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	Car rental Laos from xoticar.co.uk - Safety and Security
		Provinces that are most prominent in reports of attacks are Xieng Khouang; Luang Prabang; Houaphan; Sayaboury; Saysomboun Special Zone and north of Vang Vieng in Vientiane Province (not to be confused with the separate municipality of Vientiane).
		Due to the risk of violence, U.S. citizens in Laos should avoid travel to Saysomboun Special Zone and Xieng Khouang Province (except for Phonsavan town and the Districts of Muang Kham and Muang Nong Haet, which have not reported any security incidents).
		Savannakhet, Xieng Khouang, Saravane, Khammouane, Sekong, Champassak, Houaphan, Attapeu, and Luang Prabang Provinces and Saysomboun Special Zone are severely contaminated by unexploded bombs.
	www.xoticar.co.uk /countries/Laos-4.html (672 words)

	25 October 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In order to translate this goal into reality, the Lao authorities have identified one of the most secluded and hard to access areas which is located at the intersection of three provinces namely Vientiane, Xiengkhouang and Borikhamsay.
		The main objective of the creation of this Special Zone is to provide the people who live in the area with an opportunity to benefit from the direct assistance of the Government and international organizations.
		The people living there and those who have come to settle in the special zone have the right to freely go in and out as they wish and there is no restriction whatsoever to the freedom of movement and residence nor any impediment to the operation of business activities in the said area.
	www.un.int /lao/25_october_1998.htm (545 words)

	Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		We are quite sure that since you are conducting an investigation in this manner, in close association with the LPDR government, you will never find irrefutable proof of the state of security and living conditions of those Hmong.
		You and your staff are accompanied by Lao PDR officials whenever you are allowed to travel to this area, it would be very difficult to find this "irrefutable proof".
		Recently, Andrew Perrin, a TIME Asia Magazine reporter, risked his life to travel to a remote area of Saysomboun Special Zone to visit a group of Hmong trapped inside this area.
	www.hmongihrw.org /articles/may_7_2003.shtml (444 words)

	Passport Express
		U.S. citizens traveling to or residing anywhere in Laos are advised to exercise caution and to be alert to their surroundings.
		The government of Laos tightly controls travel to Saysomboun Special Zone and at times restricts travel to parts of Xieng Khouang Province (particularly Muang Khoune, Muang Paxai, and Muang Phoukout Districts) because of ongoing insurgent and bandit activity.
		Due to the risk of ambush, the U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens in Laos to avoid travel to Saysomboun Special Zone and Xieng Khouang Province (except for Phonsavan town and the Districts of Muang Kham and Muang Nong Haet).
	www.passportexpress.com /default.aspx?page=show_visa&action=Laos (2271 words)

	Laos Travel Guide from ElephantGuide.com
		There have been sporadic attacks by heavily armed groups at selected points along the Lao-Thai border and in a number of northern provinces.
		Provinces that are most prominent in reports of attacks are Xieng Khouang; Luang Prabang; Houaphan; Sayaboury; Saysomboun Special Zone and north of Vang Vieng in Vientiane Province (not to be confused with the separate municipality of Vientiane).
		In light of the Vang Vieng-Kasi area attacks, especially along Route 13, the Department of State recommends that U.S. citizens avoid road travel between Vang Vieng and Luang Phrabang and on Route 7 from the Route 13 junction to Phonsavan town.
	www.elephantguide.com /laos/laos_advisory.htm (380 words)

	Mailgate: soc.culture.hmong: Re: US Ambassador Hartwick in Minnesota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Negotiations and meetings between chiefs or commanders in areas with the largest potential for violence, such as the Saysomboun zones and northern provinces of Laos, should be encouraged, facilitated, resourced and monitored by UN or U.S. Security forces.
		The process of developing a political option or alternative in Laos should be assisted through support for political and civic organizations in the northern provinces of Laos and Saysomboun zones.
		6.2 When humanitarian access is threatened or continuously denied to certain areas (such as the Saysomboun zones), the UN Security Council should act to ensure that relief is not held hostage to the Lao PDR consent processes.
	mailgate.supereva.it /soc/soc.culture.hmong/msg25265.html (1813 words)

	trivago Reisefuehrer - Saysomboun
		Aber sollten Sie in Saysomboun noch was finden, dann schreiben Sie uns doch, wie es war.
		Melden Sie sich an und fügen Sie eine interessante Quelle zu Saysomboun hinzu oder schreiben Sie eine Bewertung.
		Nur kurz anmelden und schon können sie jedes Ausflugsziel in Saysomboun anlegen.
	www.trivago.de /saysomboun-85374 (107 words)

	RFA News: Laos-surrender
		In late February, Lao troops surrounded several areas in the north of the country where they believed insurgents were active, according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.
		These areas were located in Xieng Khouang Province and Saysomboun Special Zone.
		Aided by leaflets and megaphones, the troops then communicated to the rebels that authorities would grant them amnesty and a special living area if they surrendered.
	techweb.rfa.org /pipermail/rfanews/2004-March/000152.html (369 words)

	Laos: Saysomboun Special Region Government
		Saysomboun Special Region was set up in 1994 from parts of Borikhamxai, Vientiane and Xieng Khoang Provinces.
		It occupies an area of 1,105 square kilometres and has a total population of 38,549 people (2005 census).
		The Special Region comprises five districts - Muang Phoun, Muang Saysomboun, Muang Hom, Muang Longxan and Muang Thathom.
	www.culturalprofiles.org.uk /laos/Units/43.html (118 words)

	Adventure
		After an early breakfast depart by road north to Tha Heua, on the edge of the Nam Ngum Lake.
		Enter Saysomboun special zone after passing a military checkpoint into one of the most restricted areas of Laos.
		Drive on a dirt road for two hours to the embarkation point.
	www.exotissimo.com /Adventure/nature-tour-nam.htm (184 words)

	Country Strategy and Program Update 2006—2008 - Lao People's Democratic Republic - ADB.org
		ADB is currently implementing small-scale technical assistance to implement the Northern Region Development Strategy (NRDS) under the NGPES framework and to explore the investment potential for GMS infrastructure connections in northern Lao PDR.
		In early 2005, workshops were organized with ADB’s support to disseminate the NRDS among stakeholders of the nine northern provinces—Bokeo, Huaphanh, Luang Namtha, Luang Prabang, Phongsaly, Saysomboun Special Zone, Udomxay, Xayabury, and Xiengkhuang.
		The 13th GMS ministerial meeting was held in Vientiane in December 2004 and it laid the foundation for the Second GMS Leaders Summit in Kunming, PRC, in July 2005.
	www.adb.org /documents/csps/lao/2005/csp202.asp (1392 words)

	VIENTIANE POLITICAL TROUBLE
		When the attacks happened in Mouang Saysomboun area Vientiane pointed its finger at Boun Chanh as a behind force.
		Yer Lee was replaced as Moung Saysomboun's Mayor.
		In addition, more suspects who considered as part of the Xieng Khouang group are listed on Vientiane's fl list, namely Mr.
	www.geocities.com /hmongvoice/Vientiane_Political_Trouble.htm (1609 words)

	Xinhua News Agency : Vietnam to reduce import tax rate for Laos-made goods. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The quantity and value of goods subjected to the tax reduction will be based on the list of imported goods under the agreement or memorandum of understanding between the two governments or on the announcement of the two countries' trade ministries.
		Goods with a Certificate of Origin (C/O) issued by the Ministry of Trade or the Chamber of Commerce, or Trade Services of provinces, Vientiane and special Saysomboun zone of Laos will also be liable to the tax reduction.
		These goods must be imported into Vietnam through the bordergates officially opened by Vietnam and Laos, the news agency report said.
	static.highbeam.com /x/xinhuanewsagency/june062003/vietnamtoreduceimporttaxrateforlaosmadegoods (211 words)

	Nouvelle page 3
		Pa Fue KHANG, who served as guides to two European journalists conducting a press coverage in the Special Saysomboun region, and who were arrested at the same time in Laos in June 2003, Mr.
		They are the victims of a double form of discrimination, as they are also tracked day and night through the Lao jungle by armed forces", especially in the Saysomboun Special Zone and in the Bolikhamsay province.
		The LMHR president also called upon the attention of the United Nations on the plight of thousands of Lao women forced to leave their villages located in the mountains and high plateaus, to settle down in the plains.
	www.congdongnguoiviet.fr /DienDan/ddLeMLDHdenonce.htm (2416 words)

	Internet Directory of NGOs in the Lao PDR \| NGO Project Details
		However when the Special Zone was abolished on 12 December 2005, Thathom district was transferred to the administration of the Xieng Khuang province whilst the other two districts of Saysomboun were shifted to Vientiane province.
		Thathom is situated in the south of Xieng Khuang and constituted the eastern tip of the Saysomboun Special Zone.
		Thathom is composed of 4 sub-districts, with villages more densely populated (10,728 people living in 29 villages) situated in the valleys.
	www.directoryofngos.org /project.cfm?id=267 (1027 words)

	NATIVE_NEWS: `99 - WGIP UNPO MONITOR 26TH AFTERNOON [2 OF 3]
		He further stated that in 1975, the newly formed Lao People's Democratic Party (LPDR) instituted a renaming process of the area and designated it a Saysomboun Special Zone.
		He stressed the importance of the UN in helping to foster a dialogue with the Lao governement in order to open up the Saysomboun Special Zone - to properly address this area.
		He further noted that there were frequent instances of discrimination of Hmong businessmen who experienced difficulty setting up businesses.
	www.mail-archive.com /nativenews@mlists.net/msg03642.html (1695 words)

	Hearing Archives :Committee on Ways & Means :: U.S. House of Representatives :
		It is important to note that these alleged chemical attacks took place in an area now referred to as Saysomboun Special Zone.
		On August 10, 2002, Savangsai Lo was murdered by the Lao PDR, after he refused to take part in government sponsored corruption (more information available upon request).
		We would like the U.S. to put pressure on the Lao government to open up Saysomboun Special Zone and other areas of the country so that international human rights monitors can be allowed uninhibited access to all areas of the country.
	waysandmeans.house.gov /hearings.asp?formmode=view&id=510 (1163 words)

	Hmong protesters seek release of political prisoners in Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Chantala and two other former students at Dongdork University who participated in Saturday's protest said they still hoped to bring political and economic freedom to their native country, which they cannot return to because of the likelihood of arrest.
		Laura Xiong, executive director of the Hmong International Human Rights Watch, charged that the government of Gen. Khamtai Siphandon has continued a policy of genocide in Saysomboun Special Zone that has been closed off to foreign visitors.
		Xiong, who now lives in Omaha, Neb., said ethnic Hmong who have fled that province have reported widespread human rights abuses and brutal treatment.
	www.laosdemocracy.com /Forum/october_2002/Laotian-10262002.htm (515 words)

	Current Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		December 2001- Mouangca Saysomboun Special Zone -three men, whose names are-- Chia Vue Moua, Ying Moua and Kab Moua--are missing, leaving their families behind.
		May 17,2001 - Lasau-Hoycufaj Christian Church was also closed by the Communists.
		December 2001- Saysomboun Special Zone- another four Hmong men were on the "fl list" to be arrested.
	www.hmongihrw.org /articles/forumlaos020502_ckx.shtml (447 words)

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		Yet reports from foreign journalists and phone contact with Hmong villagers indicate a pattern of abuse likely is continuing, Tuttle said.
		Green's letter, co-signed by six other members of Congress, said Voice of America recently reported that Hmong refugees in the Saysomboun area are in a "desperate situation" because of continuous persecution by Lao government forces.
		In a separate incident, video evidence and witness testimony confirmed that Lao soldiers brutally killed and mutilated five Hmong children, four of whom were girls and had been raped before being murdered.
	www.persecution.org /suffering/newsdetail.php?newscode=1848 (673 words)

	Hmong protesters seek release of political prisoners in Laos BRIAN TUMULTY Gannett News Service 516 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Chantala and two other former students at Dongdork University who participated in Saturday's protest said they still hoped to bring political and economic freedom to their native country, which they cannot return to because of the likelihood of arrest.
		Laura Xiong, executive director of the Hmong International Human Rights Watch, charged that the government of Gen. Khamtai Siphandon has continued a policy of genocide in Saysomboun Special Zone that has been closed off to foreign visitors.
		Xiong, who now lives in Omaha, Neb., said ethnic Hmong who have fled that province have reported widespread human rights abuses and brutal treatment.
	pages.prodigy.net /laosnews/Stories/2002/10272002_hmong_protesters_seek_release_of.html (526 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Negotiations andsigning of the electric sales contract with Thailand will take about oneyear, following which a project concession agreement will be signed andconstruction of the dam started.
		The Nam Ngum II project is located in theNam Ngum river north of the Nam Ngum Dam I, about 90 km north of Vientiane, in the Saysomboun Special Zone.
		The dam is 181 meters high with a 615 megawattcapacity and can produce 2300kw/h of electric power.
	www.threegorgesprobe.org /probeint/Mekong/articles/9803.htm (238 words)

	Hmong Studies Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		During the early 1990s, when it was supposedly safe for the Hmong to repatriate to Laos, unprovoked killings of Hmong civilians living in Saysomboun Special Area continued unchecked.
		On January 5-7, 1990 the Lao government bombed Nam Tao and other villages in Saysomboun Special Area, killing 180 Hmong villagers.
		Chong Yia Yang, Governor of Xieng Khouang province at the time, was forced to retire after the Lao government used him to convince the Hmong it was safe to come down from Phou Bia mountain area.
	members.aol.com /hmongstudiesjrnl/HSJ-v2n2_Davy_Frames.html (2457 words)

	Laos in brief
		The highest population density in Laos is in Vientiane municipality, with 149 per square kilometre, while the lowest population density is in Saysomboun Special Zone, at 8 per square kilometre.
		In addition, the water supply construction project in the of Saysomboune Special Zone is nearly complete.
		All municipalities and a number of districts nationwide have access to running water, and ten water supply projects are almost ready to be implemented in provinces.
	www.un.int /lao/laos_in_brief.htm (5312 words)

	Re: Can LPDR fools the world? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hello Laophuan: You wrote, "Saysomboun is about 70,000 square miles", which is 76.89% of Laos.
		This is a new lesson to learn from.
		I remember Laos has an area of 236,835 Square KM.
	www.talkaboutculture.com /group/soc.culture.laos/messages/97029.html (95 words)

	Buzz Holidays - Oludeniz and Turkish Resorts Portal - Travel Forum
		Travellers have been inadvertently targeted in several attacks on buses travelling to and from the capital." In September 2003, two bombs detonated outside a market in Vientiane and in Savannakhet province.
		The provinces that the US State Dept. warns about are Xieng Khouang; Luang Prabang; Houaphan; Sayaboury; Saysomboun Special Zone and north of Vang Vieng in Vientiane Province (not to be confused with the separate municipality of Vientiane).
		Hope this is some help, even if not what you wanted to hear.
	www.aardvarktravel.net /buzz-travel-forum/viewtopic.php?p=7675&sid=4873abb6f6e51051094db4076defc3c7 (269 words)

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