| Le 1 Février 2001 |
| ->VOA Thai radio could learn from VOA
Laos <<< The Nation--The
VOA Thai also does not have Thai songs or music that would attract listeners in Thailand.
In contrast, VOA Laos listeners hear Lao songs and music almost everyday. The most crucial
mistake the broadcasters have made may have to do |
| Le 2 Février 2001 |
-> Oudomsay: Nam Nga Bailey
bridge open <<< Lao NA --The Nam Nga Bailey bridge at Nakhok village
on Meuang Say-Nam Nga route, Oudomsay province, has opened to the public. The funding to
the construction was a grant from the Swedish International Development Agency
-> New
Mekong basin power market opens up
<<< ElectricNet--A potent mix of economics, geo-politics and development
assistance is about to foster a brand new major market in distributed generation in the
five Southeast Asian countries of the Mekong river basin -- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar,
Thailand
-> China defence
chief to visit SE Asia, Nepal
<<< Reuters/AltaVista--Chinese Defence Minister Chi Haotian will visit Cambodia,
Laos, Nepal and Vietnam next week, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. It
quoted the Chinese Defence Ministry as saying Chi would depart on Monday
-> Chinese
DM to visit four Asian nations <<< Xinhua NA--Defense Minister Chi Haotian
will start an official goodwill visit next Monday to Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Nepal,
the Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced here Friday. Chi will be visiting the
four nations
-> The rest of stories from Lao NA HERE
->Laos: Feasibility study for
reproductive health communication project <<< EC/UNFPA Initiative--The feasibility study included a literature
review of IEC and media documentation in Lao PDR, meetings with prospective partners, key
informants and stakeholders in the reproductive health sector, and in-depth focus group..->Oudomxay:Construction du
pont de Namgna-- Le projet de construction du pont de Namga, du district de Xay
au district de gna dans la province d’Oudomxay est divisé en deux phases.
Actuellement les 2 phases sont terminées.....KPL
02/02/01
->Bolikhamxay:la remise de
terres est prévue pour 50 villages cette année--Selon la source de Bolikhamxay, en
2000-2001, cette province va remettre des terres et des forêts aux 50 villages suivants:
10 villages du district de Paksane, ....KPL 02/02/01
->"Avoir plus peur de la
réalité! "selon l'analyse du journal Pathetlao --Le quotidien en langue
lao “ Pathetlao ”, nouveau produit de l’Agence nationale de
presse (KPL) a publié hier une analyse sur l’avertissement des Etats-Unis aux
touristes américains qui veulent entrer au Laos concernant les explosions.KPL 02/02/01
->La Russie réaffirme son
opposition au plan du développement du système de défense antimissiles balistique (ABM)
des Etats-Unis, a déclaré le porte-parole de l’ambassade de la Russie à
Vientiane, M. Mitrofanov lors de la conférence de presse tenue le 31 janvier dernier. KPL 02/02/01
->Un meeting commémorant le
35ème Anniversaire de la fondation de la Fédération des Syndicats Lao (FSL)
(1/2/1966-1/2/2001) a eu lieu le 1er février au Palais national culturel à
Vientiane en présence de M. Thongsing Thammavong, .... KPL
02/02/01 |
Le 3 Février 2001 |
| ->Laos urged to be patient --
They will be tried in Thai courts first <<< Bangkok Post--Thailand will not break its promise to return 28
rebels to Laos, but they will be tried first for offences under Thai law, the Foreign
Ministry said yesterday. "We have procedures to follow," spokesman Pradap
Pibulsonggram said |
Le 4 Février 2001 |
| ->Tears
for crash victim, [who was a native of Laos] >>>Calgary Sun--In an
emotionally charged funeral service, Tanoi Phayouphone told more than 150 mourners how her
husband, Tai Hadsavinh (Sonny) Phayouphone had been an excellent man. Tai, 30, was killed
last Sunday when, police say ->SingTel builds first
regional overland cable >>> ZDNet Asia--The China-Southeast Asia Cable has
eight landing points: Shanghai and Guangzhou in China, Hanoi in Vietnam, Vientiane in
Laos, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. This cable is designed with a total capacity of
2.5 Gbps |
Le 5 Février 2001 |
->Don des Etats-Unis à
l’Uxo lao--Le gouvernement des Etats-Unis a offert un don d’une valeur de
1,5 millions dollars américains à l’Organisation lao de déminage Uxo lao.KPL 05/02/01
->Aide de la
FAO dans le domaine alimentaire et agricole aux provinces victimes des inondations au
centre et au sud KPL 05/02/01
->L’information
et la culture au Laos s’améliorent, selon M. Boubane Vorakhoune KPL 05/02/01
->Les exportations de
textiles et de vêtements du Laos ont augmenté l’an dernier --Grâce
aux droits commerciaux spéciaux accordés pour les pays en développement, le volume des
exportations de textiles et de vêtements du Laos..KPL
05/02/01 |
Le 6 Février 2001 |
->LE PCV - LE DECIDEUR DE TOUTES LES VICTOIRES DU
PEUPLE VIETNAMIEN (LE JOURNAL PATHET LAO)--Le PC vietnamien joue un rôle
décideur dans toutes les victoires durant 71 ans de l'oeuvre de libération nationale,
d'édification nationale et de défense du pays, a affirmé le quotidien Pathet Lao, en
l'honneur du 71e anniversaire de la fondation du PCV (3 février)VNA 060201
->MISE EN CHANTIER DU CENTRE COMMERCIAL HUE -
SAVANNAKHET--La mise en chantier du Centre commercial Hue-Savannakhet, au
chef-lieu de la province du même nom, a été récemment organisée.VNA 060201
->COOPERATION
ECONOMIQUE, CULTURELLE ET SCIENTIFIQUE VIETNAM-LAOS--Des accords de
coopération entre le Vietnam et le Laos ont été signés à l'issue de la 23e session du
Comité intergouvernement des deux pays.VNA 060201
->LE PM PHAN VAN
KHAI RECOIT LA DELEGATION LAO--Le Vietnam est prêt à partager des expériences avec le Laos et
continue d'aider ce pays dans la formation de cadres, le développement agricole, les
transports et la technologie d'information, a affirmé le Premier ministre Phan Van Khai.VNA 060201 |
Le 7 Février 2001 |
.Family no closer to
securing pair's release from Laos <<<
Australian BC---The Brisbane family of Kay Danes, who is being held in a Laos jail, say
they are no closer to securing her release. Kay Danes and her husband Kerry were taken
into custody late last year for questioning over their involvement
. Laos
blasts U.S. warning to travelers over bombings <<< Kyodo NS/AOL or Australian BC---Laos lashed out
Wednesday against a recent U.S. warning to American citizens about mysterious explosions
in the land-locked country, saying unexploded bombs left by the U.S. during the Vietnam
War are more dangerous .High
price of gas effecting business in Laos <<< Vientiane
Times---Petrolium gas, which is imported from Thailand has been rising in price for some
time. The world price of gas at the moment is at an all-time high. One standard sized
cannister of gas costs around 79,000 kip, a sharp increase from last year
. Nearly one million tablets
of amphetamines seized last year
<<< Lao NA---Luang Namtha provincial authority disclosed that in 1999-2000,
nearly one million tablets of stimulant drugs namely amphetamines were seized. The same
source further indicated that 1,750 kgs of heroin and six kilogrammes of opium
. Boothe
Fox, BSO worker, former Laotian police chief <<< Miami Herald---Bounthiem Phoxaysanasack, who changed his name to
Boothe Fox after escaping from Laos to the United States in the late 1970s, died Jan. 24
at Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes. He was 71. Fox was working
. Lao
PM meets Chinese DM <<<
Xinhua NA---Lao PM Sisavath Keobounphanh met with visiting Chinese DM Chi Haotian on
Wednesday. At the meeting, Sisavath spoke highly of Chi's visit, saying it will give fresh
impetus to the development of relations between Laos and China
. Laos
launches new air route <<<
Xinhua NA---Lao Airline launches a new air route connecting Luang Prabang town, Thai Nan
province in Laos and Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. This new air route was aimed at serving
local, regional and international tourists.
. Smuggling of nipa fruit [from
Laos] widespread <<< Bangkok Post---The
commerce chief of Nan province said nipa palm worth 1.05 million baht was imported from
Laos last year, down from 1.7 million baht in the previous year. The fruit was supplied
from Muang Ngern, Chiang Hon and Hongsa in Laos
. From
KPL, CLICK HERE |
Le 8 Février 2001 |
| . |
Le 9 Février 2001 |
.Court sentences
founders of Laos gem mine <<< Australian BC or alternative--A court in Laos has
sentenced the founders of a gem mining company in their absence to 20-years jail and fined
them more than $55 million dollars. But the court decision made no reference to
Australians, Kerry and Kay Danes
-> Gem
Mining couple sentenced <<< Vientiane Times--New Zealander Julie Edith Bruns,
President of Gem Mining Lao PDR, and her Danish husband Bjarne Jappesen were sentenced in
absence to 20 years prison. They were also ordered to pay back US $31 million and 10.1
billion kip
-> Danish
embassy seeks release of ex-coffee trader in Laos <<< Dow
Jones/Yahoo! Asia--A Danish diplomat has gone to Laos to seek the release of a former
coffee trader with G. Premjee Ltd., Nina Jaquet, minister counselor at the consulate
department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark, told Dow Jones
-> No
one’s nicking .la <<< Vientiane Times--The President of the National
Internet Committee last week dismissed as nonsense rumours that Laos will be selling its
domain name to foreign ownership. Dr Maydom Chanthanasinh said that .la was still owned by
Laos
-> UNICEF donation: sports
instead of UXO <<< Lao News Agency--United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF) Programme Co-ordinator Ms. Shui Meng Ng handed over a car (PAJERO) and sport
equipment at a cost of US$ 34,000 to the Lao Central People’s Revolutionary Youth
Union.
-> Road
works cause serious danger <<< Vientiane Times--According to local residents
at Don Noun market, recent road works are claiming many victims because of insufficient
warning signs. A section of road between Donnoun village and Tha Ngon district has been
ripped up to install a water pipe
-> Border agreement [between Laos
and Thailand] <<< Bangkok Post--Thailand and Laos have signed a memorandum on
joint border surveillance and demarcation. Maj-Gen Serirat Tinrat, secretary of the border
peace co-operation sub-committee, said surveillance would cover frontier areas of five
provinces
-> Hmong
artists say they have started a movement <<< Star Tribune--"It's really
amazing that 20 years after we've come from Laos, that we've been able to go this far, to
be able to explore the arts," said May Lee, a 21-year-old writer who will present two
pieces. In "Hmong Speak," Lee challenges
->Lao court delivers jail sentence in
gem mining scandal <<<
APP/NineMSN or Yahoo!--A
court in Laos has sentenced the fugitive founders of a gem mining company to 20 years'
jail in their absence and imposed damages of more than 55 million dollars, the country's
official media announced Friday. The closed-door trial was held on Thursday, diplomats
said.
-> From Vientiane Times:
>Yao
want to buy some oranges?
> Outskirt
water supply programme to kick off this mid-year
> Be
a tidy Lao says government
> Young
drug addicts find new hope in rehab centre
> Fishy
sellers not dodgy business
> Famous
designer visits Laos
> Lao
Cotton expands, asks for more room in the leg
> Taekwondo
kicks bad habits
> Junior
football competition
> Vientiane
all-stars team crowned champions
->From KPL Clic here
>>>>>En français->Projet national sur la
biodiversité.-KPL
->Huaphanh :
Remise du reversoir d’irrigation de Namlieng -KPL
->Vientiane :
10ème réunion sur l’investissement en Asean-KPL
->17
pays étrangers ont investi dans 841 projets en RDP lao-KPL
->Retour
du Vietnam de M. Bounnhang Vorachit--KPL
->Le Premier
ministre Sisavat Kèobounphanh a mis l’accent sur le bien-être social --M. Sisavat Kèobounphanh, Premier ministre de la RDP
lao a présenté ses opinions à la réunion... KPL |
Le 10 Février 2001 |
->Australia still concerned about
arrested couple in Laos
>>> Australian BC or Here---Australia's
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says he still hasn't received an adequate explaination
why two Australians are being held in jail in Laos. Kay and Kerry Danes have been
imprisoned since their arrest in Laos in late Dec.
-> Laos gives reasons for gem decision >>> Australian BC--A government newspaper
in Laos has published the reasons why the founders of a gem mining company have been
sentenced in their absence to 20-years jail and fined more than 55-million dollars.
-> LAOS: Mining firm founders get
20 years' jail >>> Bangkok Post--A court in Laos has sentenced the
founders of a gem mining company to 20 years in jail in absentia and set damages at more
than US$55 million, the country's official media said. An Australian couple have been held
-> Fears rise for
jailed gem pair >>> The Australian/News Limited--CONCERNS for jailed
Australians Kerry and Kay Danes have escalated after Danish gem-miner Bernie Jeppesen and
his New Zealand wife Julie Bruns were given 20-year prison sentences in absentia at a
secret trial in Laos.
-> Lao court finds gem pair
guilty in absentia >>> The Age--A Laotian court has sentenced in
absentia the fugitive founders of a gem mining company to 20 years' jail and imposed
damages of more than $A100 million, the country's official media said yesterday.
-> Some criticize war
memorial for Hmong >>>
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel--Supporters of the proposed memorial say the United States
should honor the thousands of Hmong conscripted in the 1960s and 1970s during a
"secret war" in Laos. A few vocal opponents say many Hmong fought against the
U.S.
-> Hmong
share two faiths, Shamanism and Christianity <<< Star Tribune--"We did not go to church in Laos," Lo said.
"My grandfather was a shaman. When he came over here, he didn't practice shamanism
anymore because the Hmong population was so small." The population was another reason
the family->Laos sees
China, Vietnam as 'successful' socialist model <<< Kyodo NS/AOL--A key document drafted for the
communist party's seventh congress slated for next month indicates the party remains
confident in its strategy of combining market-economy principles with socialist theory.
The LPRP blames poor leadership and misinterpretation of theory for the collapse of
communism in Russia |
Le 11 Février 2001 |
| .Dispute
developing over proposed Hmong memorial in Wisconsin <<< AP/Star Tribune---The division within the Hmong
community over Communism was so deep that no Hmong Communist would have dared enter the
Thai refugee camps where Hmong people who had fled their native Laos lived before they
came to the U.S. |
Le 12 Février 2001 |
| .16
foreign investors to Laos in 2000
<<< Lao News Agency or Xinhua
NA--According to a report of the Planning and Investment Committee, 16 countries
invested in Laos during the year 2000 . . . US$ 33,947,450 of investment was made in 48
projects. Thailand ranks first for investment .Laotian label rule won't
be a problem <<< Bangkok
Post---Laos' requirement for all imported agricultural products to be labelled in Laotian
will not be a problem, Thai border traders say. "The customer is king; we'll do
everything to meet their demands," said Mongkol Siroratrungsee, president of the
provincial chamber of commerce in Nong Khai
.ADB
procurement - Laos, power transmission <<< Asia Pulse---Lao PDR has received a loan from the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) toward the cost of the Power Transmission and Distribution Project. It is
intended that part of the loan proceeds be applied to eligible payments
. Herbal toothpaste goes
abroad <<< Bangkok Post---Sa-ard toothpaste is now sold in Cambodia, the
biggest market, and Laos, with sales to Burma pending. The company hopes to reap 3.5
million baht from toothpaste exports this year and plans to introduce Sa-ard soap
. Hmong marriage customs at
odds with law <<< Pioneer Planet---Hmong traditions sometimes bump up against
American laws. But when it comes to Hmong marriage customs and U.S. laws that call sex
with an underage girl a crime, the collision can be devastating.
. From KPL, CLICK HERE |
Le 13 Février 2001 |
->Daughters
of the Mekong <<< Dateline Asia Features-Mekong is still running free . . .
But the daughters of Mekong are not free. They are abused and trafficked and fall victim
to the cross-border trafficking trade that stubbornly persists in the sub-region. Worst
still, those victims
-> FIFA
builds football field for Laos <<< Lao News Agency--FIFA will give $ US
400,000 to the Lao FFA to build a football training centre at Houaihong village,
Chanthaboury district, Vientiane prefecture. This was announced following the visit of Mr.
Datojaul Monysamuel, Secretary
-> Prosecutors
in San Francisco bust international sex ring <<< AP/Sacramento Bee--The
indictments reported activities dating to Feb. 1999 and alleged that the ring flew women
from Laos, Thailand, and Malaysia to work as prostitutes out of single-family suburban.
Some of the women, who remained in U.S.
-> Southeast
Asian sex smugglers face charges in US court <<< Australian BC--The
prosecutors allege that women from Laos, Thailand and Malaysia were smuggled into the
United States and forced to work as prostitutes. They were flown to North America on
commercial flights and shuttled past
-> Mekong
River countries seek flood management strategy <<< Kyodo NS/AOL--Some 50
representatives from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam and experts from various related
sectors met in Phnom Penh on Tuesday to seek formulation of a regional strategy for flood
management in the Mekong
-> Regional
workshop on Mekong basin management opens <<< Xinhua NA--Sixty
representatives from four countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam and experts
from various related sectors exchanged experiences and sought a formulation for regional
coverage on the flooding issue
-> Judges and
lawyers say Hmong marrying below legal age <<< Star Tribune--"This is
Minnesota. This is not Laos. These acts are against the law." Cohen also challenged
the Hmong elders to set an example for the youth: "Stand up and say, 'This is wrong.'
"The Hmong elders must say this if they don't want
->Just a
Taste of Laos <<< Lan-Xang.com--It is unfortunate that this book should be
subtitled "Lao/Thai Recipes," implying that there is a general commonality
between Lao and Thai (Central Thai/Siamese) cuisine, which there is not. To be sure, there
are certain individual dishes that can be characterized as Lao/Siamese because they are
featured in both cuisines and their origins are ->Lao envoy
wants US help on information on planned bombings <<< The Nation--Hiem
Phommachanh has asked Washington to tell his government should it learn of planned bomb
attacks in Laos. Hiem said that as a friendly country having state-to-state relations with
Laos the US should cooperate to prevent
-> Lao-American
MIA-POW cooperation <<< Lao News Agency--During the operation in Savannakhet
province between January 09 and February 05, three teams with 43 American technicians were
set up to make excavations at three sites: the case 0018 case in Phine district |
Le 14 Février 2001 |
-> New Minister of Information and
Culture appointed <<< Lao News Agency or alternative--Mr.
Phandouangchith Vongsa has been appointed as the new Minister of Information and Culture
to replace Mr. Sileua Bounkham, who will be a new governor of Savannakhet province. A
ceremony for the post hand-over was
-> Kazakhstan
to impose visas for NKorea, Laos, Yug, Slovenia <<< ITAR/TASS NA--Kazakhstan
will introduce a visa regime with North Korea, Laos from April 1 and with Slovenia and
Yugoslavia from May 1, Head of the Consular Service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry Bagdat
Seitbatalov told Tass on Wednesday
-> Jury
selection difficult going in highly publicized case <<< AP--They were asked
about stereotypes they may have heard about Hmong, Vietnamese or Asians. Lee is Hmong.
Prospective jurors were also asked if they had heard about the gang rape or Lee, had been
a victim of sexual
-> The rest of stories from Vientiane Times
* PM:
More efforts in labour and social welfare sector
* Chong
Mek border still busy
* Basic
education for minority girls
* Economic
English course winds-up
* Lao
entrepreneurs learn from Viet
* Govt
moves to protect local industry
-> The rest of stories from Lao News Agency HERE
* Lao-Vanuatu ties on a good trend
* Vanuatu FM on visit
* Annual nationwide conference on inspection opens
* Sithong school inaugurated
* Germans donated surgical instruments to Saravane
* Nateu irrigation system in Savannakhet
* Dry-season rice fields increase in Borikhamsay
->Lao
music popular again <<< Vientiane Times --Lao music is undergoing somewhat of
a renaissance, with more people buying Lao CD’s and VCD’s than ever before and
hundreds of Lao singers producing songs for the market. Lao music has always been
important to Lao culture. Local music was prevalent until a few years ago ->Flower
shop business blooming for Valentine’s Day in Laos <<< Vientiane Times
--Vendors are catching on to the marketing opportunity presented by Valentine’s Day,
with many of them gearing up to sell flowers and presents for people smitten with the
love-bug. Lao people have begun to observe |
Le 15 Février 2001 |
.No trial date for
jailed Australian couple in Laos <<<Australian
BC News Online or Australian BC--A
Sydney-based lawyer representing a jailed Australian couple, Kerry and Kay Danes, says no
date has been set for the couple's trial in Laos. Sydney lawyer, Ted Zovaras has been
retained by Kerry and Kay Danes
. Senior military
officers leave for Laos <<<
Vietnam NA---A senior military delegation of the Viet Nam People's Army headed by Defence
Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Pham Van Tra left Ha Noi this morning, Feb. 15, for a friendship
visit to Laos. The visit is made at the invitation
$1m links Danes to theft,
Laos accusers say <<< The
Age---.The Laotian Govt has alleged a $1 million deposit
into the personal bank account of imprisoned Australians Kay and Kerry Danes may prove the
pair was involved in the theft of sapphires from the Bokeo Sapphire Mine. However, the
company behind the deposit said the funds were payment .Man, [a
native of Laos,] acquitted in death after citing commando training <<< Star Tribune---A man who claimed that
his training as a Laotian commando made him react instinctively and shoot a man in
self-defense in July 1999 was found not guilty of murder Wednesday. Somlith Mahavong shot
Souksavenh
->Le président Khamtay
Siphandone reçoit le nouvel ambassadeur du Pakistan--KPL
15/02/01
->Remise de 40 ponts
construits avec l’aide du gouvernement du Japon--KPL
15/02/01
->Réunion nationale
contre le choléra--KPL15/02/01
->Le IVème Congrès
de l’Union des femmes lao s’ouvrira prochainement--KPL15/02/01
->Le FMI
s’accorde avec le Laos sur la réduction de la pauvreté et la croissance économique
--KPL 15/02/01 |
Le 16 Février 2001 |
| .European
Parliament resolution on the human rights situation in the Lao PDR <<< European Parliament--C. having regard
to the cases of political prisoners . . . the leaders of the movement of 26 Oct. 1999 . .
. and the leader of the march of 17 Nov. 2000, Phommachanh Phannorath, who are still being
detained without trial .European
Parliament calls for democratic change in Laos <<<AFP--Citing
international reports of "serious and repeated" human rights violations, the
Euro MPs urged the Laotian authorities "to promote the principle of national
reconciliation and to undertake changes necessary for the move towards democracy. In
particular they called for the release
Laos
dismisses US bomb warning as "a load of Yank" <<< AP/Yahoo!
Asia--Laos Friday dismissed as "a load of
Yank" a U.S. government warning that the capital Vientiane and four other cities of
this communist nation may be targeted for bombings. A commentary in the official Vientiane
Times
. Laos dismisses US warning over spate
of bombings <<< AFP/Australian BC--The Laos government has dismissed a
U.S. government warning that the capital Vientiane and four other cities may be targeted
for bombings. A commentary in the official Vientiane Times newspaper claims the warning
. Victim, [a native of Laos,]
says he was shot by gang <<<
Sacramento Bee--An 18-year-old Sacramento man shot in the leg leaving a Sacramento City
College dance said he was attacked by Hmong gang members in the parking lot. Keosodsay
Khamphanh, 18, told police he and a group
. 77
planned bridges on Road 13 south completed <<< Vientiane Times---The
last 40 bridges were completed and handed over to the Lao govt. The programme for the
building of 77 bridges on Road 13 with technical and financial support from the Japanese
govt worth more than US $85 million.
.Downer
expresses concern at Danes detention [in Laos] <<< Australian BC News Online or Australian BC--Foreign Affairs
Minister Alexander Downer says he is unhappy with the way the Laos Government is handling
the case of an Australian couple being held in detention. Kerry and Kay Danes are being
detained because of
. Labour
market needs more skilled workers in Laos <<< Vientiane Times--“Lao
labour needs to upskill to meet with economic growth,” said SEE Director Somboun
Khouangsavanh. "Computer skills are imperative in today’s labour market,
computers should be available to as many students
. Australia
supports surveyors <<< Vientiane Times--Course participants will comprise 21
government staff and six provincial offices of the Lao PDR Land Titling Project (LLTP) who
were selected following intensive tests and interviews. On completion of the course
. Viet defense
minister visits Laos <<< Vietnam NA--During these meetings, the Lao leaders
expressed their high appreciation of the cooperation and mutual assistance in the spirit
of comradeship and fraternity between the two nations. They also expressed wishes
. ASEAN
inaugurates region's first occupational safety body <<< AP/Yahoo!
Asia--Bowing to international pressure to abide by world labor standards, the ASEAN
inaugurated Friday the region's first occupational safety agency. "The establishment
of the ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network
. .From Vientiane Times
.Laos
one step closer to IMF help
.Market
finally built after six year wait
.New
chicks proving to be fit birds
.New free gym builds national athletes
From KPL ( Lao News Agency) HERE |
Le 17 Février 2001 |
| .Thai/Lao border: Flooding and
drug frames vex officials
<<< Bangkok Post--Laos says opening the Pak Moon dam gates has caused erosion on
its side of the Mekong river bank. Lao officials also allege Thai police are planting
drugs on Lao people and then charging them. The concerns were raised .Hookers
pipeline: Through Canada to the U.S. <<< Canoe/Toronto Sun--The U.S. probe began after some of the women, who were brought to Toronto from
Malaysia, Thailand and Laos, began surfacing in California brothels, police said.
"The victims were smuggled here via Canada,"
. Publicity forces rape trial to move
<<< Denver Post--Sonny Lee's lawyer,
Lisa Wayne, asked Glowinsky before jury selection on Monday to move the case. She renewed
her motion Thursday, lashing out at the local coverage as tainting the public's perception
of her client, a Hmong. |
Le 18 Février 2001 |
| ->Chance to fail
offered best learning experience <<< Pioneer Planet---I have a strong
interest in the basic test scores of minority students such as the Hmong. More than a
quarter of St. Paul public schools' 45,000 students are Hmong. Close to 85 percent of them
are learning English as a second language. Most are American-born. ->Trans-ASEAN
gas pipeline faces formidable challenges ahead <<< AFP/Yahoo! Asia--The
initial links for a natural gas pipeline network across oil-dependent Southeast Asia are
slowly being laid, but formidable challenges lie ahead, experts and officials said.
Completion of a 656-kilometre (406-mile) pipeline |
Le 19 Février 2001 |
-> Big drug shipment from Laos
seized <<< Modesto Bee--Two Modesto men were among several people arrested by
U.S. Customs Service agents who found more than 360 pounds of opium bound for Modesto and
Lodi, officials said Thursday. Customs agents also found 2 pounds of meth pills
-> Unilever
holds first lucky draw <<< Vientiane Times--Consumers of Lux soap, Viso
detergent, Close-Up toothpaste and Sun Silk Shampoo this week won 16 prizes from the
Unilever Laos branch of the KP Co Ltd. Unilever has been campaigning this prize pool to
the public for over a month
-> More
expensive, still popular <<< Vientiane Times--Paksong water melon is still
popular in the Vientiane markets this year although its price has doubled. Thong Khankham
water melon trader, Ms Phan said that most popular water melons sold in Vientiane are from
Paksong.
-> Vientiane
municipality has 392,000 ha of land and forest <<< Vientiane
Times--Of the total area, there are 57,000 ha of arable land, which are composed of 9,000
ha of vegetable and industrial crop plantations, and orchards; 48,000 ha of paddy fields,
20,000 ha of irrigated land, 104,000 ha of forested land
-> Kay
Danes's father calls on PM to intercede <<< NineMSN--The father of a woman
jailed in Laos has called on Prime Minister John Howard to get directly involved and help
free his daughter and her husband after comments from a Laotian official indicated they
might be innocent.
-> Laos deputy PM attacks
father of jailed Australian (Australian BC News Online) Watch a clip of video
Her father, Ernie Stewart, reportedly accused the Laos Foreign Minister of colluding with
police to steal the money. Mr Lengsavad says he was enraged when he read the report on the
Internet. He told the ABC the accusation was ridiculous
-> Danes could be
free with confession <<< AAP/The Age--The Australian couple accused of
stealing gems in Laos today sent a message to their family that they were well at the same
time an official said a confession might set them free. The couple, Kerry and Kay Danes,
was under guard ->Confiscated
money may be returned to Kay Danes
<<< Australian BC News Online--Authorities in Laos have said almost $100,000,
taken from the detained Australian Kay Danes, may be returned to her. The money was found
in Mrs Danes' luggage when she was arrested, attempting to cross the Thai border just
before Christmas
->Confession
could free Australian couple from Lao jail <<< AFP/Yahoo! Asia--A Lao foreign investment official told ABC radio
that a confession from the couple revealing where the missing gems were could earn them
their freedom. "Yes, according to the law," the official told ABC Radio when a
reporter
-> Family of
detained Australian couple tell of ordeal <<< Australian BC News Online--
The family of an Australian couple being held in a Laos jail over a gem mining row, says
his grandchildren are traumatised by their parents' ordeal . . . The ABC has learned most
of the missing jewellery is being kept in Bangkok
-> Danes speak from Laos
for first time since arrest <<< Australian BC News Online-- Click here for audio
Looking annoyed and defiant, Kerry Danes arrived at the meeting, guarded by three
policeman in a pick-up truck.Mr Danes said to tell his family he is well. The Government
of Laos is seriously pursuing a case against Kerry Danes
-> Arrested
Australians voice message to world from Laos <<< Australian BC--After three
and a half weeks of detention in Laos, arrested Australians Kerry and Kay Danes have
voiced a message to the world. South East Asia correspondent Geoff Thompson briefly spoke
to the Danes as they were led to a meeting
-> Detention
not to affect foreign investment, official says <<< Vientiane Times--The
detention of Australian couple Kerry and Kay Danes does not affect foreign investment in
Laos. They were detained because their actions violated the law of the Lao PDR.” Vice
Chairman of the Ad hoc inspection committee
-> India,
ASEAN to promote cooperation <<< Xinhua NA--"ASEAN members are keen that
New Delhi shared its expertise as a leading power in information technology (IT)
sector," Devare said after the meeting, participated by senior officials from the
Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
-> The news from
Vientiane Times
.-> NA
President meets rural people
.-> Vientiane
municipality mark 52nd Army day
->Hadsaifong
district stops slash and burn cultivation practice
->Workshop
drafts regulations for using Mekong resources
->Land
and forest allocation programme in more than 7,000 villages
->Forestry
conservation afforestation in Vangvieng
->Two
pumping stations completed in Xieng Khuang
->WTO
Advisory Mission in Laos
->New
major challenges for ASEAN
.->Lao
Red Cross raises development in Luang Prabang |
Le 20 Février 2001 |
->Reply to
privately owned jewelry saga
<<< Gem Mining Laos--This jewelry has nothing to do with Gem Mining Lao PDR
whatsoever, gem was never on the company's asset list, and gem was paid for by the
Jeppesens personally. The Jeppesens bought sapphires from GML, had same set in jewelry
-> Calls the Australian Govt to win
release of couple in Laos
<<< Australian BC--There are calls for Australia's Prime Minister John Howard to
step in and negotiate the release of an Australian couple being held in a Laos jail. Kay
Danes father Ernie Stewart is conducting a media campaign in Australia
->Web
allows Laos to leapfrog books
<<< The Nation--TO connect, or not to connect. For Laos, that is the question. It
is one to which a course content-developer for ASEAN replies with an emphatic yes, saying
that even one of the least-developed countries in the world needs the Internet for future
development Sources de KPL du 20/02/01
->Laos-Vanuatu :
Renforcement de la coopération économique
->IVème Congrès de
l’Union des Femmes Lao
->143
procédures judiciaires dans la province de Bolikhamxay en l’an 2000
->Khammouane:
contrôle et arrestation de responsables de coupes illégales de bois à Nakaye
->Le
président Khamtay Siphandone reçoit le nouvel ambassadeur de Slovaque
->Félicitations à
la Thaïlande |
Le 21 Février 2001 |
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Le 22 Février 2001 |
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