Other News: New Burmese Election Laws May Force Aung San Suu Kyi from Party; Dalai Lama Marks 1959 Tibetan Uprising, Accuses China of Trying to Eradicate Buddhism; Militants Kill 5 Pakistani Aid Workers in Pakistan's Northwest, and more.

Other News: Gates in Southern Afghanistan, Warns of 'Hard Fighting' Ahead; Pakistan's Taliban Claims Responsibility for Deadly Suicide Attack in Lahore; 1 Dead 2 Arrested in Indonesian Anti-Terror Raid;

The first song for today is requested from a listener of Lao-Australian-Ariya Bounpraseut, I chose Vanida 's song-Von Sailom.

The Mekong River is reportedly at its lowest level in the past 60 years, creating obstacles to navigation and affecting the lives of residents of Vientiane Capital as they are facing water supply shortages. . (English and Lao descriptions)

Other news: Pakistan Police Say Blast Rocks Lahore; US Defense Secretary Arrives in Afghanistan; At Least 200 Dead in Central Nigeria Violence; and more.

Other news: Taliban Attacks Karzai in Marjah; Chile Begins 3 Days of Mourning for Quake Victims; Iran Announces Production of Short-Range Missile; and more.

Other News: Strong Aftershocks Shake Chile; Turkey: US Genocide Vote Will Hurt Ties; NATO Outlines New Afghan Night Raids Policy, and more.

The World Health Organization's emergency committee says it is premature to conclude that the H1N1 flu has peaked globally. WHO officials say there are too many uncertainties, and more information is needed. (Link to Lao)

Other News: China's Premier Says Gap Between Rich, Poor Growing; Singapore Bolster Security in Wake of Terror Threat; Suicide Bomb Kills Eight in Pakistan, and more.

Other News: Attacks Kill 14 as Iraqis Vote in General Elections; China: 2010 Defense Budget to Increase 7.5 Percent; South Korea Fires Shots at North Korean Soldiers Pursuing Defector, and more.

Other News: Attacks Kill 14 as Iraqis Vote in General Elections; China: 2010 Defense Budget to Increase 7.5 Percent; South Korea Fires Shots at North Korean Soldiers Pursuing Defector, and more.

Other News: Chilean Troops Distribute Food, Maintain Order; China Sees Growing Income Gap in Cities vs. Rural Areas; Alleged Terrorists Detained in Indonesia, and more.

A Vietnamese firm has given Lao authorities 12 billion kip to compensate local people who are affected by its golf course development project at Dongphosy. (English and Lao descriptions)

Other News: Fernandez Urges US to Intervene in Falkland Islands Dispute with Britain; US Diplomat In China for Talks; North, South Korean Officials Meet in Border Town, and more.

The Lao government expects to spend up to 200 billion kip on a new resettlement site for the Hmong repatriated last year from Thailand. Construction is expected to be finished at the end of 2010. (English and Lao descriptions)

Other news: Clinton Adds Argentina to Latin America Tour; Taiwan's President Apologizes for Ruling Party's By-Election Defeats; Fierce Storm Batters Western Europe; and more.

The devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in January catapulted the performers of We Are The World into remaking the song and organized a Charity concert for Haiti's relief fund.

Other news: World Pledges Aid to Chile After Quake; Tsunami Warning Canceled for All Countries; Afghan Gov't Begins Taking Over US-Run Prison; and more.

Other News: Suicide Bombing at Pakistani Police Station; Suspected Militants Kill 11 in Southern Philippines; Colombian Court Ruling Prevents Uribe from Running Again, and more.

The World Health Organization says childhood obesity is a growing epidemic and is not restricted to industrialized nations. In fact, the WHO reports the rate of increase is greater in developing countries than in the developed world. (Link to Lao)