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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Question: Morris ໄດ້ພະຍາຍາມຂໍວີຊ່າເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໂປຣແກມ Nieman ຂອງວິທະຍາໄລ Harvard ຊຶ່ງເປັນໂປຣແກມມິດຕະພາບສໍາລັບນັກຂ່າວທັງຫຼາຍ.

Answer: Morris was attempting to obtain a visa to attend Harvard University's Nieman Program, which is a fellowship for journalists.


Question: ຈັ່ງໃດກໍຕາມ ການລົງໂທດແມ່ນຈະສະເພາະກຸ່ມແຮງງານທີ່ຮວມຕົວຈັດຕັ້ງການປະທ້ວງແຕ່ຈະບໍ່ລົງໂທດແບບບຸກຄົນ.

Answer: However, the penalties apply only to unions organising secondary strikes, not to workers acting individually.


Question: ແຕ່ພວກເຂົາຈະຕ້ອງຖືກລົງໂທດຕາມຄຳສັ່ງສານໃຫ້ຄວບຄຸມຕົວຫລືໃຫ້ບໍລິການຊຸມຊົນ.

Answer:
Instead, they could be punished with court-ordered supervision or community service.