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


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ເນື່ອງຈາກລັດອັບເພນເຊແຍກຕົວເນື່ອງຈາກເລື່ອງຄວາມເຊື່ອທາງສາດສະຫນາ (ເມື່ອປີ 2000) ປະຊາກອນເກືອບທັງຫມົດ (ເກືອບ 81%) ນັບຖືສາດສະຫນາຄຣີດນິກາຍໂຣມັນຄາທໍລິກແລະມີສ່ວນຫນ້ອຍ (10%) ນັບຖືນິກາຍໂປເຕດແຕນ.
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Due to the split of Appenzell along religious lines, the population (as of 2000) is nearly all Roman Catholic (81%), with a small Protestant minority (10%).


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"ແລະຂີ້ເຫຍື້ອເຫລົ່ານີ້ ເມື່ອລວມກັບແຮງຂອງນ້ຳຖ້ວມແລະຄວາມພະຍາຍາມໃນການເຊາະເຈືອນຂອງດິນບາງຄັ້ງ ກໍ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ກີດຂວາງຊ່ອງທາງທີ່ສ້າງຂື້ນເພື່ອກະຈາຍນ້ຳຖ້ວມແລະນ້ຳຖ້ວມກໍ່ຈະໄຫລກັບມາທຳລາຍບ້ານຂອງພວກເຂົາແລະເມື່ອຖືງຈຸດນັ້ນ ພວກເຂົາກໍ່ຈະຮຽກຮ້ອງກັບລັດຖະບານ." ລາວກ່າວເສີມ.
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"And this waste combined with the force of the flood and trying to erode the soil and sometimes they actually block the channel that has been created for flood dispersion and the floods come back and actually destroy their homes, and at that point they call on government," he added.