Victorian backpacker dies in Laos

8 February 2012, 5:00 am

LAOS police said a Victorian man and his Dutch girlfriend were found dead in their hotel room.... Read More »

Australian traveller found dead in Laos

8 February 2012, 12:35 am

A young Australian traveller has been found dead in a hotel room in Laos.... Read More »

Australian backpacker dies in Laos

7 February 2012, 10:19 pm

A 22-YEAR-OLD Victorian backpacker has died in Laos, becoming the third Australian to die there in the past month.... Read More »

Laos power plant to create jobs, reduce poverty

7 February 2012, 7:07 pm

Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong yesterday visited the Hongsa power plant in Xayaboury province, which is being built at a cost of about US$3.7 billion. The lignite-fired power plant in Hongsa ........ Read More »

Laos moves closer to dev't goals

6 February 2012, 9:38 pm

Laos is slowly but surely moving towards elevation from the United Nations' list of least developed countries by 2020, with the goal of reducing the poverty rate to below 22 per cent by the end of 2012.... Read More »

Laos probes ‘child for sale’ scam

6 February 2012, 3:42 am

Hanoi - Laos is investigating a retired justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Americans, Canadians and Australians for thousands of dollars each, a report said.... Read More »

Laos probes sale of babies to foreigners

6 February 2012, 1:35 am

HANOI: Laos is investigating a retired justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Americans, Canadians and Australians for thousands of dollars each, a report said.... Read More »

Laos probes sale of babies to Australians

6 February 2012, 12:55 am

LAOS probes ex-justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Aussies and others for thousands of dollars each.... Read More »

Laos probes sale of babies to foreigners: report

6 February 2012, 12:34 am

HANOI, February 6, 2012 (AFP) - Laos is investigating a retired justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Americans, Canadians and Australians for thousands of dollars each, a report said.... Read More »

Laos closing in on WTO membership

5 February 2012, 8:10 pm

Vientiane (Vientiane Times/ANN) - Laos finally has World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership in sight after working towards inclusion in the global body for the past 15 years.... Read More »

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