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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...

Visitors Treated to Coastal, Cultural, Culinary Landscapes in Busan

Korea’s strong presence on the landscape of pop and traditional culture, cuisine, fashion, and beauty has taken the region and much of the wider...

Japan’s Kumamoto Bets on Laos for Tourism Boost

The Japanese city of Kumamoto has said it will increase its promotional efforts for new routes that connect the city and Laos amid a...

SureStay Hotel opens in the Heart of Vientiane, Laos

Best WesternHotels & Resorts continues to introduce its innovative SureStay Hotel Group to exciting new destinations across Asia with the opening of a new...

Applications for Scholarships to Study in Hungary Are Open

The Honorary Consulate of Hungary in Laos has announced the opening of applications to study in Hungary for the year 2020-2021, a program called...

Drug Counseling Center in Vientiane Receives Upgrade

A counseling center in the Lao capital Vientiane that treats people with drug use disorders has been expanded, a move that would accommodate the...

Lao Airlines to Launch New Routes to Japan’s Kumamoto in March, 2020

Japan Civil Aviation Bureau has given a green light to Lao Airlines to launch two new routes connecting the Lao capital of Vientiane and...