In this task, given a sentence in the Lao (Laotian) language, your task is to convert it into the English language.

ລາວຍັງຄົງມີອິທິພົນໃນປະເທດໄທ ໂດຍໃຊ້ຊາວເສື້ອແດງຄອບປະທ້ວງ ແລະລັດຖະບານໄທຢ້ານວ່າທັກສິນຈະໃຊ້ປະເທດກຳບູເຈັ້ຍເປັນຖານທີ່ຫມັ້ນສັ່ງການ.
He is still influential in Thailand, using protests by the Red Shirts, and the Thai government fears that Thaksin will use Cambodia as base to campaign.

ຜູ້ອາໄສທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ຊິສໂວ ໄດ້ບອກກັບ AFP "ທັນໃດນັ້ນ ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຮູ້ສຶກວ່າບ້ານຂອງຂ້ອຍສັ່ນ ແລະ ຂ້ອຍຄິດວ່າແມ່ນແຜ່ນດິນໄຫວ."
Local resident Siswo told AFP "Suddenly I felt my house shaking, and I thought it was an earthquake."

ຕໍາຫຼວດBathurstປະຕິເສດກັບຄໍາຄິດຄໍາເຫັນໃນເວລາຕິດຕໍ່ກັບຖະແຫຼງການໃນມື້ນີ້.

Bathurst Police refused to comment when contacted about the statement today.