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The Golden Boat update 7: mobile phones on the Mekong

January 18th, 2007 by Jakkrit Sangkhamanee, Guest Contributor · 2 Comments

 
Spending most of their time in cargo boats among the Mekong’s currents, rocks and sandbars and in the remote valleys of northern Laos can prevent Lao traders from connecting to the outside world. Tourists who have been cruising along the secluded course of the Mekong would recognize this very well. The river route between the [...]

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Tags: Focus on Laos · Laos · The Mekong · Trans-Border Issues