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The Capital City

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February 3rd 2013
The traffic has come to a halt. Up ahead, a bus and truck have tried to pass each other where road works have closed half the road. The result of course, is inevitable. In Australia, there would be some law and order, but remember we are in Laos. First, the cars and vans move forward as far as they can, blocking the road. Then the crowd gathers around the accident, waving hands, nodding in agr ... read more

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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