Namfon Chanthavong, Author at Laotian Times

Gmail Revolutionized Email 20 Years Ago, People Thought It Was April Fool’s Day Joke

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April...

International Day for Mine Awareness: United States Renews Commitment to Laos, Removes UXO as a Barrier to Development

Op-Ed by Heather Variava, Ambassador of the United States of America to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in...

Melting Polar Ice Is Changing the Earth’s Rotation and Affecting How We Measure Time: Study

By Leah Sarnoff, ABC News How much can change in a second? The impact of climate change has been felt across the globe in rising temperatures and rising sea levels — but...

Lawmakers in Thailand Overwhelmingly Approve a Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

BANGKOK (AP) — Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the...

US Special Adviser on Disability Rights Visits Laos to Promote Inclusion, Policy Integration

Sara Minkara, the Special Adviser on International Disability Rights at the United States (US) Department of State, led a delegation on a visit to...

Choice, Availability: Leaders Champion Universal Access to Family Planning in Laos

Joint Op-Ed by H.E Dr. Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Minister of Health, Dr. Bakhtiyor Kadyrov, UNFPA Representative in Laos, and Ms. Sumita Banerjee, FP2030 Managing Director...

Pre-Olympic Event Builds Excitement for Paris 2024

Ahead of the much-anticipated opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on 26 July and Paralympic Games on 28 August, the French Embassy...

Four Suspects Charged, as Russian Diplomat Says US Didn’t Pass Along ‘Concrete’ Info Before Moscow Attack

ABC News/By Tanya Stukalova, Edward Szekeres, Kevin Shalvey, and Natalia Shumskaia As four suspects were charged in the deadly terrorist attack on a concert at Moscow's Crocus City...

Google, Meta and Others Face Tough Questions in Australia Over Cyber Extremism Threats

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s online safety regulator has put social media giants on notice, requiring them to explain what they are doing to to...

New Club Ignites Passion for Field Hockey in Luang Prabang

The launch of the Luang Prabang Field Hockey Club promises a new chapter for local sports enthusiasts. With a vision to expand the reach of...

European Union Sparks Blue Wave in Vientiane

The streets of Vientiane resembled a flowing river of blue shirts on Sunday, 3 March, as more than 500 people gathered at That Luang...

Newborns in Japan Are at a New Low, While Fewer Couples Marry

TOKYO (AP) — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low, government data showed...

Celebrating 9 Years of Healing at Lao Friends Hospital for Children in Luang Prabang

Just a decade ago, children in northern Laos grappling with thalassemia faced a grim reality, lacking proper care and support. Medical professionals were inadequately...

Counseling Project Empowers Lao Couples in Reproductive Health

Saly Sorsaksit and Noud Sivanxay have a golden rule: be ready. "We decided before getting married that we would be fully ready as parents before...

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