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Laos is a communist-ruled Southeast Asian country with little regulated gambling. Its national lottery is rigged and its drawings are often incongruent with the actual results of previous draws, sources in Vientiane tell RFA’s Lao Service. The winning numbers of the recent drawing, for example, appeared only as 5 on purchased tickets throughout the day, and the number 9, which is associated in Laos with the buffalo, a symbol of good fortune, was never picked.
A spokesman for the Lao state-run lottery said that business interests with connections to the ruling elite run most of the companies responsible for the nation’s national lottery. He refused to provide further details, but did say that some of the companies’ directors have connections to senior officials in Vientiane, including former Prime Minister Thongsing and former President Khamtay Siphandone.
The French language, inherited from the colonial era, is still spoken in some parts of the country and is taught in public schools. But the vast majority of the population – even those from minorities – speaks only their own language in their homes and is not taught to read or write. As a result, the lingua franca has become more and more marginalized in society. Despite this, the majority of people in the capital, Vientiane, and elsewhere in the country are bilingual, speaking both Lao and the lingua franca.
The country is divided into 17 administrative units (in lingua lao: eikhwng, tr. khweng) and the prefecture of Vientiane, the capital city of the country. Each unit is further subdivided into districts (in lingua lao: ban, tr. mweng). A small number of communes, or tambons, are also scattered throughout the country. In some areas, the ban are further subdivided into villages. Each district is headed by a chief. The chief is a member of the provincial council, which is the upper chamber of the province’s legislative branch. The district chief is responsible for local administration, police and public works. He or she is assisted by a deputy, who serves as a liaison between the provincial council and the government in Vientiane. The deputy is also responsible for the budget and other administrative matters.