instruction:
In this task, given a sentence in the Lao (Laotian) language, your task is to convert it into the English language.
question:
ການປະທ້ວງດໍາເນີນໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມສະຫງົບ ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າເກີດການຕໍ່ສູ້ເລັກໆນ້ອຍໆ.
answer:
The protests were peaceful, although minor skirmishes did occur in Zurich and Lucerne.


question:
ເສັ້ນຈາລະຈອນທ້ອງຖິ່ນໄດ້ໃຫ້ອະນຸຍາດໃຊ້ ຕັ້ງແຕ່ທາງຫຼວງນີ້ຖືກປິດ 150ໄມລ໌ຂະຫຍາຍອອກ.
answer:
Local traffic is being allowed, since this shuts off a 150-mile stretch of highway.


question:
ຜົນທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບ ໃນເດືອນທັນວາ ລາວໄດ້ຕັດສິນໃຈຈົບສິ້ນ ການໂຄສະນາຫາສຽງ ຣີພາບລີກັນ ແລະ ຫວນຄືນສູ່ ພັກຣີພາບລີກັນ.
answer:

As a result, in December, he decided to end his Republican campaign and return to the Libertarian Party.