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Bangkok - Laos' capital of Vientiane is now beggar-free, state-run media reports claimed Wednesday. Lao police have rounded up the city's 141 beggars and placed them in charity homes or rehabilitation centres, said Radio Vientiane in a broadcast monitored in Bangkok.


"Among the 141 beggars there were two women and 28 drug addicts," said the radio. The addicts have been admitted to drug-rehabilitation centres, it added.


Vientiane, with a population of about 600,000, is one of the world's least crowded capitals. Communist Laos, half the size of France, has less than 6 million citizens.

Source: www.earthtimes.org

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I feel bad. When I was in Thalad Sao, in Vientiane Department store, an old lady beggar asked me for cash. I think I gave her 8,000 kip. What if she was one of the 141?

But I don't feel so bad. I saw her latter, not looking at food, but jewelry.

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Hello there

I am confused with the previous comment, you said that you gave 8000k for a lady beggar but because you saw her later looking at jewelery, and you did not feel bad again, so do you think she asked for your money not because of buying food but she was going to buy some jewels.winkconfusedidea

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Oh my ... they are rounding up beggars like crazy in Vientiane, to achieve what???

What about poor EE Vee ... what's going to happen to her and her many kids???

All of Vientiane knows the famous beggar woman EE Vee, even the president of Laos knows her ... she's a popular icon of Vientiane society.

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I think Vientiane authority did that because soon LAO will host SEA GAMES and it's good to have Vientiane City free of annoying scences for visitors, a kind of more acceptable environment. When SYDNEY OLYMPICS GAMES were held, Sydney authority (POLICE) also got rid of all homeless people who slept in the HARBOUR and OPERA HOUSE area, they just moved them to somewhere, to make SYDNEY look nice.

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