From 14 to 16 April, Laos burst into a celebration as the country officially marked Pi Mai Laos—the Lao New Year. From alms-giving ceremonies and traditional processions to water splashing battles, the nation came together to usher in the new year.
Luang Prabang: Heart of Traditional Celebration
While Pi Mai was...
“We take bamboo and we take trees and we turn them into traditional music.”
– Neng Chue Vang, Hmong instrument maker and musician
Wind instruments form...
by Julia Case-Levine
Traditional practices accompany contemporary trends in Depths, the inaugural exhibit of Elevations, a non-profit art initiative launched this month in the Southeast Asian...
Hey smart ladies and gents! Animal lovers!! All friends of the fur in Laos!!!
Vimaan Suan Foundation and Crowne Plaza Vientiane jointly present FurBall 2018, a fundraiser...
Vientiane's Mekong Riverside Don Chanh & Fa Ngum roads are closed temporarily from 22-27 October to mark the end of Buddhist Lent and the annual Boat...
With a horn blazing, local and international folk were drawn out of Vientiane's homes, guesthouses and hotels like the children in the fabled tale of the...