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Laos (pronounced /ˈlɑːoʊs/ or /ˈlaʊs/), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma (Myanmar) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the wes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos

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• Laos Sees Possibility of Tourism in Caves Used During the &lsquo<Secret War&rsquo< by JENNIFER CONLIN March 18, 2007 A network of caves promises to further illuminate the “secret war” the United States waged in Laos against the North Vietnamese, but may also help open a region in need of tourism revenue. (read article)
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• Laos: War and peace February 14, 1998 Fence posts are made of bomb casings, key fobs of machinegun rounds. But in Laos today, says Malcolm Macalister Hall, it's so quiet you can hear the rice grow (read article)
• India and Thailand: Saving Jumbo July 13, 2005 Niki McMorrough visits India and Thailand to see how elephant tourism is giving these great beasts a new lease of life - and helping reverse a worrying decline in their number. (read article)
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• Laos: retreat to the rainforest October 08, 2007 In a lodge in the Laotian rainforest, Sasha Bates finds that learning to live like the common people makes her appreciate the luxury of her own life. (read article)
• Luang Prabang: the jewel of Indochina January 28, 2008 Ten years after first being mesmerised, Philip Sherwell returns to Luang Prabang, on the banks of the Mekong. (read article)
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