Pan Australian Resources say its Phou Bia gold project could be worth $187 million as Oxiana Resources makes a second shipment out of its Sepone gold mine.
In other news, Lao girls working as maids in Thai households continue to be abused at the hands of their employers.
Two girls rescued by officials of the Women's Foundation and Foundation for child development say they have been burned, kicked, and caned for over 4 years.
Kaew and Kham, both 19, claimed they had been frequently brutalised by their male employer.