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Jody Jordahl interview is not accurate. RFA should investigate first from different sources before sent report out all over. Lao will be part of AEC they try to open up the country. investment Capital amount record exists with lao govmt if u investigate u will find Bridge Capital n Saipan links to Sanum Investments, links to shady projects i SE Asia. These owners should be check their back ground also before report the story. They inflated their capital and investment amount and misleading in your report by Jody who has no experience in laos
Oct 15, 2012 11:28 AM
Reply to this commentLoan Sharking owners deserve Seizure from Lao Government. They inflated their investment $400 millions. Lao Gvnt has all records. two owners are crooks check their background further to balance out your report. They are Americans buty they clain they are Chinese Co. dishonest people.
Oct 15, 2012 11:04 AM
Reply to this commenttwo American me own Sanum and Savan Vegas they have had many legal problems in US, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, and Thailand. They are not China Co they are Bridge Capitals susidiary in Saipan, USA. Raido Free Asia need to investigate this Co first.
Oct 15, 2012 10:51 AM
Reply to this commentSanum Investment owns by two Americans who are bad people. They went to Laos to exploint cheap labor, take profit out back door, double bookeeping, dishonest owners, inflated their investment amount, tax evaded in uS, legal issues in US, thir projects in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand are bound to cause problems as well. Lao government and St groups are doing what they suppose to do to owner of Sanum and Savan Vegas. Sanum owners think they can cheat exploit Lao people and government.
Oct 15, 2012 10:46 AM
Reply to this commentLao gov't official have BMW, Bens, etc. How do they get it when the top official only gets pay $2000.00 a month. Thank about it.
Sep 22, 2012 09:23 PM
Reply to this commentSmart people would seek for arguments from both sides before making any comment. Having listened to the RA news I can say that Sanum investments Ltd has cheated and failed to pay the tax in proper amount to the host Country where it operates business. According to the audit and tax law Lao government has a right to seize and liquidate the assets of Sanam within 30 days to get paid for tax.
Sep 17, 2012 06:13 PM
Reply to this commentPlease ask yourself whether you had paid all the taxes. Otherwise why the govt will charge you back taxes.
Sep 17, 2012 06:23 AM
Reply to this commentyou should never ever trust any comie country they will never ever follow the law. they take it by force that why laos fell
Sep 14, 2012 11:12 PM
Reply to this commentI have heard a number of bad things about the casinos in Laos which cause a lot of problems for Lao society and community. Those problems include crimes and illegal activities reported every day. It is not a matter if they follow the law.
Sep 14, 2012 07:02 PM
Reply to this commentSanum investment Ltd.needs to comply with the law and regulations and learn how to pay tax to the host country where you operate business!
Sep 14, 2012 12:50 AM
Reply to this commentI need to hear the lao government'argument first before making any comment.
Sep 13, 2012 11:48 PM
Reply to this commentLAODENG THEY DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE
LAODENG USE GUN ONLY
YOU [...] YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Sep 13, 2012 02:12 PM
Reply to this commentThis non-sense comment doesn't deserve any reply from nobody!
Sep 14, 2012 12:44 AM
The lao leadership will have to dig itself out of this hole because of its own greed and arrogance. Perhaps the leadership needs something stronger pills than a slap on the hands.
Sep 13, 2012 01:57 PM
Reply to this commentThe government has to urge this case to its end,no matter positive or else.You are endangering your investment credit.
Sep 13, 2012 05:02 AM
Reply to this commentLet's hear this case from both sides once the World Bank starts its legal procedure.
Just wondering, why suddenly lao laws have become so binding towards this profitable business. Isn't it too obvious ? Show me one case where any of those corrupt crooks in the government was put in trial because they violated lao strict legal systems or whatever you may call it ?
Sep 12, 2012 03:23 PM
Reply to this commentThe Lao Government have the rigth to seize any investment asset, in case invester not obey Lao law no metter who are you Lao invester or foeigner. Lao government have their own reason to do that.In this case,the invester may have illigal doing to manage their business.
Sep 12, 2012 12:16 AM
Reply to this commentThat is the way they usually do since they ascend to power. They take somebody's property for free even property of the powerless.
Sep 13, 2012 03:18 PM
LAOSMART
It seems that you have misinterpreted. The “Chinese base-company said authorities in Laos are poised to seize its casino.” It is not an investment asset. This mean the Lao government is trying to nationalize the Chinese’s Casino across the country. It would be better to close its down rather than to take over if the Lao government thinks the Chinese investor has violated its law of doing businesses in the country. It only makes the government look bad because other business entrepreneurs who are probably thinking that-this is the only way and ability you can do to foreigner who investing in your country?
Sep 14, 2012 02:03 PM
You should open your eyes and see the world, what you said is nonsense. no one can do that now unless for the ones who fleed the country like you. you should think more to pop up your brain and be a wise man
Sep 14, 2012 07:11 PM
Savanakhet have little money for people. If government have many tax then Savanakhet should be more beautiful. I think corrupt, bad people in government for sure many more than Casino.Casino give many job and savanakhet now very big.i not like government not frendly with falung who spend money to help lao.i hear story of people lose money at casino but sure people lose more money lost from corrupt government who live on world aid not want to become like thailand.very bad everyone here but i think government lao steal more money than casino sure!!!
Oct 22, 2012 05:04 AM
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