Laos

15. Beach volleyball players put in extra hours for bid to get gold

KUALA LUMPUR: The quest for gold does not come easy as national beach volleyball players Beh Shun Thing and Luk Teck Hua have to put extra hours in training ahead of the Laos SEA Games. With three training sessions a day, six...

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Indonesia Name Squad For SEA Games (Goal.com)

The Indonesian national Under-23 side moved into their final phase of preparation for the SEA Games in Laos next month by moving their training base to Jakarta. For the last several months, the U23 team has been training in...

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Bus service from Korat to Vientiane

By The Nation Published on November 22, 2009 A bus service from downtown Nakhon Ratchasima to Vientiane in Laos will kick off later this month, just in time for the 25th SEA Games in the neighbouring country. Four trips per day...

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Thailand must end detention of Hmong: rights group (AFP)

AFP - A leading rights group Saturday called on the Thai government to allow 158 Lao Hmong refugees, who have been detained for three years pending deportation, to be resettled in four western countries.

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Smashing The Snakeheads

A woman walks past a giant anti-human trafficking campaign poster displayed at the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok. In the 10 years that he has worked in narcotics control in Mengla, Zhao has been involved in rescuing and...

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Jimmy Carter hails the role of UAE's Takatof in Habitat for Humanity programme

Chiang Mai, Nov 21st, 2009 (WAM): Former US President Jimmy Carter hailed the role played by the volunteers of Takatof International Volunteering Programme in supporting the Habitat for Humanity's annual Jimmy and Rosalynn...

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CAMBODIA: Once ‘Extinct’ Crocodile Claws Its Way Back to Survival

PHNOM PENH, Nov 20 (IPS) - Siamese crocodiles once ranged far and wide across South-east Asia, from Indonesia to Vietnam, Laos to Thailand. But habitat loss and poaching virtually wiped out the three-metre long animals. Twenty...

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RIGHTS-LAOS: How Women Cope With Disability - Part 1

Chanhpheng Sivila who walks with the help of a caliper believes "education for women is the key". Before 2002, Chanhpheng Sivila held training workshops for the many Lao disabled women and men at her own house. Now she presides...

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15. Jin Keat's absence heaps pressure on Chee Sheng

GEORGE TOWN: Karate exponent Tan Chee Sheng admits he has big shoes to fill when he makes his debut in the men’s individual kata event at the Laos SEA Games next month. The 22-year-old will be replacing the injured three-time...

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Archers’ poor form in Bali gives coach Lee the blues

PETALING JAYA: The tone of disappointment in the voice of national archery coach Lee Jae-hyung said it all yesterday. Both the SEA Games-bound recurve men’s and women’s teams were unceremoniously dumped in the first round of...

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