Saengthong Douangdara grew up eating food most American restaurants don't have on their menu. Padaek, beef bile, jaews, the bold, fermented flavours of a Lao household in the United States, cooked by a mother who saw no reason to drastically change what she had always known.
That upbringing is now...
A traditional Lao salad known as Soop Phak has recently become a surprise hit on Thai TikTok.
The hashtag #ซุปผักลาว (“Lao salad”) began trending on...
A traditional Lao snack has gone viral. Mieng, a leaf-wrapped delicacy, is experiencing a surge in popularity after a TikTok video showing crowds lining...
On 19 September, Thai authorities seized over THB 8 million (approximately USD 251,000) worth of illegal cosmetic products in Bangkok.
The seizure included more than...
On 16 September, Laos received 1,050 tons of rice donated by China, Japan, and South Korea to assist disaster-affected communities nationwide.
The contribution, under the...
