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- Weighing the benefits 4 Jan 2010 09:36 GMT
... HE New Year marks a historical event in the region: the coming into ... the four newest ASEAN members, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. As the world slowly begins to ...
- New form of malaria threatens Thai-Cambodia border 4 Jan 2010 05:20 GMT
... themselves. A recent study out of neighboring Laos found 88 percent of stores selling artemisinin-based drugs, ... the murderous Khmer Rouge, has a notorious history. Burmese migrant workers who once mined rubies and ...
- Statue in Detroit salt mine honors miners' saint 4 Jan 2010 09:39 GMT
... company also employs workers with roots in Laos. Regardless of background, "if you believe in God, ... the mine. "It gives a spiritual presence." Historical details are unclear, but St. Barbara is ...
- Vietnam assumes Asean chairmanship 4 Jan 2010 07:21 GMT
... Asean, which groups together Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, has ... Vietnam, has reached a highlight in its history when on January 1 the Common Effective Preferential ...
- Journey to marriage is largely passionless 3 Jan 2010 15:21 GMT
... red tape. The couple went to Vietnam, Laos and other parts of Asia, where they could ... Gilbert occupied herself by studying marriage: its historical underpinnings, its psychological implications, its effect on ... book is like a reading assignment for History of Marriage 101. Gilbert looks at the role of ...
- 'Committed,' by Elizabeth Gilbert 3 Jan 2010 17:32 GMT
... "Committed," the new memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, is ... this with almost nerdy studiousness, poring over history books sent by her librarian sister, and ... hill tribe girl in Vietnam and a Laotian man who raises frog meat. Their lively ...
- Amirulhadi out for missed glory in Dubai 3 Jan 2010 01:20 GMT
... as his teammates etched themselves into the history books after he was handed a three-match ban. ... happy the team beat Thailand and then Laos to make the final. I spoke to (skipper) ...
- Shining a bright light on marriage 3 Jan 2010 06:51 GMT
... (Viking, $26.95), Gilbert dissects the institution, its history and possible future, in anticipation of her having ... earn prestige) and how wedding gifts in Laos can mean financial security for the community. ...
- Bainbridge author has written 109 books 3 Jan 2010 22:51 GMT
... and abolitionist Frederick Douglas. He's delved into the Cuban Missile Crisis, the geography of Laos and the history of cancer research, condensing complex topics into 30- to 50-page books. His 100th book, which ...
- UN asks Laos for access to thousands of Hmong deported from Thailand 29 Dec 2009 18:30 GMT
... UN asks Laos for access to thousands of Hmong deported ... for access to some 4,000 ethnic Hmong Laotians who were deported from Thailand yesterday although ... but to no avail. Despite its long history as a country of asylum, Thailand deported ...
- Worries mount for local Hmong about family members in Laos 1 Jan 2010 06:45 GMT
... Thailand forcibly repatriated 4,500 ethnic Hmong to Laos this week, MaoKao Thao of St. Paul ... Thao said he was worried that the Laotian government would punish all of his brother's ... he won't see his younger brother again. "History proves that many people deported to Laos ...
- Minn. Hmong await news of relatives in Laos 30 Dec 2009 23:10 GMT
... Thailand forcibly repatriated 4,500 ethnic Hmong to Laos this week, MaoKao Thao of St. Paul ... Thao said he was worried that the Laotian government would punish all of his brother's ... he won't see his younger brother again. "History proves that many people deported to Laos ...
- Innovation and development from a historical new starting point (3) 31 Dec 2009 05:53 GMT
... Our exchanges of visit with Vietnam, DPRK, Laos and Cuba were quite frequent, featuring richer ... State President, visited China and enhanced the Sino-Laotian relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. The ...
- Hmong Refugees Repatriated By Thailand Arrive in Laos 29 Dec 2009 14:34 GMT
... forcibly deported by Thailand have arrived in Laos, despite protests from rights groups and the UN. ... inconsistent with international practice and Thailand’s long history of protection of refugees. Such returns would violate ...
- Hmong Forced Repatriation: Back to an Uncertain Future 31 Dec 2009 11:15 GMT
... were forcibly repatriated from Thailand to communist Laos. They were transported in caravans of covered ... the others. But a look at the historical and political implications behind the fiasco indicates ... Secret War, when tens of thousands of Laotian natives, most of whom were Hmong, were recruited ...
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