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  Laos - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia,bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, andThailand to the west.
Laos' early history was dominated by the widerNanzhao kingdom, which was succeeded in the 14th century by the local kingdom of Lan Xang that lasted untilits decline in the 18th century, after which Thailand assumed control of the separate principalities that remained.
Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia and the thicklyforested landscape consists mostly of rugged mountains, the highest of which is Phou Bia at 2,817 m, with some plains andplateaus.
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 Laos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
Laos' early history was dominated by the wider Nanzhao kingdom, which was succeeded in the 14th century by the local kingdom of Lan Xang that lasted until its decline in the 18th century, after which Thailand assumed control of the separate principalities that remained.
Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia and the thickly forested landscape consists mostly of rugged mountains, the highest of which is Phou Bia at 2,817 m, with some plains and plateaus.
www.worldslastchance.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Laos   (1573 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Laos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
Laos' early history was dominated by the wider Nan-chao kingdom, which was succeded in the 14th century by the local kingdom of Lan Xang that lasted until its decline in the 18th century, after which Thailand assumed control of the separate principalities that remained.
Political unrest in neighbouring Vietnam dragged Laos into the greater Second Indochina War which was a destabilising factor that contributed to civil war and several coups d'état.
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 Laos - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In 1975 the communist Pathet Lao backed by the Soviets and communist Vietnamese overthrew the royalist government of King Savang Vatthana who were backed by the US and France.
Laos still has no railroads, although a short link is planned to connect Vientiane with Thailand over the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.
In the central and southern mountains, Mon-Khmer tribes, known as Lao Theung or midslope Laotians, predominate.
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 Laos - Gurupedia
Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
It is also a romanised form of the word Laos in the Lao language (ລາວ), the Thai language (ลาว), and probably other Tai languages.
Laos' early history was dominated by the wider Nan-chao kingdom, which was succeded in the 14th century by the local kingdom of Lan Xang that lasted until its decline in the 18th century, after which Thailand assumed control of the separate
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 Politics of Laos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Politics of Laos takes place in a framework of a single-party socialist republic.
A variety of different groups have claimed responsibility including the Committee for Independence and Democracy in Laos and Lao Citizens Movement for Democracy.
Laos is divided in 16 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural), 1 municipality* (kampheng nakhon, singular and plural), and 1 special zone** (khetphiset, singular and plural); Attapu, Bokeo, Borikhamxay, Champassack, Houaphan, Khammouane, Louang Namtha, Louangphabang, Oudomxay, Phongsaly, Saravane, Savannakhet, Vientiane*, Vientiane, Sayaboury, Saysomboun**, Xekong, Xieng Khouang
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Laos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina.
The government of Laos - one of the few remaining official Communist states - began decentralizing control and encouraging private enterprise in 1986.
Despite this high growth rate, Laos remains a country with a primitive infrastructure; it has no railroads, a rudimentary road system, and limited external and internal telecommunications.
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 Laos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Main article: History of Laos Laos' early history was dominated by the wider Nanzhao kingdom, which was succeded in the 14th century by the local kingdom of Lan Xang that lasted until its decline in the 18th century, after which Thailand assumed control of the separate principalities that remained.
Map of Laos Main article: Geography of Laos Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia and the thickly forested landscape consists mostly of rugged mountains, the highest of which is Phou Bia at 2,817 m, with some plains and plateaus.
Main article: Demographics of Laos About half the country's people are ethnic Lao, the principal lowland inhabitants and the politically and culturally dominant group.
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 About Laos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Lao People's Democratic Republic (Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao (or familiar shorter local expression SOPOPOLAO) is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
The term Lao is most frequently used to refer to the dominant ethnic group, to the language and to people of Laos.
It is also a romanised form of the word Laos in the Lao language, the Thai language, and probably other Tai languages.
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 Laos, Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Revolution in Laos: the North Vietnamese and the Pathet Lao.
North Vietnam and the Pathet Lao: partners in the struggle for Laos.
The Soviet Union, China, and the Pathet Lao: analysis and chronology.
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 POLITICS-LAOS: Hmong 'Insurgency' Actually a Humanitarian Crisis
During the month-long detention in a jail in the Lao capital Vientiane, the two journalists said they witnessed appalling living conditions and heard horrific stories of ill-treatment of prisoners.
While the Lao government initially appeared to be taking a hard line against the arrested foreigners, it released them after the French - the country's former colonisers -- threatened them with the withdrawal of crucial foreign aid.
According to Evans, while many news reports on the Hmong inside Laos suggest that the government is engaged in an ethnically inspired campaign of discrimination against them, ''in fact, the Lao constitution and laws are more tolerant towards minorities than many of its neighbours''.
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 Asean Focus Group - Asian Analysis
Politics in the Lao People's Democratic Republic are purely an internal matter for the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
Politics in Laos are mainly a matter of balancing the interests of powerful figures in the Party, who act as the principal patrons for their extended families and 'clans' of dependents and supporters.
Finally there is the military, the most powerful special interest group in Laos, which fears a reduction of influence both in the Politburo and the Party now that Laos is a member of ASEAN and at peace with all its neighbours.
www.aseanfocus.com /asiananalysis/article.cfm?articleID=842   (637 words)

  
 Laos - The Army Enters Politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The army had entered politics but not quite in the manner Washington had hoped.
A new government was formed on June 3, ostensibly headed by Somsanith but in fact controlled by Phoumi acting as minister of defense under the aegis of his new political party, the Social Party (Paxa Sangkhom).
However, on May 23, under darkness and with the cooperation of personnel at their prison, the LPF deputies escaped and disappeared into the countryside.
countrystudies.us /laos/25.htm   (222 words)

  
 The Meo of Laos: Politics of the Poppy
The Meo of Laos: Politics of the Poppy
It was a contest of chesslike subtlety in which key political moves were planned years in advance, and carefully calculated to slowly reinforce one side's position without pushing the other side too far.
The Meo in Laos today can still recall that there were "great Meo kingdoms" in the highland plateaus of southern China several hundred years ago.
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 Laos - GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Government: Lao People's Democratic Republic proclaimed December 2, 1975, abolishing monarchy of Royal Lao Government.
Party conference held late November 1993 to include representatives of provincial party units, Central Committee members, secretaries of party committees in ministries, departments, factories, and schools.
United States granted Laos national interest waiver in April 1994 for counternarcotics cooperation; determined necessary for continued cooperation on issue of unaccounted-for United States military personnel.
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 Government, Politics, Law : Laos : Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library ofCongress)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Contains population, education, other data on Hmong in U.S.; photographs proving genocide going on in Laos; some of the written reports of human rights violations on the site are in the Lao language as well as in English.
It lists the heads of state and government, has images of the Lao flag in different periods of history, includes maps, has the English text of the national anthem, chronology, as well as era names.
Describes partnership with the government of Laos, the World Bank, private sector developers, local community groups and international NGOs for the proposed Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project in central Laos.
www.loc.gov /rr/international/asian/laos/resources/laos-government.html   (803 words)

  
 Laos : Lao
The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
The term Laotian doesn't necessarily refer to the ethnic Lao language, ethnic Lao people, language or customs, but is more a political term that also includes the non-ethnic Lao groups within Laos and identifies them as "Laotian" because of their political citizenship.
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 Laos Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Dommen, Arthur J. Conflict in Laos: The Politics of Neutralization.
"Urban Resettlement of Reservoir Evacuees in Thailand and Laos," in Population Resettlement in the Mekong River Basin.
The "little kingdom" is Laos, and the story illuminates the tragic hitory of that country during the 1960s and and 1970s.
www.lib.washington.edu /Southeastasia/blaos.html   (15071 words)

  
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 Laos Government & Politics News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News
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President SR Nathan, in his message to Lao President Choummaly Sayasone, notes the deepening...
Laos Remains On Course For An Opium-free Nation
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 List of Laos-related topics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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Early History of Laos - Economy of Laos
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 FREE In-depth report - The Army Enters Politics - Laos
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 Politics of Laos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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 Laos
15 Sep 1945 Unification of Kingdom of Laos proclaimed.
27 Aug 1946 France recognizes unification of Laos.
15 Sep 1945 The united Kingdom of Laos proclaimed.
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 Laos encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Laos politics and officials, Laos History. Travel to Laos
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