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Lao Buddhist Organization Tightens Social Media Guidelines

The Lao Buddhist Fellowship Organization has issued new nationwide guidelines governing how monks use social media, highlighting growing concerns about online conduct as digital platforms become increasingly embedded in religious life. The notice, issued on 2 June, also applies to other religious practitioners including novices, white-robed male devotees, and white-robed...

Remains of 37 People Discovered in Giant Stone Jar in Xieng Khouang

A new excavation on Laos’ mysterious Plain of Jars in Xieng Khouang has uncovered...

South Korea to Send Baseball Coaches to Laos Under Regional Development Program

Laos is set to receive South Korean baseball coaches in 2026 as part of...

Beadwork Born in Laos’ Most Dangerous Fields, By the Women Who Clear Them

A jewelry collection made with women who clear bombs for a living is putting...

Lao Woman Builds Northern Laos’ First Pediatric ICU, Wins Regional Award

Bounloth Sodaluck grew up watching rural families in Xayaboury Province struggle to find medical...

Salavanh to Improve Southern Waterfall to Attract Visitors

Provincial authorities in Salavanh province plan to develop Hang and Loh waterfalls, two local waterfalls in Salavanh district, to attract domestic and international visitors....

Oudomxay to Celebrate Khmu New Year This Weekend

Oudomxay Province will organize the largest Khmu New Year celebrations in the country from 21 to 22 January. Mr. Khampheng Khunmany, President of the...

Laos, Thailand Promote Tourism Site in Champasack

Champasack province and the city of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand organized activities to promote sports and tourism at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Vat...

Laos National Circus Undergoes Renovations to Attract More Visitors

The Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism (MIT) and two private companies have joined hands to renovate the Lao National Circus or Russian Circus...

Xayaboury’s Elephant Festival to be Held in February

Xayaboury Province will hold its annual Elephant Festival next month after being suspended for three years owing to the Covid-19 outbreak in the country....

Starbucks Gears up to Open its Second Store in Laos

The global coffee chain is currently setting up its new café at Vientiane's ViewMall and has started advertising on social media about staff requirements...