Task: Translation
Input (Lao): ການປະກາດເປັນພຽງແຕ່ເປັນຍືນຍັນຢ່າງເປັນທາງການໂດຍທົ່ວໄປ ສິ່ງທີ່ໄດ້ຖືກຄາດວ່າເປັນການຄາດຄະເນແບບເລັ່ງຮີບເເບບຕະລືງໃນໄລຍະສອງສາມມື້ທີ່ຜ່ານມາ.
Output (English): The announcement served only as official comfirmation of what was generally expected as wild speculation had raged during the past few days.