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Lao defense chief, four others killed in plane crash

May 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) – A military plane carrying senior Lao government officials crashed May 17 in a wooded area as it approached an airport in the country’s northeast, killing at least five people, including the defense minister and other high-ranking members of the authoritarian country’s ruling party.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Defense Minister Douangchay Phichit, KPL, Kyoto University, Lao National Television, Laos, Nipat Thonglek, Pakse Airport, Prime Minister, Revolutionary Party, Sek Wannamethee, Simon Creak, Southeast Asia, Sukhan Mahalad, Thai Defense Ministry, Thai Foreign Ministry, Vientiane Gov, Vietnam, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, japan

Communist Laos’ elections hold little promise for change

May 7, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANGKOK (AP) — Laos held legislative elections Saturday that are expected to sweep in a younger generation of lawmakers, but preserve the political status quo

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Adisorn Semyaem, Asian Studies, Associated Press, Chulalongkorn University, Communist Laos, Kyoto University, Lao People, National Assembly, Revolutionary Party, Simon Creak, Sinfah Tunsarawuth, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vol 30 No 19 | May 7 - May 13, japan

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