And the father is…
The story of the British Samantha Orobator has become a well known phenomenon in many media channels. Samantha has been caught muling drugs in Laos and was heading for a – rarely executed – capital punishment in Laos. In order to avoid the death penalty, Samantha became pregnant in prison. Of course, men and women [...]
World Peace Gong Presentation Ceremony Extra Footage
Additional coverage of the Presentation Ceremony of the World Peace Gong to Lao PDR on November 22, 2008.
World Peace Gong Presentation Ceremony
The Presentation Ceremony of the World Peace Gong to Lao PDR on November 22, 2008.
Samantha Orobator faces heroin charges in Laos
More video news regarding Samantha Orobator and her heroin charges in Laos, posted on June 04, 2009. The verdict has been handed down yesterday after a few hours of trial.
British Woman Faces Heroin Charges in Laos by NTDTV
In Laos a British woman is facing charges of smuggling heroin. 20-year-old Samantha Orobator arrived in court to [...]
Samantha Orobator gets life sentence for trafficking heroin
Ms Orobator is escorted back to prison after sentencing
Latest updated news on Samantha Orobator and her day in court in Vientiane from the Vientiane Times newspaper.
Samantha Orobator pleaded guilty to smuggling heroin. Due to her pregnancy, Ms Orobator was spared from death by firing squad for carrying more than 500g of heroin and was [...]
Orobator impregnated herself to avoid the death penalty
The Vientiane Times newspaper reported yesterday that Samantha Orobator impregnated herself by another prisoner in an effort to escape the death sentence. The newspaper did not name the sources or give other details. Last month at a press meeting, her mother Jane has said her daughter told her that she has not been sexually [...]
Thousands of trees planted for Arbor Day 2009
Officials and Naxaithong district residents plant trees around the Nam Xuang basin
News article from the Vientiane Times Newspaper on Arbor Day 2009 activities in Laos.
Govt, locals plant thousands of trees at Nam Xuang
Awareness of the importance of greenery and plant life continues to increase with ever year.
This crucial role provides the focus of Arbor Day, [...]
Theft of Buddha statues on the rise in Laos
The World Heritage Town of Luang Prabang is fighting a losing battle, the theft of the Buddha statues from the province’s temples. This is nothing new and we are hearing more about it now.
Buddha statues steal away in Luang Prabang
Some 100 statutes of Buddha have been stolen or lost in Luang Prabang province over the [...]
EU built 13 primary schools in nothern Laos
News article from Vientiane Times Newspaper regarding cooperation between Lao and the EU in area of education.
EU hands over 13 schools in northern Laos
The European Union last week handed over 13 newly-furnished primary school buildings to local authorities in Viengkham district of Luang Prabang province in a bid to boost education standards in remote areas.
The [...]
Samantha Orobator’s mother met with Lao press
News update on Samantha Orobator from the Vientiane Times Newspaper in Laos.
Mother of British prisoner says Samantha looking well
Jane Orobator, mother of British national Samantha Orobator-Oghagbon, who has been in detention in Vientiane since last August on charges of drug trafficking, was pleased with the appearance of her daughter, whom she has visited twice in [...]
5 Billion Dollars Rail Project in Laos
A Malaysian based company Giant Group Limited (GGL) was awarded US$5 billion contract to construct a 220 KM of electrified railway track in Savannakhet, Laos. The Savannakhet line will link to Mukdahan, Thailand in the west and to Lao Bao, Vietnam in the east. The structural construction work is appointed to Beijing-based Asean Economic & [...]
CCTV installed in Vientiane
By September of 2009, 100 newly installed CCTV will go online in Vientiane. Major hotels and Road Number 1 in Vientiane from Wattay Airport to Namphou fountain will have these CCTV running and the plan is to expand the project in other provinces.
My guess is that we will have these cameras in Luang Prabang [...]
Hmong refugees in Thailand will have to return to Laos
Brigadier General Bouasieng Champaphanh ( front right ) and Lieutenant General Nipat Thonglek give a press conference.
News article from Vientiane Times Newspaper regarding the remaining Hmong refugees currently in Thailand. These individuals will be deported to Laos within a year.
Thailand vows to return all illegal migrants
A high-ranking Thai official yesterday reaffirmed Thailand ’s [...]
Case against Vang Pao scheduled for October
Vang Pao and 10 others are accused of conspiring to overthrow the government of Laos. Defense attorney tried to get the case thrown out but the judge declined to rule on a defense motion to dismiss the case and scheduled for the next conference on October 05, 2009.
Vang Pao Supporters Rallied in Fresno
Vang Pao supporters march in Sacramento
News coverage of Laos Coup Plot case by KCRA 3 from Sacramento, California.
Stop Prosecuting Pao, Supporters Urge: Protesters gathered early Monday at the Capitol in Sacramento to show their support for Gen. Vang Pao and 10 others suspected of plotting to overthrow the communist government of Laos.
