Savannakhét
Laos
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Laos: Savannakhet police arrest man for smuggling kratom and cough syrup
• Dec. 24, 2024, 10:18 PM ET (The Star)
Australia and Laos work together to improve education sector in Savannakhet
• Dec. 17, 2024, 2:35 AM ET (The Star)
Savannakhét, town in the central southern panhandle of Laos, on the left bank of the Mekong River. It had a teacher-training school (1911), a public high school (1946), a Buddhist secondary school, a trade school, and the Savannakhét Technical College before the 1975 communist takeover. Industries in the town included manufacturing of soft drinks, ice making, and a sawmill. There is an airport, and a road originating in Savannakhét town links Muang Phalan and Muang Xépôn (Sépone) to Hue in southern Vietnam. Pop. (2003 est.) town, 58,200.