February 23, 2012
Thai-Lao to expand trade, investment in hopes of doubled growth Thai News Agency MCOT BANGKOK, Feb 23 - Thailand and Lao PDR have agreed to collaborate on trade and investment for further trade between both countries to rise from currently US$4 billion to US$8 billion in 2015. The agreement came after a meeting chaired jointly by Thai ... Ministers agree to trade figure doubling |
February 23, 2012
 TTR Weekly | Elephants draw tourists to Laos TTR Weekly SAYABOULY, 23 February 2012: Sayabouly, a province in northwest Laos is counting on its annual elephant festivals to build awareness, while there are plans to upgrade highways and add more international border checkpoints with neighbouring Thailand. |
February 23, 2012
RS To Extend Music Download Service To Laos Asia Media Journal The company was ready to join local partners in Laos to help expand customers base and revenue by using content and Sabaidee TV, which was the most popular satellite channel in Laos to capture the market. RSiam is confidence the potential of its ... |
February 23, 2012
First Luxury Hotel Opening Soon in Vang Vieng, Laos PR.com (press release) Vang Vieng, Laos, February 23, 2012 --(PR.com)-- A major development is announced in the Lao hospitality industry with the forthcoming opening in April of the first Resort specifically targeting the high-end market in Vang Vieng. |
February 23, 2012
 Phuket Gazette | Illegal Phuket migrant workers get five-month reprieve Phuket Gazette The extension gives employers time to obtain two-year work permits for unregistered alien workers from Burma, Laos and Cambodia, said Phuket Provincial Employment Office Chief Noppadol Ployudee. Workers whose permits were set to expire on January 20 or ... Yamaha Thailand looks to JV for motorcycle output in Burma Phuket News - Why Phuket needs Burmese workers |
February 23, 2012
Reports of dead voters understated Evansville Courier & Press The US boasts atomic weapons and an election apparatus worthy of Laos. More charitably, Pew states that America's electoral systems "are plagued with errors and inefficiencies that waste taxpayer dollars, undermine voter confidence, and fuel partisan ... |
February 23, 2012
 Bangkok Post | New Kid on the Block Bangkok Post To promote trade, the province is proposing construction of a fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge linking Bung Kan to Laos's Bolikhamxay and Vietnam's Vinh town and then China via an existing highway. The governor who was successful in promoting Chiang ... |
February 22, 2012
Rapping at the Mat: Nikee JS likes the small time Green Bay Press Gazette Nikee's mother grew up in Minnesota; his father is from Laos. People often assume his songs will showcase his Asian-American identity. But to hear Nikee tell it, he's all country — and he's much more interested in rapping about rural life. |
February 22, 2012
Thai AirAsia launches new domestic route to Nakhon Phanom from Bangkok anna.aero Thai AirAsia's new route to Nakhon Phanom was celebrated with a ceremony in the city on the border to Laos. Thai AirAsia launched a new domestic route from Bangkok (BKK) to Nakhon Phanom (KOP) in the northeast of the country, on the Mekong River border ... |
February 22, 2012
 Greek Reporter | Greek Jews worried as far-right MPs join top party Jerusalem Post Makis Voridis and Adonis Georgiadis resigned from the far-right Popular Orthodox Rally, or LAOS, and will run as candidates of the New Democracy party in April's elections. New Democracy is leading in the polls. The lawmakers, who have expressed or ... A dose of the right medicine for New Democracy |
February 22, 2012
Laos urges use of local currency to avoid counterfeit dollars Monsters and Critics.com Vientiane - The Lao central bank has urged people to use the local kip currency instead of US dollars because of a 'rising tide' of fake banknotes, a report said Tuesday. The bank warned that a gang was circulating a large number of fake 100-dollar ... |
February 22, 2012
Cooperation between Lao farmers needed to meet market demands for food Forests Blog, Center for International Forestry Research (blog) Lao farmer Chanh Tuln holding precious rice seeds. Part of the image collection of the International Rice Research Institute. BOGOR, Indonesia (22 February, 2012)_A recent report by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) urges farmers ... |
February 21, 2012
New Thailand-Laos bridge needs more support, say businesses Bangkok Post Businesses in Nakhon Phanom are urging the government to support and build facilities to link the province to the Greater Mekong Subregion to maximise the benefit of a new bridge linking Thailand and Laos. The 1.8-billion-baht bridge from Nakhon Phanom ... Early Drought Affects Thai-Laos Transport Across Mekong Northeastern link proposed |
February 21, 2012
Drugs on the menu for Aussie tourists in Laos Ninemsn By Will Jackson, ninemsn When going out for a night on the town in Laos, on the menu for the typical Australian tourist will be magic mushrooms, cannabis and even opium. The pubs literally have menus listing all those drugs — and even "disco buckets" ... |
February 21, 2012
Luxury Travel Group Ltd to Promote Exotic Laos Encounter PR.com (press release) This trip has been designed for travellers who wish to experience the exotic Laos tour. Their trip will start in the capital city of Vientiane and end in Luang Prabang. In between, travelers will explore rugged and mountainous Luang Nam Tha and its ... |
February 21, 2012
Off the air in Laos Asia Times Online By Beaumont Smith VIENTIANE - Amid an unprecedented flurry of public debate and critique of government policies and actions, Lao authorities abruptly canceled a popular call-in radio program in late January without any public explanation. |
February 21, 2012
Vietnam to support Laos to organise ASEM-9 Thai News Agency MCOT Hanoi, Feb 21 (VNA) – Relevant Vietnamese agencies will spare no effort to support Laos to organise the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM-9) scheduled for Vientiane on Nov 5-6 this year. This commitment was made by Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at a ... |
February 21, 2012
Laos Annual Elephant Fest Draws Over 150000 Visitors Bernama The three-day festival from Feb 17, aimed to promote the participation of society in elephant protection in Laos, and in the world as whole, and the engagement of elephants in tourism service, said Vice Sayaboury Governor, Bounyang Chandalasan. |
February 21, 2012
Laos boosts tourist stops along Highway No. 9 Monsters and Critics.com Vientiane - Laos will this year set up more tourist stops along Highway No. 9, which links Thailand to Vietnam, in an effort to boost revenues for Savannakhet province. Since the 2006 opening of a bridge over the Mekong River that links Mukdahan, ... |
February 20, 2012
 World Jewish Congress | Far-right lawmakers' move to leading party concerns Greek Jews Jewish Telegraphic Agency Makis Voridis and Adonis Georgiadis resigned from the far-right Popular Orthodox Rally, or LAOS, and will run as candidates of the New Democracy party in April's elections. New Democracy is leading in the polls. The lawmakers, who have expressed or ... Greek Jews worried as two far-right politicians join mainstream party Greek Jewry concerned over far-right lawmakers' movement |
