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                    [ArticleID] => 2149058
                    [Title] => Laos opens scenic railway built on a mountain of Chinese debt
                    [Summary] => The line will connect the capital Vientiane with the southern Chinese city of Kunming, and there are grand plans for a high-speed rail network running to Singapore through Thailand and Malaysia.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-12-20 08:02:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
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                    [SectionName] => World
                    [SectionUrl] => world
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2021/12/20/laos-train_2021-12-20_08-07-35_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1494184
                    [Title] => Ramon Magsaysay Awards: Laotian creates livelihood by reviving silk weaving
                    [Summary] => 

When she fled her village in eastern Laos in 1961 to escape bombings during the Vietnam War, all that Kommaly Chanthavong took with her were heirloom pieces of woven silk handed down from her grandmothers.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1222988 [AuthorName] => Cheeko Ruiz [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150831/Kommaly-Chanthavong-Ramon-Magsaysay-Award.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324231 [Title] => Lao military plane with defense chief crashes [Summary] =>

A Laos air force plane carrying about 20 people including the country's defense minister and other senior officials crashed on Saturday, Thailand's Foreign Ministry said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-17 14:03:20 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767605 [AuthorName] => Thanyarat Dhoksone [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20140128/defense_minister_laos.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1301791 [Title] => Phl still top choice of European investors [Summary] =>

The country remains as the top choice of investors from European Union member-states that are interested in putting their money in trade, energy, governance, urbanization and migration, a Palace spokesman said over the weekend.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 961019 [Title] => Laotian sports through the years [Summary] =>

Laos is the only land-locked country in Southeast Asia. The country’s economy is very much dependent on the performance of the US and European economies and, on Thailand’s by reason of, among others, proximity. Much of what Laotians use in their daily lives are imported from Thailand, including bottled water with the plastic container and cap brought in from Thailand. The water however is sourced locally.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135709 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653011 [AuthorName] => Philip Ella Juico [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 919011 [Title] => ASEAN countries agree to greater economic cooperation [Summary] =>

Senior representatives for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and ASEAN met here Tuesday and issued a joint statement highlighting their agreement to forge stronger mutual investment, trade, transport and scientific cooperation links.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-12 22:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 899364 [Title] => ASEAN ministers vow to deepen tourism cooperation [Summary] =>

Representatives of the ten ASEAN nations met on Sunday in Laos' capital of Vientiane to launch the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), where they pledged to expand tourism cooperation and discussed creating a pan-ASEAN tourist visa.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-20 22:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 891691 [Title] => Optimistic [Summary] =>

There is more to the official trips and state visits of our President. To date, he has stirred the interest of other nations to invest in our country. In his Vientiane visit, Italy has committed to help our country through development projects particularly for Mindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 877695 [Title] => On Bonifacio Day, Noy bashing of GMA never ends [Summary] =>

The bashing never ends.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 863458 [Title] => PNoy dadalo sa ASEM [Summary] =>

Isang mainit na pagsalubong ang igagawad ng mga Filipino community kay Pangulong Aquino sa kanyang pagdating at opisyal na pagbisita

[DatePublished] => 2012-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1303441 [AuthorName] => EllenFernando/Rudy Andal [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) ) )
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