Talk:Houaphanh province

A fact from Houaphanh province appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 January 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Attapeu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouane, Luang Namtha, Luang Prabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Sainyabuli, Salavan, Savannakhet, Sekong, Xiangkhoang and the Vientiane Province and Prefecture form the provinces of Laos (mapped)?

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Samana camps?

"Houphanh Province was noted for its samana camps. The Lao Royal Family were believed to have been taken to one such camp near Sop Hao in 1977."

Just what is a samana camp? A camp in a Laotian re-education campaign possibly similar to that of Vietnam? --Lo Ximiendo (talk) 08:31, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]