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- Myanmar rebels grow more opium for arms 14 Dec 2009 21:55 GMT
... Myanmar rebels grow more opium for arms Ethnic ... $104mn in 2009 from $123mn. In neighbouring Laos, opium cultivation had increased by 19% but the total ...
- Read and go 14 Dec 2009 21:54 GMT
... with "countries that can still be travelled on the cheap." The authors say India, Indonesia, Nepal, Iran, Poland, Laos, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan and Honduras offer the best deals. "The definition of a good ...
- SEA Games: Singapore confirmed swim kings at SEA Games 14 Dec 2009 21:30 GMT
... VIENTIANE : Host nation Laos crashed out of the Southeast Asian Games football ... Elsewhere in the capital Vientiane, 2007 table-toppers Thailand won four golds in track and field ... are strong so I'm happy to win." Indonesia's defending champion in the women's 5,000m was ...
- Disappointment in Muay Thai 14 Dec 2009 20:34 GMT
... gold. Molthira Vattanapakdi defeated Bounchan Seangprasert of Laos in the women's pinweight final while welterweight Sakdithat ... Weerapong Kwangkhwang fights Jonathan Polosan of the Philippines in the men's light welterweight final. Coach ... Flyweight Amnat Ruenroeng faces Julio Bria of Indonesia. Bantamweight Chatchai Buddee meets Trang Quoc Viet ...
- Money doesn't go far, even as a millionaire 14 Dec 2009 20:34 GMT
... to become a millionaire is go to Laos. With 4,000 baht, you can instantly have one ... in Laos is higher than that in Thailand. I have been in Vientiane for one ...
- My delicious decade 14 Dec 2009 18:56 GMT
... growth in places expressing cuisine from smaller corners of the world, such as Yemen, Laos, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Korea and Armenia, as well as restaurants specialising in regionally specific Indian or ...
- Opium cultivation on the rise in Golden Triangle 14 Dec 2009 18:54 GMT
... percent this year as soaring prices in Laos and political instability in Myanmar drew more farmers to the illicit poppy crop, ... - comprising parts of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand - which two decades ago accounted for ...
- SEA Games: Lesser-known sports grab spotlight at SEA Games 14 Dec 2009 18:51 GMT
... the gymnasium as a shuttlecock player from Laos wraps up a victory and a packed stand rocks with passionate ... packed stand rocks with passionate support for Thailand's sepak takraw team. The Southeast Asian Games ... but Aye Cho Tu, manager of the Myanmar team, wants it to grow further. "I would ...
- Third Place Slipping From Indonesia's Grasp 14 Dec 2009 18:42 GMT
... Husaini Noor, left, and Muhammed Nasrulla of Indonesia competing in the finals of the 10-meter ... event on Monday. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) Vientiane, Laos. With four days left in the Southeast ... 21 silver and 36 bronze. Regional powerhouse Thailand leads the Games with 42 golds, 49 ...
- Poor Showing In Athletics Affect Malaysia's Gold Medal Tally 14 Dec 2009 18:42 GMT
... a target of eight golds at the Laos SEA Games. Unfortunately, in the four finals Monday, ... defend the gold they won in Korat, Thailand two years ago. Two of Malaysia's gold ... 7, 37) are in seventh spot behind Indonesia and the Philippines. Tuesday, Malaysian athlete Mohd ...
- Inbound tourism to drop 14 Dec 2009 17:55 GMT
... place in Vientiane. Two provinces across from Laos - Nong Khai and Udon Thani - should gain ... Udon Thani with neighbouring countries such as Vietnam, China and Hong Kong. The budget airline ... Chinaprayoon, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Phuket office, said tourism in the South ...
- Ubon residents call for Mekong dam to be scrapped 14 Dec 2009 17:55 GMT
... government yesterday to end a deal with Laos to build the Ban Koum "mega-dam" on the Mekong ... pressure the government to stop the project. Thailand and Laos signed a memorandum of understanding ...
- Rajagobal Mulling Strategy To Win Gold 14 Dec 2009 17:52 GMT
... VIENTIANE, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- While the Malaysian media were congratulating K. Rajagobal after his ... K. Rajagobal after his boys defeated hosts Laos to go into the football final of the 25th SEA ... Stadium, here, Vietnam trounced Group B runners-up Singapore 4-1. The Malaysian Under-23 squad, not expected ...
- LAOS-MYANMAR "Worrying trend" of rising opium poppy cultivation 14 Dec 2009 17:52 GMT
... poppy cultivation is on the rise in Myanmar in a worrying trend that may undo containment ... cultivation is also on the rise in Laos, where farmers are struggling as commodity prices fall, according ... Triangle" of countries comprising Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, once the world's major supplier of opium, ...
- Myanmar: UN reports ?worrisome? rise in opium cultivation 14 Dec 2009 17:52 GMT
... Opium cultivation in Myanmar has increased for the third year in ... produced in coordination with the governments of Laos and Myanmar. "Increased instability in north-eastern Myanmar is affecting ...
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