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11. Elephant Chains - Laos

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November 22nd 2013
One hundred metres of chain, connected on one end to a large tree and the other shackled to the ankle of Phu Noy, was all that stopped him escaping into the surrounding unruly Lao jungle, and despite his best efforts, this morning was no different to any other. He had dragged the chain to its tension point and tangled it around wet greenery and small trees, perhaps in the search of different fo ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more