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Mr Knipes said he had been surviving on "five hours' kip" due to being in such high demand over the past few days.

He said that the "macro-instability" caused by "massive debt accumulation" has also caused the decline of the Lao currency, the kip, which continues to depreciate to record lows against the US dollar.

Laos' currency, the kip, has been plunging and is down by more than a third against the US dollar this year.

A 30% depreciation in the Lao currency, the kip, has worsened those woes.

It's not conducive to a proper night's kip, is it?