Bank o... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15803791&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:33:20 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15803791&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Cambodia's political parties kicked off campaigning Thursday for next month's general election, which is almost certain to see the return to power of Asia's longest-serving leader, Prime Minister Hun ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15792412&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:50:10 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15792412&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 The United Nations says more than 30,000 Burmese refugees living in Thailand have been sent to third countries in what it calls the world's largest resettlement operation.The U.N. High Commissioner ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15792132&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:42:13 -0400 VOA http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15792132&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 "The monarchy has been insulted as never before without any attempt from government to protect the institution," said Nipit Intarasombut, an MP from the opposition Democrat Party, referring to the jun... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15792131&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:14:02 -0400 The Peninsula http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15792131&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Close this SINGAPORE -- The Philippines is the most vulnerable economy in Asia after Vietnam, as rising prices and a global slowdown threaten the country's ability to pay for its ballooning trade defi... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15792026&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:43:40 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15792026&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Hanoi - Vietnam may fail to realize its target of attracting 5 million foreign visitors this year due to high inflation, which has reached 25 per cent, an official said Thursday. Vietnam has so far at... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15790525&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:46:54 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15790525&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 By Ek Madra Phnom Penh - A month of campaigning kicked off in Cambodia on Thursday for an election almost certain to give another five years in power to Prime Minister Hun Sen, an ex-Khmer Rouge so... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15788839&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:46:13 -0400 IOL http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15788839&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 MANAMA: Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro yesterday highlighted the positive outcome of meetings between Bahrain and Thailand.He was speaking as he received a Thai trade delegation led b... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15787490&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:41:52 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15787490&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Bangkok - The French humanitarian aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres called Thursday on the governments of Thailand and Laos to halt forced repatriations of ethnic Hmong to communist Laos, where they ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15787614&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:36:18 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15787614&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 MSF Calls Again for Immediate Halt of Forced Repatriations and for Access to Forced Returnees in Order to Provide Medical Assistance BANGKOK/PARIS - June 25 - An estimated 800 ethnic Lao Hmong refu... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15776666&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:39:27 -0400 progressive newswire http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15776666&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 BANGKOK (AFP) - The Thai capital will offer 500,000 people free Wi-Fi access starting Thursday, in a pilot project that will provide 15,000 hotspots for them to get online, Bangkok's municipal go... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15774781&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:08:21 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15774781&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 BANGKOK, Thailand – More than 30,000 Myanmar refugees living in camps in Thailand have been sent to third countries in what the United Nations said Wednesday had become the world's largest refug... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15772625&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:28:53 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15772625&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Free Email Newsletter This week, the prime minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung, brings Vietnam's road show to Wall Street and meets President Bush and leaders likely including the U.S. preside... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15772857&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:15:19 -0400 Human Rights Watch News http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15772857&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Close this BANGKOK -- (UPDATE) Vietnam lowered the minimum export price for rice on Wednesday and the Thai market dropped another three percent, signalling improving supplies in coming months and easi... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15770093&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:51:21 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15770093&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 A five day Thailand golf familiarization (FAM) trip for Australian travel agents has been successfully completed by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Golfasian. Golf travel operators from va... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15770095&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:33:18 -0400 PR Web http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15770095&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 By Richard Ehrlich BANGKOK - United States and Thai security officials spent much of June probing Bangkok-linked international gangs, after police seized thousands of counterfeit and genuine Am... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15770096&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:21:56 -0400 Asia Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15770096&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 The Brisbane offices of Perth-based GRD Minproc will complete the engineering and procurement works for Queensland-based PanAust's Phu Kham copper/gold operation in Laos, the company announced today. ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15766488&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:40:57 -0400 West Australian http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15766488&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Hanoi - A Vietnamese waitress has died after undergoing silicone breast implant surgery at an unlicensed clinic, officials said Wednesday. Dinh Thi Thu, 30, died late Monday after being treated for tw... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15764578&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:08:29 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15764578&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 US President George W Bush has unveiled new aid for the typhoon-battered Philippines and praised Vietnam's "noteworthy" progress on religious freedoms in talks with their visiting leaders. Mr Bush of... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15764576&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:50:44 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15764576&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 News ) is pleased to report that the formal Signing Ceremony for the Copper Mineral Exploration Agreement, between the Government of the Lao PDR and Amanta, was held in Vientiane, Laos, on Friday 20th... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761516&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:24:32 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761516&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 VIENTIANE, June 24 (Bernama) -- China-made cars, model of CHERY QQ car, is hitting Laos market amid higher oil price and costs of living, Lao News Agency (KPL) reported Tuesday. It said that many ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761517&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:24:33 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761517&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(MARKET WIRE)--Jun 24, 2008 -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761515&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:24:31 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761515&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Six business plans make final of 20 million USD ChallengeSix business plans made the cut to enter the finals of the second 20 Million USD Challenge Contest which took place in HCM City on June 20 and ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761518&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:24:13 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761518&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Despite recent legislation in the US aimed at stopping the forced repatriation of Hmong people from Thailand to Laos, local authorities forced a large group of the minority hilltribe people to return ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761548&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:21:30 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761548&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- An agreement on the formation of the joint information committee between the Information Committee of the DPRK and the Ministry of Information and Culture of Laos was sign... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761520&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:24:11 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761520&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Vietnam's Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company will provide Laos with US $14 million to finance construction of athletes' village competing at the 25th Southeast Asia Games scheduled in late 2... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761519&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:24:12 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761519&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 HANOI, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Amid global economic difficulties, Laos is trying to maintain its economic stability, and ensure that production will increase, electricity expansion continue, and petroleum... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761522&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:23:48 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761522&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Malaysian singer-songwriter Michael Wong plants rice during a charity visit to Laos in this photo, published on Monday, June 23, 2008. [Photo:ent.sina.com.cn] http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761549&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:21:25 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761549&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 VTC, who won right to broadcast all matches in the group, will provide data and information to World Volleyball Federation (FIBA) for televising matches from Vietnam to over 100 countries and territor... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761550&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:21:22 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761550&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 SINGAPORE: Dubai's ETA Star Property Developers plans to raise US$400mil through a fund and Islamic bonds for a drive into Asian markets as diverse as India and Laos, but rising costs are deterring th... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761552&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:21:18 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15761552&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 PHNOM PENH : With the slogan, "See ability, not disability," the London-based charity Epic Arts has been challenging the common perception of disabled performing artists. "This is not about sympathy o... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15746348&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:49:02 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15746348&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 June 23, 2008 · Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is being received at the White House Tuesday. There are calls on Capitol Hill for President Bush to make human rights a focal point of ... http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15746983&cat=a6670896145a3ae3 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:39:50 -0400 NPR http://feeds.laosnews.net/?rid=15746983&cat=a6670896145a3ae3