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  "path": "/2026/03/26/laos-audit-body-uncovers-lak-37600-billion-in-budget-violations-over-five-years/",
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  "textContent": "Laos’ State Audit Organization (SAO) uncovers LAK 37,600 billion (approx. USD 1.8 billion) in budget discipline violations over the past five years, SAO’s president Viengthavisone Thepphachanh said during the inaugural session of the 10th National Assembly on 25 March. Over the 2021-2025 period, the SAO completed 611 audit cases spanning state budget, loans and grants, […]",
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