NEW YORK TIMES number one destination in the world
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Laos most famous tourist attraction city, Luang
Prabang in Northern Laos. It is a World Heritage
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About 2,000 ethnic Hmong from Laos have agreed to
return to return home after a mass breakout from a
Thai detention centre. They marched out of the
camp trying to bring attention to their claims for
asylum. Some say they were offered $500 per family
from the Los government to return home. That's the
equivalent of half a year's wage in the
impoverished nation. But 3,000 Hmong refuse to go
back and they are demanding urgent help from the
United Nations' refugees agency, Al Jazeera's
Hannah Belcher reports.
centre. They marched out of the camp trying to
bring attention to their claims for asylum.
Some say they were offered $500 per family from
the Los government to trutn home. Thats the
quivalent of half a year's wage in the
impoevrished nation,.
But 3,000 Hmong refuse to go back and they are
demanding urgent help from the United Nations'
refugees agency, Al Jazeera's Hannah Belcher
reports. Tags :hmonglosttribethailandlaosaljazeeraaljazeerahannahbelcher
Ten people remained in custody Tuesday on
suspicion of trying to buy arms for use in a plot
to overthrow the Communist government of Laos,
federal officials in Sacramento said. Tags :KCRA3SacramentoMcGregorScottVangPaoHarrisonUlrichJack