Laos

A selection of news from and about Laos. Most of these articles were aired in Lao and can be found, in their original language, on the Lao Web site, in written and audio format.

Lao Group Wanted Help

2009-11-13

Several hundred Lao people detained on their way to the capital weren’t dissidents, one man says.

Laos Denies Detentions

2009-11-06

The Lao government dismisses reports of authorities detaining a group of pro-democracy protesters.

Lao Girls 'Trafficked for Sex'

2009-11-04

A rising number of Lao girls are being lured into Thai brothels with the promise of work.

Laos Detains 9 Planning Protest

2009-11-03

Ten years after a rare student uprising, nine people are in custody as they prepare a demonstration.

Warming Poses Food Risk

2009-10-06

Rising temperatures are predicted to affect crop yields and water supplies, and will hit Southeast Asia hard.

China's Growing Foothold

2009-09-08

As the Lao president travels to China to seal closer economic ties, neighboring countries worry about Beijing's expanding influence.

UK Woman Gets Life

2009-06-03

A Lao court spares the life a pregnant British woman convicted of drug smuggling.

Aid Group Withdraws

2009-05-20

The sole aid group caring for Lao Hmong asylum-seekers in a Thai camp pulls out, citing pressure from a military that wants them repatriated.

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