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  Khwaeng Champassak - Wikipedia NL
Champassak ( Laotiaans : ຈໍາປາສັກ) is een provincie van Laos.
Het ligt in het zuidwesten van het land aan de grens met Thailand en Cambodja.
Het oude koninkrijk Champassak had als basis deze provincie.
nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Khwaeng_Champassak   (72 words)

  
 UXO LAO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The southern province of Champassak, adjacent to both Thailand and Cambodia, is divided by the southern most stretches of the Mekong River in Laos.
The majority of the UXO contamination in Champassak is around villages along the main roads and those areas that have easy access to the provincial capital Pakse.
Paksong is the focal point for development in Champassak province, and the presence of UXO severely hampers it reaching its potential.
www.uxolao.org /provinces/champassak.htm   (715 words)

  
 Steve's Big Trip - Champassak
We left Pakse by boat and travelled the 1½ hours to Champassak which was a bit cramped but a very scenic way to go via the Mekong River.
Champassak is a very sleepy town on the banks of the Mekong River and there is nothing to do in the town itself, everything is closed by 10 pm so that's when everyone goes to bed.
We got up on the second day and hired a tuk tuk for a day for $8 each and went to Wat Phou the most impressive Khmer ruin in Laos where the first building actually pre-dates the temples of Angkor.
www.stevesbigtrip.co.uk /champassak.htm   (330 words)

  
 Untitled Document
champassak, a small town located on the right of the Mekong river, shares a common border with Thailand.
It is known as one of the three principalities of the Lane Xang Empire.
wat phu is situated on the phu passak slope 12 kilometers away from champassak city,It is the preangkor temple where is the largest example of khmer architecture in Southern Lao.
www.geocities.com /e_vientiane/Index3.htm   (469 words)

  
 Champassak celebrates 30 th Upspring Day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Over 1,000 people of Champassak gathered yesterday in front of the Unknown Soldier monument in Pakxe to pay tribute to the Lao people who sacrificed their lives in fighting against foreign aggressors for national liberation.
A religious rite was held to commemorate the event, chaired by the National Assembly President, Samane Viyaket; high ranking officials of the province also participated.
The celebration of the 30th anniversary of Upspring Day of Champassak province is being held from June 24 to 27.
www.laotv.org.la /Contents/2005-121/Champassak.htm   (147 words)

  
 Vientiane Times of February 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Khong is one of the ten districts in Champassak province.
Coffee, one of Laos' main exports is grown in Champassak's Paksong district.
Champassak authorities are encouraging people to increase agricultural and industrial production, reported the daily Pasason on October 2.
www.laoembassy.com /vtimes/year99/Oct99.htm   (4206 words)

  
 Chenla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chenla later divided into northern and southern states, known as "Chenla of the Land" and "Chenla of the Sea", respectively.
The Champassak province of modern-day Laos was the center of the northern part, while the territory of the Mekong Delta and the coast belonged to the southern part.
Several smaller states broke off from Northern and Southern Chenla in 715, further weakening the region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chenla   (131 words)

  
 » Champassak: Laos :: South East Asia Destination Guide :: Travel to South East Asia
There is only one road in Champassak which starts from the ferry landing to S through the village.
Sekong: Laos Sekong Province is best known for the Bolaven Plateau, which also extends into Attapeu, Champassak and Salavan and provinces.
The lack of services, travel agents, translators and qualified guides are three of Salavan's biggest challenges, but these pale in comparison to the state of the roads.
south-east-asia.traveltoworld.com /south-east-asia-travel-guide/284/champassak-laos   (562 words)

  
 THE POLITICS OF RITUAL AND REMEMBRANCE
(3) Royal ritual in Champassak in the south remained centred on a descendant of the southern principality, Prince Boun Oum.
Older people in Champassak are quick to remember these grand parades, but younger people have no memory of them at all.
The Champassak Palace Hotel transliterates "palace" into Lao ().But this use of "palet" may simply be the Thai use of English, as the Grand Palace in Bangkok is commonly called the "Gran Palet".
www.laosnet.org /fa-ngum/ewans.htm   (8204 words)

  
 Na Champassak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The na Champassak family were former royals in Laos before the communist take-over in 1975.
They took their name from the city of Champassak (or Champasak).
This page was last modified 03:59, 9 June 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Na_Champassak   (52 words)

  
 Issue 25   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In an attempt to generate income for Champassak province, the Party Committee of the province has given priority to setting out the tourism development plan by making surveys and collecting detailed information, aimed at drawing domestic and foreign tourists to the province.
The province will turn itself into a strategic unit turn districts into planning and finance units, turn villages into the implementing unit by working closely with more local people and continue to build the plans starting from the family unit in order to market the internal economy grow continuously.
Presently, the province as well as people in Champassak, are preparing to cater for numbers of tourists flocking to Vat Phou for it's unveiling as a world heritage at the upcoming festival in 2003.
www.exotissimo.com /newsletter/Issue25/page6.htm   (358 words)

  
 sundial and wp photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Moreover, an inscription recovered from Champassak was made order of a king Devanika, considered by Coedès to be the same person as another Cham king who ruled about 455 and 472 and referred to by the Chinese as Fan Shen-ch’eng.
Sema stone in the garden of the former governor's house in Champassak.
Naga guarding the former governor's house in Champassak.
www.sundial.thai-isan-lao.com /sundial_and_wp_photos.html   (867 words)

  
 champasak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
1851 - 1852 H.H. Brhat Chao Buwana, Prince ( Chao Muang) of Champasakra [Nakhon Champassak], son of H.M. Somdetch Brhat Chao Anuya [Nu], King of Champasakra [Nakhon Champassak].
Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Princely House of Champassak, June 1946.
Prince Boun Oum na Champassak, had another daughter, born of an irregular union before his marriage and not entitled to the title of Chao.
4dw.net /royalark/Laos/champasa.htm   (2966 words)

  
 Lao president hails Laos-VN friendship
Triet, who is also Politburo member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, briefed his host on the results of the working session between the HCM City delegation and a delegation from Champassak province that was headed by its governor, Thongvang Sihachack.
The HCM City delegation attended the inaugural ceremony entitled Cultural House for Lao Tribes in Champasak Province, which was built with the help of Viet Nam’s Ministry of Transport.
Addressing the ceremony, Thongvang described the project as a new symbol of the friendship between the Vietnamese and Lao people in general, and HCM City and Champassak in particular.
vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn /2004-08/30/Stories/01.htm   (243 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Professional Resources » Vacancies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Right now, BTC is employing 230 staff, 90 of them at headquarters in Brussels and 140 in countries where projects and programmes are being implemented.
The general objective of the project is : Sustainable poverty reduction and increased income achieved in the south of the Lao PDR through providing improved equitable access to and quality of vocational education and training in Champassak Province.
The specific objective is: Capacity of the Pakse Technical and Vocational School (PTVS) to provide a qualified labour force that meets the needs of the labour markets in the four southern provinces of Champassak, Saravane, Sekong and Attopeu sustainably increased.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-699MEP?OpenDocument   (540 words)

  
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In 1832, Annam annexed the principality of Xieng Khouang in northeastern Laos, and Siam took control of the Kingdom of Champassak in the South.
The French established the new colony's administrative center in Vientiane maintaining Luang Prabang as the royal capital with King Sisavang Vong on the throne and as the Head of all Laos.
After the escape from Laos of Sisouk Na Champassak, the right-wing Defence Minister, his post was assumed by the PL Deputy Minister, General Kham Ouane Boupha.
www.hmongnet.org /hmong-au/refugee.htm   (8396 words)

  
 CHAMPASSAK
Chao Nhouy RATSADANY 1900/1945, born 1874, King of Champassak 1900/1904, downgraded to Prince of Champassak in 1904, when the French made it a protectorate, married and had issue.
Chao Sisouk na Champassak, born 29th March 1928 in Pakse, Laos, married 1stly, Christiane Guida na Champassak, married 2ndly, Tiao Marina Rangsi, daughter of HRH Souphantharangsi of Laos, and has issue.
Chao Raymond Doan Vinh na Champassak, born 1915.
uqconnect.net /~zzhsoszy/states/asia/champassak.html   (470 words)

  
 Archived Weblog Entry - 07/17/2002: "11 July 2002 - Head to Champassak"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
These were pretty cool ruins, and consisted of a three level temple, with a sacred spring and an elephant rock carving among others.
The view from the hillside at the top temple was stunning as temple ruins go it was well worth the stop in Champassak to see them.
Got back to guesthouse and played Emilie at chess for one and a half hours, using brain was difficult, but I managed to win in the end, and then played "Shithead" a card game with the lads for a while.
www.csn.ul.ie /~airlied/log/archives/00000070.htm   (173 words)

  
 Somphavan Inthavong
In the above postcard of the Mekong River, we are at the provincial capital city of Pakse, Province of Champassak, Laos, where both banks of the Mekong River are located well inside Laotian territory.
The southernmost provinces of the Lao P.D.R., or Laos, are Saravane, Sekong, Attapeu and Champassak.
Professor Coedes, the famous French Scholar, wrote that Vat Phou Champassak was the "cradle" of the Khmer civilisation.
www.spvin.netfirms.com   (1637 words)

  
 Savannakhet - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The threat information obtained by the embassy also covers the provinces of Bolikhamxai, Khammouan, Savannakhet, Salavan and Champassak, the department said...
New attacks may take place in the provinces of Bolikhamxai, Khammouan, Savannakhet, Salavan and Champassak, according to the statement.
Anti-government forces may be planning attacks in Vientiane and the provinces of Bolikhamxai, Khammouane, Savannakhet, Salavan and Champassak during a Nov....
news.daylightonline.com /2003/Savannakhet.html   (362 words)

  
 LAOS: CRUISE TOURS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At 10h00 in the morning, meet at the pier or at the Sinouk Coffee House.
Board a local long-tail riverboat and cruise down the Mekong River, heading south towards the former royal capital of Champassak where the Vat Phou boat is moored.
Final leg of the cruise towards the former royal capital of Champassak.
www.phoenixvoyages.com /Laoc2.htm   (932 words)

  
 Lao Travel - Eco Tourism -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Travel to Khong Island, the island itself is an attraction with its lovely fishing villages, its serene monasteries and its lush vegetation offering a unique opportunity to experience simple life of local people
Embark on traditional riverboat and cruise down the Mekong River to the former royal capital of Champassak Kingdom.
Day 2: Champassak - Ban Khiat Ngong (-B/L/D) After breakfast, drive to Ban Khiat Ngong, the village of the Suay minority.
www.laoecotourism.com /vien_champa.htm   (539 words)

  
 Laos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
From the 14th to the 17th centuries there existed a Lao kingdom known as Lan Xang, or Kingdom of the Million Elephants, which at its zenith overlapped into Thailand and the highlands of Vietnam, but was constantly at war with the Burmese and the Thais.
During the 17th century, it fragmented giving rise to the kingdoms of Luang Prabang (northern Laos), Vieng Chan, and Champassak (near modern Pakset).
Vientiane is the capital of Laos (5.7 million inhabitants), whose per capita GDP (click for other statistics) is $1,575.
www.worldhistoryplus.com /l/laos.html   (415 words)

  
 july 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is hoped that improving infrastructure, promoting the environment, and protecting people from natural disasters in these targeted areas will lead to a higher standard of living and prevent migration to other areas of the country.
The T.C.R Concrete Factory, located in Bachieng district, Champassak province is a new facility producing reinforced concrete hydroelectric poles and cross arms for export to Cambodia.
Governor of Champassak province, Mr Oneneua Phommachanh, on July 31 urged the provincial Party Committee to pay attention to drought and flood prevention and ways to alleviate the financial crisis which is causing difficulties and concern to officials as well as people of all social strata.
www.laoembassy.com /vtimes/year98/august1998.htm   (6671 words)

  
 Sea & river cruises - Vat Phou
departure from Pakse for Champassak, heading south aboard a local longtail riverboat, zigzagging through mild rapids and sand banks, arriving at Champassak in time for a riverside lunch, followed by a guided tour of the mysterious pre-Angkorian 10th century temple of Vat Phou, the boat's namesake.
Afterward rejoin the boat for a cruise northwards and lunch on the deck, while we continue our leisurely sail further north to the island of Don Daeng, to visit the village of Huei Thamo and the mysterious Oum Moung forest temple, just a few minutes walk way.
We hope that you have found your cruise to be as magical as we believe it to be, and that the memories you take back will remain with you forever.
www.symbiosis-travel.com /searivercruises/laos/vatphou.htm   (866 words)

  
 (Lao American Council - North Providence, RI) Lao-American Council - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The People's Court of Champassak province on October 19 handed down the sentences to the 16 Lao nationals who conspired to rob the checkpoint in Phonthong district, Champassak province.
The court verdict stated that the actions of the accused on July 3, 2000 were intentional and premeditated, aimed at plundering the property at Vang Tao through the use of weapons endangering the lives of officials and the public.
The People's Court of Champassak province also found that the accused broke into a private shop owned by the Paxasok Company and stole some 1.6 million Thai baht.
www.laocouncil-laoscouncil.com /laoamericannews/article.nhtml?uid=10033   (645 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He asked for further cooperation in carrying out economic, cultural, scientific and technical cooperation agreements signed between the two nations, thus matching the fine political relationship.
Triet, who is also Politburo member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, briefed his host on the results of the working session between the HCM delegation and a delegation of Champassak province headed by its Governor, Thongvang Sihachack.
He said the two delegations discussed measures to enhance bilateral cooperation in agriculture, healthcare, education, commerce, tourism and services in the future.
www.vnagency.com.vn /NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=29&NEWS_ID=115652   (259 words)

  
 ADB Extends a Loan and Technical Assistance Grant to Lao PDR for the Champassak Road Improvement Project - ADB.org
ADB Extends a Loan and Technical Assistance Grant to Lao PDR for the Champassak Road Improvement Project
Two hundred kilometers of two national road sections in the southernmost province of Champassak in the Lao People's Democratic Republic will be improved with the help of a concessional loan of $48 million equivalent approved today by the Asian Development Bank.
The two road sections, which provide connection to the road networks of Cambodia and Thailand, will be upgraded to bituminous standard.
www.adb.org /Documents/News/1995/nr1995082.asp   (311 words)

  
 Issue 26   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Champassak province officials gathered on 14 February to celebrate Vat Phou and its complex of temples becoming Laos' second UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Champassak governor Thongvang Sihachak hailed Vat Phou Champassak and the archeological site, as an archeological cultural property of World Heritage value.
The Vat Phou and the Champassak UNESCO World Heritage Site listing covers 390 square metres and includes Vat Phou, the ancient town, Thao Tao Hall (Gentlemen's Gallery) and Sida Hall (Ladies' Gallery).
www.exotissimo.com /newsletter/Issue26/page6.htm   (593 words)

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