I have received a reliable email report that the former Lao President Nouhak Phoumsavanh has died.
Nouhak Phoumsavanh died yesterday evening after being in a critical condition at Mahosot Hospital for the last month or so. He had been in a coma for many weeks. There will probably be a week’s official mourning, as was the case when Kaysone Phomvihane passed away.
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1 Nokkie // Sep 11, 2008 at 11:03 am
I posted a topic on a forum that is regularly posted on by Lao nhai and nork.
http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=98894&p=3&topicID=20645615
Seems to be true, but word of mouth always becomes crazy.
ODDLY enough, Lao news sites seem to be down today.
2 Khili // Sep 11, 2008 at 1:09 pm
It’s true, straight from the government mouthpiece: http://www.kplnet.net/english/news/edn1.htm
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