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Viangchan Prefecture

High-spirited Buddha of Ho Phra Keo

prachtige onderstreping van het detail It symbolizes protection, peace, and the dispelling of fear. Ho Phra Keo "Altar of the Emerald Buddha", formerly known as Wat Phra Keo, is a former monastery and royal temple of the Lao...

MRC chief satisfied with cooperation with China

VIENTIANE, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Thursday that the Mekong-basin organization is satisfied and benefited from the cooperation with China. Jeremy Bird, Chief Executive Officer of the...

Backgrounder: The Mekong River

VIENTIANE, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Mekong River Commission (MRC) on Thursday launched a consultation meeting for the regional Mekong Hydropower Program platform here on Thursday, aiming to shape a way for the river's...

Corruption in Asia-Pacific affects the poor most: UNDP report

A newly-released UN report said that corruption in the Asia-Pacific region has the biggest impact on poor people who rely on public services and the natural environment to survive, Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported...

LAOS: Questions Rise With Worst Floods in Decades

By Ounkeo Souksavanh* VIENTIANE, Sep 9 (IPS) - When local people in Laos talk about floods, they always look back to 1966 -- the year the Mekong River burst its banks so fast that no one was prepared. In August this year,...

Laos bans import of used vehicle parts

Laos has banned the import of parts of second-hand automobiles for assembly to prevent air pollution and ensure safety standards, according to Lao newspaper Vientiane Times on Tuesday. The Lao government issued the ban...

word on the soi: water level ok in laos

I'm off to Laos tomorrow for a little vacation. I'm looking forward to seeing for myself what is going on with the flooding in Vientiane. I hope I can post some pictures and reports here. I talked to the woman at Samsen train...

Flood-plagued Laos to build wall along Mekong River

Bangkok - Laos plans to build a 12-kilometre wall along the Mekong River to prevent future flooding in the capital, Vientiane, which has been hard hit this month by the worst inundation in 100 years, Lao media reports said...

Flood - Asia - Laos

EDIS Number: FL-20080821-18172-LAO Date / time: 21/08/2008 14:05:12 Event: Flood Area: Asia Country: Laos State/County: Unknow City: Vientiane Number of Deads: None or unknow Number of Injured:None or unknow Damage level: Minor...

Aussie man rescued from Laotian jungle

VIENTIANE - An Australian man missing for 11 days in the jungle of Khammuan province has been found alive, but is in a critical condition. The Vientiane Times has reported that the middle-aged man was transported to Bangkok for...

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