Lao Morning News For April 9

How women are leading a rugby revolution in Laos, with the help of Hong Kong
One of those countries would most certainly be Laos. However, if you want to find the true soul of this game then look no further than this landlocked country in the middle of the Indochinese peninsula.
— South China Morning Post

Vietnam arrests 2 Lao drug traffickers
Vietnamese border guards have detained two Lao young men who transported five cakes of heroin and nearly 27,000 pills of lab-made drugs for sale in Vietnam.
— Xinhua Net

HCM City leaders extends New Year greetings to Lao officials
A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang on April 6 visited and extended greetings to the Lao Consulate General’s staff in the city on the occasion of the traditional New Year of Laos – Boun Pi Mai.
— Vietnam Plus

Vietnamese, Lao Orders presented to women of both countries
Outstanding Vietnamese and Lao women were honoured with Orders by the Vietnamese and Lao States at a ceremony in Pleiku, Gia Lai province, on April 6, in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
— Nhan Dan Online

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Lao Morning News For April 9 added by Leakhena Khat on April 9, 2018
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Leakhena is a junior journalist at AEC News Today who is also currently studying International Relations, which she finds adds perspective to her work reporting on the Asean Community.

“I love what I am doing so much as it gives me a lot of great experience and provides challenges to my mind.