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Chinese Investors To Help Launch Laos Satellite
A Chinese company has vowed to speed up its satellite development project in Laos, after getting the green light from the government earlier this year. Linhai Group Chairman Dr Wu Weilin and his...
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Public Confidence in Laos Kip Rises
People are more confident about building their savings in Lao kip now that the value of the national currency has been stable for the past few years. According to an annual report from the Bank of the...
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New Arena Opens in Vientiane
A new sporting arena appropriately titled “New Arena” was officially opened in Watnak Village, Sisattanak District last Friday. The arena, constructed by the Mekong Development Sole Co., Ltd., had...
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What Thais Need to Know and Learn about Laotians
ການທຳຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈ ລະຫ່ວາງ ເພື່ອນບ້ານ : ຄົນໄທ ຕ້ອງຮຽນຮູ້ ແລະເຂົ້າໃຈຫຍັງແດ່ ກ່ຽວກັບລາວ. To read in English language, click here. ກະລຸນາກົດທີ່ນີ້ເພື່ອອ່ານເປັນ English....
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Jimmy Hawk and the Endless Party
Jimmy Hawk, or James Ratsasane as he is known to friends and family, is a young Lao-Australian musician and visual artist hailing from Melbourne, Australia. As comfortable with the guitar as he is...
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Vietnam Opens Mining Operation in Vientiane
Senior Lao officials, joined by a high-level Vietnamese delegation attended the opening of the Sakai Mining Joint Venture Company in Sangthong district, Vientiane on Thursday. From now until the end...
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Noisy Boats Changing Tha Ngon Cruise Experience
Boat cruises from Tha Ngon village used to charm local and foreign visitors, who enjoyed the fresh food and relaxing scenery but loud karaoke music is now changing the once peaceful atmosphere. This...
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SabaiDisc Qualifies for Quarterfinals in first ever International Ultimate...
SabaiDisc, Lao PDR’s first and only ultimate frisbee team made its debut appearance at the first annual Mekong Cup in Bangkok this weekend. Fielding a team of seasoned Vientiane expats and highly...
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Lao Country Song “Khee Mo” Banned for Contentious Content
Lao people have taken to Facebook to voice their displeasure after the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism banned two popular country, songs “Khee Mo” (boastful song) and “Pa khor yai” (Big...
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Laos In The Olympics 2012
The 2012 London Olympic games have officially begun. The opening ceremony was viewed live on television by an estimated 4 billion people around the world including many in Laos, where despite a total...
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Vientiane Removes Poverty From All Villages
Vientiane has been able to graduate all 483 villages and nine districts from poverty, making the capital the first among the provinces that is able to remove poverty, based on the government criteria....
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ACER Opens Computer Centre in Laos
ACER Computer Company Ltd has expended its market to Laos by opening a customer service centre in Vientiane Capital last Saturday through its authorized distributor, SOA Company Ltd. ACER and SOA...
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Building a Kiln to Make Green Charcoal in Laos
Throughout much of Laos, especially the heavily populated regions, the most common energy source is charcoal. The charcoal is commonly produced in a traditional way by small manufacturers all around...
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Hotel Swimming Pools in Vientiane
Let’s face it, the weather is always hot in Laos. That means you pretty much always feel like going for a swim, don’t you? But sometimes a public pool just doesn’t cut it. Public pools are not always...
View ArticleLao Olympians Make Laos Proud in London 2012
All three Olympians of Laos have proudly completed their events in the London 2012 Olympics with some good results. All three athletes managed to beat some of their competitors, with swimmer Phathana...
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Eyeless Huntsman Spider Found in Laos
Huntsman spiders, like most spiders, are typically equipped with eight eyes. But researchers have discovered a new cave-dwelling species that ditched its peepers for a life in permanent darkness....
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Google Translate Lao
Work has begun on a project to bring the Google Translate function to the Lao language. ມີກຸ່ມຄົນສະເພາະຈຳ ນວນໜຶ່ງ ໄດ້ລິເລີ້ມເຮັດໂຄງການຄວາມພະຍາຍາມໃນການບັນຈຸພາສາລາວເຂົ້າໃນ ໂປຼແກຼມເຄື່ອງມືແປພາສາຂອງກູເກີລ...
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Late Night Bars In Trouble For Operating After Hours
The Vientiane Times recently reported that entertainment venue owners, believed to be backed by influential figures, have challenged whether law enforcement officers have the right to close their...
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The Happy Laos Movie Project
“Happy” (www.thehappymovie.com), the internationally acclaimed documentary that explores happiness around the world, was shown on World Happiness Day in February in three locations in Laos. It...
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The Tea Room by Dao
After hearing mostly good feedback about both branches of The Tea Room by Dao in Pakse and Luang Prabang but not having been to either of them, I couldn’t wait to go and try out The Tea Room by Dao in...
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