A police officer checks the papers of Buddhist monk Khampan Paimanee, 66, of Paxan province on Thursday on the outskirts of Vientiane, Laos. Paimanee was on his way to Vientiane to attend ``Wai Thatluang'' Laos' biggest religious festival, which has been cut from 10 days to three because of the 10th ASEAN summit.
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