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Teen Girl’s Taxi Ride Turns into Nightmare: Harassment Case Reported

A 17-year-old Lao girl, identified only as Dao – a pseudonym to protect her identity, was reportedly harassed by a taxi driver on 19 April, shortly after Lao New Year. She was on her way to her employer’s house in Nongtha Tai village, Chanthabouly District, Vientiane Capital, where she...

Silent Killing Fields 50 Years on From Khmer Rouge Atrocities

By Suy SE/AFP - Cambodia marked on 17 April the 50th anniversary of the...

“Liquor Shop by the Cemetery”: Nong’s Bold Return as Voice for the Voiceless

An author holds the power to drive societal reform through fictional characters, raising awareness...

Lao-American Rapper Hopii Turns Blessings into Bars

When “Sa Tu”, or "Sathu," is not only heard in the temple but echoed...

Built with Heart: The Team Behind Luang Prabang’s Pi Mai Parade Tiger

Luang Prabang celebrated Pi Mai Lao, or Lao New Year, with its traditional Nang...

EU Provides Relief to Flood-Affected Families In Laos

The European Union has released more than 82,000 euro in humanitarian funding to assist the most vulnerable communities affected by floods since August in...

Official: Vietnam to Continue Import of Electricity From China and Laos

Vietnam will continue to import 2 percent of its electricity demand from China and Laos in the coming years, according to an official of...

DEAREST SISTER – Movie Review: London Film Festival 2016

Dearest Sister is a terrific, delicately-paced tale of second sight and morality gone askew, helmed by a master of slow burning menace and wry...

Sayaboury Province’s Boudsaba Crowned Miss Laos 2016

Vientiane, Oct 9 - The much talked about search for the winner of the Miss Laos Competition 2016 has at last come to a conclusion....

Andritz Hydro to Supply Nam Theun 1

Andritz Hydro is to supply electromechanical equipment for the Nam Theun 1 hydropower project in Lao PDR in a contract awarded by Phonesack Group...

Vietcombank Proposes Plan For New Lao Subsidiary

Hanoi - Vietcombank plans to set up a 100 per cent owned subsidiary bank in Laos. The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Việt...