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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...

Smokey Eyes Become Lao Fashion Faux Pas

Social media users have begun creating memes in a backlash against promotional material for the upcoming Miss World Laos beauty pageant featuring a model...

International Fisheries Experts Introduced to Lao Fish Larb

A 55-second video recipe for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s ever-popular Larb (or Laab) made with Mekong River fish and prepared by Food and...

Ministry Plans to Launch Online Education System

The Lao Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) plans to introduce online learning into the national education system and enhance children's access to digital...

Vientiane’s Footpath Vigilante Returns to “Free the Footpath” Again

A foreign woman residing in Vientiane who regularly takes a stand against motorbike traffic on the footpath has been captured on video again. In this...

Vang Vieng Expressway Contractor Clarifies Delay

The contractor responsible for the Vientiane to Vang Vieng Expressway has confirmed the road will be open for use by 31 December this year. According...

Thai Students Create 3D-Printed GPS Alms Bowl

Students in Thailand have designed an alms bowl for monks with GPS tracking, allowing villagers to view the route of monks for almsgiving in...