Former Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane Passes Away
Xaysomphone Phomvihane, a Politburo member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and former President of the National Assembly, has passed away at the age of 70. The Party Central Committee announced a five-day period of national mourning.
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