Australia to accept 20 Hmong refugees from Thai camp of 8,000: foreign minister (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

4 July 2008, 9:12 pm

Australia will accept 20 ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers from Laos from a group of about 8,000 living in a Thai refugee camp, the Australian foreign minister said.... read more

First Thai train crosses border to Laos (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)

4 July 2008, 6:28 pm

NONG KHAI : The first Thai train crossed the border to Laos yesterday on a trial run before the official opening of the line tentatively set for next month.... read more

Freedom Particularly Sweet for Local Refugees, Immigrants (WGHP Greensboro)

4 July 2008, 2:15 pm

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) -- They arrive with nothing but the clothes on their backs, but for many of the millions of immigrants and refugees who now call America home, the offer of freedom is enough. On this Independence Day, when asked what he felt about living in America, one refugee from Laos spok... read more

MCOT English News : Thailand to repatriate 215 ethnic Hmong to Laos (MCOT - English News By Thai News Agency)

4 July 2008, 5:29 am

BANGKOK, July 4 (TNA) - Thailand will repatriate 215 ethnic Hmong minority to Laos next Thursday across the Thai-Lao Friendship bridge border crossing across the Mekong River in the northeastern province of Nongkhai, according to Lt-Gen.... read more

First test run of Thai-Lao train successful (The Nation - Thailand's English news)

4 July 2008, 2:21 am

The State Railway of Thailand on Friday successfully completed a first test run of train service linking Nong Khai to Vientiane, Laos. The 3.5-kilometer railway is expected to inaugurate the international service in August.... read more

Trade Union Cadres Training Centre built in Laos (Nhân Dân)

4 July 2008, 2:09 am

Nhan Dan – A project on construction of a training centre for trade union cadres under the Lao Federation of Trade Unions has been commenced in the capital of Vientiane, Laos, according to the Vietnam News Agency.... read more