A five-syllable sentence with no obvious meaning has become one of the most talked-about phrases on social media across Laos and Thailand.
“Buk Xieng Mun Taiy Leo”, roughly translated as “Buk Xieng is dead”, has spread rapidly online and into everyday conversation, with people using it to prank friends, strangers,...
Duangta Boualavong, Deputy Head of the Department of Economics of Wood Processing Technology, has responded to public backlash following the trimming of ancient trees...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) officially launched the Asian Development Outlook April 2025 at the ADB’s Lao Resident Mission (LRM) office in Vientiane.
According to...
A recent government report claiming that 99.43 percent of families in Vientiane Capital have been lifted out of poverty has sparked widespread skepticism on...