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Rising text messaging fees bother Kohl

Posted: Sunday 2009 Jun 21 09:42:16 CDT

Hmong refugees: Wisconsin members of Congress are urging Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to pressure Thailand to stop the forced repatriation of Hmong refugees there back to Laos, where they fear persecution.

US lawmakers press Thailand on Hmong refugees 8 hours ago

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jun 18 17:44:02 CDT

ASHINGTON (AFP) — Thirty-one members of the US Congress appealed Thursday for pressure on Thailand to help Hmong refugees, voicing fear for their safety if they return to Laos.

Forced Repatriation of Hmong Refugees to Laos Denounced

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jun 18 08:58:10 CDT

MSF denounces the policy of forced repatriation of the Hmong population of Huai Nam Khao camp back to Laos, and refuses to work under military pressure

Congress Appeals to Obama Administration, Thailand: Stop Hmong Returns to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jun 18 08:39:35 CDT

WASHINGTON, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A U.S. Congressional letter to Secretary of State Clinton regarding the Lao-Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos was sent today by 31 Members of Congress, as more cosigned the letter prior to transmittal.

U.S. Congress Urges Sec. Clinton, Thailand to Stop Forcing Hmong to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jun 18 08:38:13 CDT

US removes Laos, Cambodia from trade blacklist

Posted: Saturday 2009 Jun 13 07:54:52 CDT

US lawmakers plan to send a letter next week to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking her to press Thailand to halt the repatriation of the Hmong to Laos.

Human Rights in LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Jun 09 08:03:42 CDT

25 February 2009 Amnesty International called on ASEAN member states to move human rights to the top of the agenda of the ASEAN summit, scheduled to take place this weekend in Thailand ... Press Release

Obama Urged to Tackle Religious Persecution in Cairo Speech

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Jun 09 07:53:19 CDT

Fourteen of the 24 countries the USCIRF considers as having the worst records on religious freedom are Islamic or mostly Islamic – Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. (The others are Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Laos, North Korea, Russia, Venezuela and Vietnam.)

A Bright Hmong Future After Vang Pao

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jun 04 08:44:04 CDT

FRESNO, Calif. -- Some Hmong believe that if you hang a photo of General Vang Pao in your home, it will bring you good luck and moral strength. Usually, they are very specific types of photos, the ones where he is dressed in his distinguished military attire and appears to be in his 30s. An iconic image that reflected his growing influence during the Vietnam War.

Hmong caught in repatriation trap

Posted: Friday 2009 May 29 09:26:10 CDT

BANGKOK - The pullout under protest of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) from the Huay Nam Khao refugee camp in Petchabun in Thailand is a slap in the face to Thailand and Laos, both of which claim their repatriation of Hmong refugees is voluntary. To be sure, many of the refugees are actually economic migrants, but without a transparent screening process it is impossible to tell refugees with serious concerns for their safety from migrants.

Laos Ethnic Cleansing Task Force Kills 12 Hmong Children

Posted: Wednesday 2009 May 27 09:12:03 CDT

At this very moment.. the Hmong and Laotian civilian and dissident groups in hiding in Phoua Da Phao are under heavy attack by Laos military forces of the LPA. There have been already been 12 children slaughtered and 31 additional Hmong civilians, including women, who have been captured and, or, killed,

Send the Hmong back, Laos says

Posted: Friday 2009 May 15 07:50:55 CDT

By Supalak Ganjanakhundee The Nation Laos insisted yesterday that 158 Hmong refugees being detained in Nong Khai must be repatriated back to Laos as normal migrants.

Laos Army Targets Hmong Christian, Shaman Believers in Thailand

Posted: Thursday 2009 May 07 10:27:54 CDT

Colonel Bounloune, a Laos Peoples Army officer, has been secretly posted to Ban Huay Nam Khao refugee detention center in Thailand with the support of Thai Third Army commanders, where he has overseen the forced closing of Lao Hmong Protestant Christian and Catholic house churches as well as Hmong animist shrines,

CIA's Lao ally faces 'outrageous' charge

Posted: Thursday 2009 May 07 10:27:04 CDT

By Nelson Rand BANGKOK - Defense attorneys for a group of 11 American citizens accused of plotting to overthrow the Lao government are set to file a motion to dismiss the case on the grounds of outrageous US government conduct. The highly anticipated case comes as Washington bids to rebuild bilateral relations with its former Cold War adversary, including the passage in recent years of a bilateral trade agreement and US military offers to assist with development projects.

The Underperformers: How Key U.S. Officials Have Shaped a Tribal Crisis

Posted: Wednesday 2009 May 06 15:29:13 CDT

In Laos itself, a few Hmong resistance bands were still holding out against the neo-communist government, a third of a century after Lair's C.I.A. program had folded. The resistance had a few rusty rifles and a lot of women and children who spent their days foraging in the jungles for roots to eat. The time had come for the resistance to end - peacefully, with safety guarantees. But nobody was trying to end it.

Fate of Hmong up to Laos: Kasit

Posted: Wednesday 2009 May 06 15:27:49 CDT

The Underperformers: How Key U.S. Officials Are Making a Tribal Crisis Worse

Posted: Tuesday 2009 May 05 20:18:12 CDT

. In Laos itself, a few Hmong resistance bands were still holding out against the neo-communist government, a third of a century after Lair's C.I.A. program had folded. The resistance had a few rusty rifles and a lot of women and children who spent their days foraging in the jungles for roots to eat. The time had come for the resistance to end - peacefully, with safety guarantees. But nobody was trying to end it.

Opening eyes

Posted: Tuesday 2009 May 05 07:35:22 CDT

The second focus is that of the Hmong people, which, while a major international issue, is somewhat less well-known among students, said Nguyen. According to AIUSA’s Web site, the Hmong are a people group originating in southeast Asia. After suffering severe persecution in Laos because many opposed the government that took power, many Hmong fled and sought refuge in Thailand. Now, some are being forced to return to Laos, likely to brutal treatment at the hands of Laos authorities.

Posted: Monday 2009 May 04 20:18:35 CDT

Laotian Prime Minister Arrives in Cuba HAVANA, Cuba, May 4 (acn) Bouasone Bouphavany, Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos, arrived in Cuba on Sunday afternoon for an official visit.

Laos Military Kills 9 Hmong Children In Attack

Posted: Monday 2009 May 04 20:06:40 CDT

Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 12:03 pm Press Release: Center for Public Policy Analysis

Laos Movement for Human Rights: LPDR on U.S. Watch List

Posted: Monday 2009 May 04 14:35:05 CDT

Hmong Refugees in Thailand Sparks Suicide Attempts

Posted: Saturday 2009 May 02 20:33:03 CDT

arvation, Repatriation of Laos, Hmong Refugees in Thailand Sparks Suicide Attempts Washington, D.C. and Bangkok, Thailand, April 30, 2009, For Immediate Release Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's recent announcement to force nearly 5,500 Lao Hmong political refugees back to the military regime that they fled in Laos has sparked a wave of suicide attempts by the refugees who now reportedly face another major food cut off in Thailand.

Religious freedom : Laos in the ‘’ Commission Watch List Countries ‘’ by the State Department

Posted: Saturday 2009 May 02 08:16:30 CDT

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic ( LPDR), once again, appears on the ‘’Commission Watch List’’ -- along with Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Somalia, Turquey, Russsia, Tadjikistan and Venezuela -- in the annual report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released on May 1st, 2009.

Laos seeks clarification of Thai FM's statements on Hmong

Posted: Friday 2009 May 01 07:33:34 CDT

Laos will seek clarification from Thailand over Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya's statement that 158 Hmongs in a Nong Khai shelter were asylum seekers, Lao Foreign Ministry spokesman Khenthong Nouanthasing said Friday.

Abhisit's Starvation of Laos, Hmong Refugees in Thailand Sparks Suicides

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Resettlement of 158 Hmong Lao Refugees in Thailand Leaves Thousands More in Despair

Posted: Sunday 2009 Apr 26 22:51:01 CDT

At a press conference last week, Thai Foreign Minsiter Kasit Piromya Kasi made the announcement that 158 Hmong Lao refugees will finally be allowed to resettle in other countries.

updated 11:08 p.m. EDT, Wed April 22, 2009 * Share this on: Mixx Digg Facebook delicious reddit StumbleUpon MySpace Share * E-mail * Save * Print Homeland Security chief seeks to repeal Real ID Act

Posted: Saturday 2009 Apr 25 09:20:59 CDT

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano this week said she is working with governors to repeal the Real ID Act, which was passed in 2005 and went into effect last year. The bill is popular in Washington, but is scorned by many governors who bear the responsibility and cost of validating that holders of driver's licenses are citizens or legal residents of the United States.

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Posted: Saturday 2009 Apr 25 09:08:52 CDT

About 3,000 supporters of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gathered in Bangkok on Saturday for their first rally in the capital since violent street clashes two weeks ago.

UDD renews protests at Sanam Luang

Posted: Saturday 2009 Apr 25 09:07:03 CDT

Thailand will facilitate resettlement in third countries for 158 Hmong refugees being detained in Nong Khai, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said yesterday.

Posted: Saturday 2009 Apr 25 08:59:59 CDT

However, about 5,000 Hmong in Phetchabun's Ban Huay Nam Khao shelter are not qualified for resettlement since they are normal economic migrants, the minister said. Thailand and Laos agreed last month to repatriate all of the remaining 5,000 Hmong in Phetchabun by the end of the year, Kasit said.

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Laos, Vietnam Troops Slaughter Lao, Hmong: Over 6500 Face Death

Posted: Saturday 2009 Apr 04 22:41:48 CDT

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State Department Announces U.S. Candidacy in Human Rights Council Elections, Reversing Bush Administration Policy

Hmong should return to Laos on a voluntary basis

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Mar 18 21:56:36 CDT

IT WAS at the end of a short walk through the Ban Huay Nam Kao refugee camp here that Dr Angela Makate from Malawi got the chance to speak to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. She immediately invited him inside the clinic operated by Doctors Without Borders (or MSF). They chatted for fifteen minutes about the health situation inside the camp, at which she expressed full satisfaction.

President Obama issued this letter in regards to the Hmong populations of America, Thailand and Laos.

Posted: Sunday 2009 Mar 08 15:27:46 CDT

Dear Friends, Thank you for the opportunity to share a few thoughts with the Hmong American community of Minnesota. I appreciate the letter you delivered to us last month. I am grateful for the support of so many Hmong in Minnesota and around our country.

Critique of United States Department of State Country Report on Human Rights

Posted: Saturday 2009 Mar 07 20:16:32 CST

The State Department annual human rights report for Laos misrepresents the extent of human rights abuse by the dictatorial Lao People's Democratic Republic regime.

Congress members urge Clinton to help protect Hmong refugees

Posted: Sunday 2009 Mar 01 08:49:40 CST

In a Feb. 25 letter to Clinton, Congress members said

Laos, Thailand Hmong Crisis: President Obama, Secretary Clinton Urged To Save Refugees

Posted: Friday 2009 Feb 27 22:03:20 CST

Nobel Peace Prize nominee, scholar and human rights advocate, Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt, issued a statement today regarding a recent U.S. Congressional letter authored by U.S. Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA), U.S. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)and others on the plight of Lao and Hmong refugees in Thailand and Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Feb 26 16:58:07 CST

Hmong in Thailand may be forced back to Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Feb 26 16:56:24 CST

Rep. Kind Leads Effort to Prevent Forced Repatriation of Hmong Refugees to Laos

Case against Hmong leader called 'lies'

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 25 15:44:06 CST

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- An attorney for a U.S. Hmong leader accused of plotting the overthrow of the Laotian government says the case against him is built on prosecutors' lies.

Judge: Top Obama officials should review Laos case

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Feb 24 19:37:59 CST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday urged top Obama administration officials to decide whether to continue to pursue the case against 11 Vietnam War veterans accused of trying to overthrow the communist government of Laos.

Attorney for Vang Pao says prosecution's case is full of 'lies'

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Feb 24 19:35:01 CST

A veteran defense attorney told a Sacramento federal judge Monday that the case against 11 men charged with plotting the violent overthrow of Laos' communist government is permeated with lies by prosecutors and agents

Judge: Top Obama officials should review Laos case

Posted: Monday 2009 Feb 23 19:54:13 CST

SACRAMENTO—A federal judge on Monday urged top officials in the Obama administration to decide whether to continue to pursue the nearly 2-year-old case against 11 Vietnam War veterans accused of trying to overthrow the communist government of Laos.

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 18 09:49:07 CST

Hmong Cristian in Laos,Thailand

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Feb 17 07:47:42 CST

Khmer Rouge trials set to start

Posted: Monday 2009 Feb 16 15:09:59 CST

Feb 15 - An international tribunal that will try five senior Pol Pot cadres gets underway in Cambodia on Tuesday after years of preparation.

Regarding the Hmong refugees in Thailand

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 11 13:40:05 CST

For decades, Thailand has enjoyed a special and positive image in the minds of the American people and a special consideration as an ally of the US government. This privileged relationship has been good for both countries. Unfortunately, today the image of Thailand as a place of beauty, gentleness and compassion is being stained by inexplicably harsh actions by the Thai government, army and police against thousands of helpless Hmong who fled Laos for sanctuary in Thailand and who now are confined under conditions inappropriate to their status.

Regarding the Hmong refugees in Thailand

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 11 13:40:04 CST

U.S. Senate Briefing on Laos, Hmong Crisis: Tragic Mountains Commemorated

Posted: Sunday 2009 Feb 08 05:42:37 CST

Media-Newswire.com) - Washington, D.C., February 6, 2009 - U.S. Senate Briefing on the Laotian and Hmong Refugee Crisis in Thailand and Laos will be today in the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C. The 15th Anniversary of the publication of

Hmong refugees face repatriation to Laos

Posted: Sunday 2009 Feb 08 05:41:50 CST

In central Thailand Phetchabun's Province over five thousand Lao Hmong refugees are facing the prospect of repatriation back to Laos.

Forced Repatriation of Lao Hmong Refugees Worrying

Posted: Saturday 2009 Feb 07 21:30:29 CST

U.S. Senate Briefing on Laos, Hmong Crisis: Tragic Mountains Commemorated

Posted: Saturday 2009 Feb 07 21:28:47 CST

he event in the U.S. Capitol and Senate will also commemorate the 15th Annversary of the publication of 'Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans and the Secret Wars for Laos

State Hmong want Obama's aid on refugee camps

Posted: Saturday 2009 Feb 07 21:27:50 CST

WASHINGTON — Hmong activists said Thursday they look to President Barack Obama to fight Thailand's forced deportations of Hmong refugees to a hostile homeland.

Posted: Thursday 2009 Feb 05 23:25:25 CST

The Fresno resident is not alone. A longtime soldier, currently head of the Lao Veterans of America Institute, Vang has allies on and off Capitol Hill. But as the last eight years have shown, their hard-line views do not always prevail.

Posted: Thursday 2009 Feb 05 23:23:14 CST

The serious plight of some 6,000-7,000 Lao Hmong political refugees and asylum seekers at Ban Huay Nam Khao, Petchabun Province, and Nong Khai, Thailand who are faced with dire humanitarian conditions and forced repatriation back to Laos will be discussed.

U.S. Congressional Briefing on the Laotian and Hmong Refugee Crisis in Thailand and Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Feb 05 23:22:14 CST

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HINGTON — Hmong activists said today they look to President Barack Obama to fight Thailand’s forced deportations of Hmong refugees to a hostile homeland.

Forced repatriation of Hmong begins

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 04 13:57:34 CST

On February 2, 2009, Thai authorities plan on repatriating a group of 187 Hmong to Laos. Sources inside Huay Nam Khao camp claim that roughly 40 in this group are being forced back against their will. Among those unwilling to return is a political refugee Ge Vang. He is reportedly the brother of Phu Bia jungle leader Vang Chia and had been imprisoned in Laos for 3 years before escaping to Thailand back in 2006.

Thailand To Send 190 Hmong Refugees Back To Laos

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 04 13:56:05 CST

Thailand To Send 190 Hmong Refugees Back To Laos Monday February 2nd, 2009 / 7h34 BANGKOK (AFP)--Thailand will send 190 members of the Hmong ethnic minority back to Laos from refugee camps Monday, a military official said, despite claims they face persecution in their homeland.

Thailand sends 190 ethnic Hmong back to Laos

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 04 13:55:10 CST

NONG KHAI, Feb 2 (TNA) - A total of 190 ethnic Hmong from 44 families on Monday voluntarily returned to their places of origin in Laos, from camps in northeastern Thailand.

Hmong Refugees Forced Back To Laos By Thailand's Military Draws Fire in Washington

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Feb 04 13:54:18 CST

Media-Newswire.com) - February 2, 2009, Washington, D.C - In response to recent dire developments in Thailand and Laos regarding the horrific plight of thousands of Hmong refugees, the Center for Public Policy Analysis ( CPPA ) will be co-hosting events in Washington, D.C. on February 5-6, 2009 with policymakers, non-governmental organizations and Members of Congress, at the National Press Club and the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jan 29 17:18:21 CST

Thailand -- Thai security forces allegedly burned, buried, sodomized and stuck needles into victims, and abandoned people in the sea to die, according to survivors and human rights groups, but the prime minister and military denied systematic abuse.

Rohingyas, Malays and Hmong Allege Torture

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jan 29 17:15:26 CST

Laos 'lost tribe' in plea for help

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Jan 28 20:35:20 CST

Hmong still hinder Lao-Thai links

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Jan 28 15:06:03 CST

When the Pathet Lao won and established a communist regime in 1975, hundreds of thousands of Laos, including many Hmong, fled to refugee camps in neighboring Thailand.

Rights Groups Fear Protests in Thailand Refugee Camps

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Jan 27 07:37:00 CST

Thailand's plan to repatriate 5,000 Lao-Hmong refugees is causing concern that violence last year in the Huay Nam Khao camp could be repeated. The Hmong people are one of several major tribal groups in Laos.

Hmong refugee children mark 800 days of torture

Posted: Monday 2009 Jan 26 07:37:00 CST

Sunday, 25 January 2009, 12:48 pm Press Release: Joe Davy

Chinese President Hu calls for nationwide efforts to maintain economic stability

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 23 15:11:23 CST

Chinese President called on members of all political parties, social organizations and ethnic groups to make concerted efforts to help China maintain steady economic growth in 2009.

Thai PM first official visit to Laos

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 23 07:56:13 CST

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday flew form the military airport at 9:15 a.m. to Laos for an official visit at the invitation of Lao PM Bouasone Bouphavanh.

PM to Laos on first official visit abroad

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 23 07:55:14 CST

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva headed to Laos Friday for his first official foreign visit as part of a familiarisation tour of Asean countries for newly elected leaders. Abhisit said he intended to strengthen ties

Thai PM heads to Laos for first official overseas visit

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 23 07:54:10 CST

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has headed to Laos for his first official overseas visit, saying he intended to strengthen existing ties with one of the kingdom's key regional allies.

Thai, Lao prime ministers discuss bilateral cooperation

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 23 07:53:14 CST

four-person delegation, including Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya and Army chief Gen. Anupong Paochinda, Mr. Abhisit talked with Mr. Bouasone on further cooperation in communications, energy, tourism and sports.

Thailand: Thai government must not fail Lao Hmong refugees and asylum seekers

Posted: Wednesday 2009 Jan 21 07:47:53 CST

The Thai government should reconsider its decision to return around 5,000 Lao Hmong people to Laos until they have had access to a full and fair asylum procedure, Amnesty International said today.

Hmong still hinder Lao-Thai links

Posted: Tuesday 2009 Jan 20 07:34:11 CST

Thailand agreed last week to repatriate the remaining 5,000 ethnic Hmong refugees to Laos by June of this year.

Hmong refugees at Nong Khai jail are suicidal

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jan 15 10:57:34 CST

On January 15, a high-level Thai delegation from Bangkok was expected to visit the 158 Hmong refugees held at Nong Khai immigration jail. The visit was expected to be just another attempt at convincing these Hmong refugees to

Hmong Civilians Suffer Attacks, Atrocities in Laos

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jan 15 10:55:21 CST

Lao military attacks against Laotian and Hmong civilians in Xieng Khouang Province have reportedly intensified in recent days, especially at Phou Bia Mountain and Phou Da Phao,

Laos wants Hmong repatriated

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 02 13:13:00 CST

Laos wants neighbouring Thailand to repatriate by June approximately 5,000 members of the Lao Hmong ethnic minority who remain in Thai refugee camps, said a Lao media report seen on Friday.

Thai protesters keep PM from parliament

Posted: Friday 2009 Jan 02 13:11:51 CST

Seeing red … supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra block the entrance of parliament in Bangkok, forcing the new prime minister to delay his maiden policy speech.

Hmong Crisis: Thailand's PM Abhisit, Gen. Anupong Mobilize Army to Force Hmong Refugees to Lao

Posted: Thursday 2009 Jan 01 10:20:56 CST

On December 30, some 600 Royal Thai Third Army soldiers, reinforced by Ministry of Interior (MOI) forces, were secretly deployed to encircle Hmong political refugees at Ban Huay Nam Khao, Phetchabun Province, Thailand,

aos military launches bloody attacks on Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Dec 31 10:41:34 CST

The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR) has launched a deadly new military offensive against Hmong civilians in Xieng Khouang Province, Vientiane Province, Luang Prabang Province and elsewhere in Laos.

hailand's new PM to visit Laos next month

Posted: Friday 2008 Dec 26 22:45:48 CST

BANGKOK, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will visit Laos next month, as his first overseas visit, in a bid to strengthen the two countries' bilateral relations, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said on Friday.

Hmong, Laos Community in California, Veterans Honor Tragic Mountains Author

Posted: Friday 2008 Dec 26 22:40:29 CST

The events by the Hmong, Laos community will honor author and human rights activist Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt and commemorate the 15th anniversary of the publication of her book Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americas and the Secret Wars for Laos (Indiana University Press).

Thai PM vows to prosecute Bangkok airport occupants

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 25 17:55:45 CST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - New Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva vowed on Thursday to take legal action against leaders of protesters whose week-long occupation of two Bangkok airports has brought billions of dollars of losses to the economy

Denver plane crash: 'Miracle' no one died

Posted: Monday 2008 Dec 22 18:26:43 CST

enver plane crash: 'Miracle' no one died It was a miracle that no one was killed when an airliner veered sharply off a runway during takeoff, burst into flames and nearly broke apart, rescuers have said.

Thai king to swear in new cabinet

Posted: Monday 2008 Dec 22 18:24:24 CST

BANGKOK (AFP) — Thailand's king was set to swear in prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's cabinet Monday as the threat of protests by allies of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra loomed over the new government.

Thai King blesses new PM

Posted: Monday 2008 Dec 22 18:19:54 CST

ANGKOK: - King Bhumibol Adulyadej in his first comment on Thailand's political turmoil, yesterday told newly sworn in Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva 'to work for the peace and order of the nation'.

Hmong, Laos Crisis: No Christmas for Hmong Refugees, Kue Xiong, As Thailand's Third Army Mobilize

Posted: Monday 2008 Dec 22 18:16:21 CST

As Hmong and Lao refugees faced horrific forced repatriation in Thailand as well as bloody ethnic cleansing attacks and mass starvation by the Laos military, H. Res. 1273, was introduced and spearheaded in June of 2008 by U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA, U.S. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)and U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), to seek to halt the military attacks and address the human rights and refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos facing the Hmong and Lao people.

Hmong Joint Statement Appeal Issued: Text of International Communique

Posted: Saturday 2008 Dec 20 10:09:30 CST

The statement was signed by 32 Hmong and Lao non-profit organizations and community leaders from across the United States to seek to stop the repatriation of some 7,000 Lao-Hmong political refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand back to the communist regime in Laos that they fled.

New Thai PM set to unveil cabinet

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 18 14:58:24 CST

Thailand's new prime minister is set to unveil his new cabinet on Thursday.

Thai PM rules out cabinet deals

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 18 14:57:24 CST

New Thai leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has told the BBC he will not sell his soul in bargaining over cabinet posts with defectors from the previous government.

Thai king endorses new PM Abhisit

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Dec 17 15:15:21 CST

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has given his endorsement for Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva to become prime minister.

Abhisit Vejjajiva addresses the media in Bangkok, 17 Dec 2008

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Dec 17 15:14:19 CST

New Thai PM Pledges to Fix Economy, End Political Turmoil

Hmong Joint Diaspora Statement: Communique Appeals For Solution to Thailand, Laos Refugee Crisis

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Dec 17 15:12:40 CST

(Media-Newswire.com) - Washington, D.C. and Bangkok, Thailand, December 17, 2008 - An international communiqué and joint statement by the Hmong Diaspora community in the United States was released today in Washington, D.C., and Bangkok, Thailand. The statement was signed by 32 Hmong and Lao non-profit organizations and community leaders from across the United States to seek to stop the repatriation of some 7,000 Lao-Hmong political refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand back to the communist regime in Laos that they fled.

Call for Rights in Laos

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 11 19:43:46 CST

Hmong family is fingerprinted at Nongkhai checkpoint before entering Laos, May 30, 2008.

Laos, Hmong Washington DC Events, Protest Rally, Urge End to Human Rights Violations

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 11 19:41:23 CST

U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA), U.S. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) introduced legislation, H.Res. 1273, earlier this year, which also appeals to the Royal Thai government to stop sending Hmong and Laotian refugees back to the communist regime in Laos that they have fled.

Laos, Hmong Crisis: LMHR Commemorates Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Posted: Thursday 2008 Dec 11 19:40:25 CST

The leadership of the Lao Movement for Human Rights organization in Paris, France, and Vanida Thepsouvanh in Washington, D.C., in helping to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Defenders Declaration is critically important,' stated Philip Smith, Executive Director for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Public Policy Analysis.

nited Nations expert to hear testimony from Hmong families grave desecration in Thailand

Posted: Tuesday 2008 Dec 09 13:22:13 CST

Ryan Maus, University News Service, (612) 624-1690, maus@umn.edu Family members of Hmong people whose graves were desecrated in Thailand in 2005 will call upon a United Nations official to recognize a violation of human rights in a hearing at the University of Minnesota from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 in Coffman Union Theater, 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis.

Accused Hmong Leader Celebrates Birthday

Posted: Tuesday 2008 Dec 09 13:21:08 CST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A controversial birthday celebration was held over the weekend for a leader of the Hmong community who is facing charges of plotting to overthrow the government of Laos.

hai protesters to end airport blockade

Posted: Tuesday 2008 Dec 02 11:11:44 CST

BANGKOK: Antigovernment protesters declared an end Tuesday to their week-long blockade of Bangkok's airports after a court disbanded the governing party for electoral fraud and forced out the country's third prime minister this year.

Thai Prime Minister Steps Down After Court Decision

Posted: Tuesday 2008 Dec 02 11:10:18 CST

Thai Court Dissolves Govt. to Protesters Delight Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled that the country's top three ruling parties must dissolve, ruling they have engaged in voter fraud. The ruling means the current Prime Minister must step down, and stay out of politics for five years.

Thai protesters fire on rivals

Posted: Tuesday 2008 Nov 25 07:53:11 CST

Anti-government protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have opened fire on a group of government supporters in the Thai capital, Bangkok.

103 Lao Hmong returned home

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 24 07:52:00 CST

LAOS, Nov 24 (KPL) - 103 Hmong people of 29 families who volunteered to return to Laos was handed to the Lao government at the ceremony held in Vientiane on 20 November. According to the source in Vientiane, families of 8 former leaders of Hmong people in Houinamkao village which Thai government has repatriated on 22 March 2008, has also came with this group.

NERAKHOON Film Offers Hope to Those Betrayed in Laos, Thailand

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 23 21:16:50 CST

NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The release ofthe film NERAKHOON (

NERAKHOON Film Offers Hope to Those Betrayed in Laos, Thailand

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 23 21:15:40 CST

NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Nov 22, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The release of the film NERAKHOON (

The lost children of Laos: Advocating for liberation of detained Hmong youth

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 23 21:14:14 CST

Lao Hmong refugees live in two window-less, overcrowded cells at the Immigration Detention Centre

Blast Kills 1, Wounds 23 at Thai Prime Minister's Office

Posted: Thursday 2008 Nov 20 10:15:20 CST

BANGKOK, Nov. 20 -- An explosion at an anti-government protest site in central Bangkok early Thursday killed one person and wounded 23 others, prompting a leader of the demonstration to call for a mass rally against the government on Sunday.

Thai protesters blame govt for attack

Posted: Thursday 2008 Nov 20 10:13:16 CST

The leader of a long-running anti-government street protest in Thailand called for a major rally on Sunday to oust the

Thailand: Life at a Dead End: Lao Hmong refugees detained in Thailand

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:44:46 CST

Thailand: Life at a Dead End: Lao Hmong refugees detained in Thailand

Laos, China sign three MoUs on trade and gold investment

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:18:10 CST

The Lao and Chinese governments signed three memorandums of understanding on trade, the handover of rubber saplings and investment in gold mining in Vientiane on 13 November.

Thaksin former Thai Prime Minister Divorce is finalised

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:17:41 CST

Thaksin Shinawatra the former Prime Minister of Thailand has divorced his wife who he has been married to for 32 years, Potjaman.

Thaksin former Thai Prime Minister Divorce is finalised

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:16:32 CST

Thaksin Shinawatra the former Prime Minister of Thailand has divorced his wife who he has been married to for 32 years, Potjaman.

Thai diplomat: Fugitive former Thai PM in UAE

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:14:14 CST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Thailand's fugitive former prime minister was in the United Arab Emirates visiting friends and business associates, Thailand's top diplomat in Dubai said Wednesday.

UN human rights expert to hear local Hmong testimony

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:11:51 CST

A human rights expert from the United Nations will be in the Twin Cities to hear testimony on the desecration of Hmong graves in Thailand.

Somchai's Thailand, Laos Crisis: Torture, Abduction of Lao Hmong Refugees as Amnesty International, UN Appeal

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 19 16:10:50 CST

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Amnesty International issued international appeals and reports regarding the plight of Lao Hmong refugees at Nong Khai, Thailand earlier this week. Amnesty International's Report of November 17, 2008, entitled

China arms sales scientist guilty

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 17 21:37:38 CST

An US scientist has pleaded guilty to selling rocket technology to China in breach of US arms control laws.

Off the beaten path in regal, colonial Laos

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 17 14:52:40 CST

LUANG PRABANG, Laos -- Like beautiful people, beautiful towns are always adored.

United League for Democracy in Laos Demands Release of Vientiane Student Protesters

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 17 14:51:16 CST

Many of the statements released today by Laos and Hmong human rights groups as well as non-governmental organizations were presented in Washington, D.C. at a Laos National Conference and policy events held in the U.S. Congress and Washington, D.C. from October 21-26, 2008.

UN calls for release of Hmong detained in Nong Khai

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 17 14:50:02 CST

UN calls for release of Hmong detained in Nong Khai

Refugees held by Thailand must be freed

Posted: Monday 2008 Nov 17 14:48:56 CST

Refugees held by Thailand must be freed Lao Hmong refugees live in two window-less, overcrowded cells at the Immigration Detention Centre © Private Lao Hmong refugees live in two window-less, overcrowded cells at a Thai detention centre © Private 17 November 2008 Ninety-two children are among a group of 158 Lao Hmong refugees who have been held at a detention centre in Thailand for two years.

Princess' ashes collected

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 16 20:28:09 CST

BANGKOK: Thailand's royal family collected the ashes of the King's sister yesterday, ending the main phase of a six-day funeral that has briefly calmed the country's turbulent political waters.

Thaksin's divorce won't free frozen funds: Thai opposition

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 16 20:13:33 CST

BANGKOK, Nov 16, 2008 (AFP) - A lawyer for Thailand's opposition party said Sunday that billionaire ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra would not recoup his frozen assets simply by divorcing his wife.

Unique Hmong culture alive in Laos

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 16 20:10:42 CST

BAN LONG LAO, Laos -- The houses are made of reddish teak. The children play in the muddy streets. Piglets, ducks, chickens and dogs wander in the yards. Lush gardens of beans, corn, squash, onions and lettuce grow as if they're in a hothouse. Up at the plateau near the top of a mountain, the mist hovers just above, just beyond the town, letting the sunshine peek through.

US fends off G20 push for global finance cop

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:32:23 CST

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Group of 20 summit Saturday came together on principles for regulations that may avert future crises but stopped short of an agreement for a global financial market enforcer, analysts said.

enior Chinese official urges efforts to increase media influence WATCH VIDEO

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:31:21 CST

EIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese official Li Changchun on Thursday urged the country's media to step up efforts to enhance their domestic and international influence.

Reports: Thailand's former PM Thaksin divorces

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:28:23 CST

File photo shows Thaksin Shinawatra (L) hugging his wife Pojaman. The two divorced at the Thai Consul General Office in Hong Kong, Thai newspapers reported Saturday. [Agencies]

Thais stage elaborate funeral for king's sister

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:26:49 CST

pdated Sat. Nov. 15 2008 11:13 AM ET The Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand -- To the wail of conch shells and the thunder of cannon fire, crimson-clad soldiers pulled a gilded chariot containing the body of the revered Thai king's sister to a seven-storey pyre where she was cremated Saturday night.

Thai Princess' funeral draws thousands

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:24:16 CST

More than a hundred thousand people have paid their last respects to Princess Galyani, the sister of King Bhumibol in the Thai capital Bangkok. She died in January at the age of 84, but is only now being cremated because of the months of preparation for her funeral ceremony

Thai ex-Prime Minister divorces

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 15 21:22:44 CST

Thailand's fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has divorced his wife in Hong Kong, his spokesman said. Thaksin, a former owner of Manchester City Football Club - and his wife, Pojaman, who married in 1976, divorced at the Thai consul general's office in Hong Kong on Friday, said spokesman Pongthep Thepkanjana in Bangkok.

Qaeda stung by U.S. pressure in Pakistan-CIA chief

Posted: Friday 2008 Nov 14 07:30:03 CST

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - U.S. pressure on al Qaeda near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan has put the group

Barred by Britain, exiled Thai PM seeks new home

Posted: Friday 2008 Nov 14 07:25:07 CST

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's former prime minister once used tax havens to shelter the fortune he made in telecommunications. Now, as a fugitive facing jail time, he is seeking a haven for himself.

Hmong Students, College Discuss Human Rights, Refugee Crisis in Laos, Thailand

Posted: Friday 2008 Nov 14 07:23:18 CST

Tao Lor, Vice President of the Asian American Club at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) in Green Bay, Wisconsin, spoke about the importance of hearing from a distinguished scholar about the Hmong and American relationship during the Vietnam War era and the College's invitation to Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt to lecture about this important subject on the campus.

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Improving Race Relations Among Hunters

Posted: Thursday 2008 Nov 13 08:31:17 CST

The DNR's goal was to reach out to the Hmong community and also introduce Hmong hunters to conservation groups around the state. With more than half a million hunters poised to head to the woods a week from Saturday for the start of the gun deer season, DNR wardens say not all racial issues have been solved.

Laos: Cease Arbitrary Detention of Deported Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:57:23 CST

New York, October 28, 2008) – Laos should release Hmong refugee protest leaders who have been incarcerated after being secretly deported from Thailand, Human Rights Watch said today. The Lao government is detaining several Hmong asylum seekers whom Thai authorities deported earlier this year

Thailand: End Mistreatment and Deportation of Lao Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:55:06 CST

New York, July 11, 2008) – Thai authorities should end intimidation and forced deportations of Lao Hmong refugees detained in a camp in Petchabun province, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch expressed concern for the well-being of some 1,300 Lao Hmong who escaped from the Huay Nam Khao camp and did not return following a mass protest two weeks ago

Gen. Vang Pao’s Last War

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:51:25 CST

The wars of the 20th century destroyed many millions of people who once lived in the hillsides and valleys of remote rural worlds.

Laos denies Hmong persecutio

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:49:41 CST

The government of Laos has denied that thousands of ethnic Hmong face persecution in the forests of the land-locked country, a day after an exclusive Al Jazeera report showed showing hundreds of starving Hmong living in constant fear of attack.

Laos' forgotten Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:47:08 CST

Little is known about the ethnic Hmong people, and even less about those rumoured to be fighting a low-level war against the Lao Government.

Welcome to the Jungle

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:45:40 CST

There were hundreds of them, perhaps a thousand. They wept and knelt before me on the ground, crying,

Thailand Sends Lao Hmong Home

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:43:40 CST

Hmong family gets fingerprinted at Nongkhai checkpoint before entering Laos, May 30 2008.

US says Russia has not responded to missile shield proposals

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:38:49 CST

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States said Wednesday that Russia has not responded to fresh US proposals to try to ease its concerns over US missile shield plans despite reports from Moscow suggesting it rejects them.

Laos Hmong live in limbo, crammed in Thai detention centre

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:34:43 CST

Three days after giving birth, Mai Xiong returned with her infant daughter behind the bars of a Thai detention centre where she lives crammed into two dank, dark rooms with 157 others

Rights group says Laos jailed Hmong refugee protest leaders

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:32:50 CST

A US-based human rights group Tuesday called on communist Laos to free Hmong ethnic minority protest leaders who it said had been jailed after being forcibly deported by neighbouring Thailand.

Thailand's Somchai Visits Laos Following Bloody Military, Chemical Weapons Attacks on Hmong

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:31:03 CST

In apparent preparation for the first official visit today of Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat to the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LPDR), a special joint military task force of Lao and Vietnamese troops has been conducting massive clandestine military attacks on Hmong civilians and dissident groups in hiding in Phou Da Phao and Phou Bia, Xieng Khouang Laos.

Hmong military service honored in Appleton

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 19:28:13 CST

To be asked to represent Hmong veterans' service to the American cause as soldiers in the

Thai-US relations

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 18:48:06 CST

United States Ambassador to Thailand Eric G. John has said that he assured Commerce Minister Chaiya Sasomsab that good Thai-US relations would continue after president-elect Barack Obama takes office...

UN calls for human rights to not be sacraficed

Posted: Wednesday 2008 Nov 12 15:12:02 CST

UN calls for human rights to not be sacraficed

Somchai to Vientiane to introduce himself

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 09 15:44:52 CST

Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat he plans to address the issue displaced Hmong from Laos residing in Thailand will be on the agenda of discussion with his Laos counterparts during his vist.

Thai PM heads to Laos for first official visit

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 09 15:43:26 CST

BANGKOK (AFP) — Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat headed to Laos for his first official visit on Monday, where he said he intended to strengthen existing ties with one of the kingdom's key regional allies

Thailand's Somchai Visits Laos Following Bloody Military, Chemical Weapons Attacks on Hmong

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 09 15:38:47 CST

Wisconsin Hmong Community Honors Laos Scholar

Posted: Sunday 2008 Nov 09 15:35:50 CST

This week, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ( NWTC ) in Green Bay hosted guest lecturer Dr. Jane Hamilton-Merritt who spoke on November 5, 2008, to the Asian Club, Hmong-Americans, university students and faculty about the current human rights and refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos facing Hmong and Laotian refugees and asylum seekers.

Rights body demands release of Hmong leaders

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 08 21:16:34 CST

Laos yesterday rejected a request from an international human rights group that they release Hmong leaders in detention, saying that it was not holding any Hmong refugees deported from Thailand.

Laos, Hmong Refugee Crisis: Human Rights Watch Questions Thailand's Forced Repatriation, Plight of Protest Marchers

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 08 21:14:50 CST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a major statement today regarding the plight of Hmong and Laotian refugees in Thailand and Laos. HRW, the Lao Human Rights Council, Inc., the Center for Public Policy Analysis, Dr. Jane Hamilton Merritt, U.S. Ambassador H. Eugene Douglas and others voiced concerns about the crisis facing the Laotian and Hmong refugees.

Laos urged to release repatriated Hmong protest leaders

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 08 21:12:36 CST

Laos urged to release repatriated Hmong protest leaders

Laos, Hmong Refugee Crisis: Human Rights Watch Questions Thailand's Forced Repatriation, Plight of Protest Marchers

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 08 21:01:16 CST

Rights Group Calls on Laos to Release Information on Hmong Protest Leaders

Posted: Saturday 2008 Nov 01 11:55:57 CDT

A human rights group has called on the Lao government to release information regarding several Hmong refugees who led protests in Thailand earlier this year and were later repatriated to Laos.

Force Repatriation of Hmong in Thailan Refugee Camps

Posted: Thursday 2008 Jun 26 22:17:00 CDT

Hmong refugee asylum seekers desperately plea for immediate intervention