Entertainment

Southeast Asian Cinema Returns to Luang Prabang in December with Blue Chair Film Festival

The Blue Chair Film Festival will return to Luang Prabang from 4 to 8 December, bringing filmmakers and film lovers from across Southeast Asia to the UNESCO World Heritage town for five days of free screenings and events. The festival will screen films at four venues across the city, with...

Miss Universe Dispute Leaves Six Southeast Asian Franchises in Limbo

The Miss Universe Organization is facing a major dispute just weeks before its 75th...

Laos Warns of More Rain, Flash Floods, Landslides in Early September

Laos will see more rain this week, with the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology...

Charity Orchestra Concert to Showcase Lao Heritage Songs in Vientiane

A charity orchestra concert in Vientiane will showcase 10 Lao heritage songs reimagined and...

Young Lao Chess Team Wins 12 Medals from Singapore

Laos continues working to develop chess among younger generations.  A group of young Lao players...

Never Give Up! Rising Star Alita Gets Set to Shine At Cool & Kawaii Japan 2019

Laos' singer and rising star Alita Alounsavath is set to perform in the capital Vientiane for Cool & Kawaii Japan 2018 on Saturday evening (Feb...

Fireworks, Parades, Military & Political Milestones: Lao Armed Forces At 70

More than just an anniversary, the celebrations for the 70 years of the Lao Armed Forces on January 20 also a provide a handy...

ULUVUS Simply Beautiful: Falang Lao Legends Breathe In, Rock Out In Time for Visit Laos Year 2018

What can you say about ULUVUS? A few years less ancient than Vat Phu (Wat Phou) Champassak; Probably not as well preserved as the olde towne of Luang Prabang, Mysterious...

Voices of the Wind

“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...

Furball 2018: Animal Love, Welfare Aspirations Light Up The Night in Laos

Fashionable Folk and Animal Spirits were very much in attendance as the very first Furball 2018 touched down in the Lao capital Saturday with some 150 folk...

Art + Altitude: Elevations Takes Exploration of Laos’ Depth of Artistic Forms, Inspirations to New Heights

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...