Longchaeng district
Longchaeng (Lao: ເມືອງລ້ອງແຈ້ງ) is a district of Xaisomboun province, Laos.
Longchaeng | |
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| Longchaeng district | |
 Location of Longchaeng district in Laos | |
| Country | Laos |
| Province | Xaisomboun |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 8,834 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
History
In November 2015, unrest broke out in the province, killing three soldiers and three civilians. The Lao government imposed a curfew in the north-central part of the province in early-December, but in January 2016 a bomb was set off at a road construction site near Pha Nok Nok village in the district, killing two Chinese officials and injuring another. On 30 December, a bomb had previously been defused at Namphanoy village along the same road. As a result, on 16 February 2016, Major General Thongloy Silivong, a military officer who is the former chief of the National Defense Academy, was appointed the governor of Xaisomboun Province to tighten control.[1]
References
- "New governor appointed to ensure security in Laos' Xaysomboun province". Radio Free Asia via RefWorld, UN Refugee Agency. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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