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Laos Wins Best National Costume at Mister Global 2025 with Mani Khot Tree-Inspired Design

The ancient Mani Khot tree, a sacred symbol rooted in Champasack Province, southern Laos, has taken the global spotlight, inspiring the Best National Costume award at Mister Global 2025 in Thailand and earning Laos a place of pride on the international stage. Representing Laos, Youphalayth ‘Bobbie’ Phethany, Mister Global Lao...

Lao Students Celebrate Teacher’s Day with Goats, Chickens, Gratitude

On Laos’ National Teacher’s Day, celebrated each year on 7 October, students across the...

Young Luang Prabang Artisan Wins Global Award for Lao Embroidery

Lao handicrafts shone brightly on the global stage, as a unique embroidery technique by...

Back in Business: How Tourists Are Reviving Laos’ Hotels, Restaurants, Communities

After years of pandemic-induced quiet, Laos is seeing its hotels fill up, restaurants reopen,...

Laos Fuel Price Fluctuations Hit Commuters, Families, Delivery Workers

Fuel prices in Laos have shifted modestly compared to the same period last year,...

Asean Summit Provides Platform For Laos’ Revamped Foreign Policy

The recent Asean Summit held in the Lao capital of Vientiane provided a perfect opportunity for the country to start carving out a more...

‘Lao Are Lazy’: The Problem With ‘Thai Superiority’

It happens on a daily basis all across Thailand. The casual insults come from a sense of superiority ingrained since school days: “Thais are...

Amari Makes Triple Entry into Laos

Thailand’s Onyx Hospitality Group has signed a landmark agreement that will lead to the launch of its first properties in Laos. The deal with Tang...

Thai Franchisee of The Face Shop to Open Laos Store

THE THAI franchisee of The Face Shop, a well-known South Korean beauty-store chain, is set to open its first overseas store in a joint...

BREAKING: Suspected Perpetrators of Heist Near Indochina Bank Identified as Colombian

Lao Police are of the belief that they have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Lao Freight Forwarder heist near Indochina Bank yesterday afternoon. Three...

Unitel Reaches $1 Billion Revenue Figure In Laos

Unitel, the brand name of Viettel in Laos, reached US$1 billion in cumulative revenue in seven years of operation in the country. Mobile TV service...