Lao Voices

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The sights and sounds of Boat Racing Festival in Pakse 2007. From watching the clips I want to get up and dance. How do you know that I am not dancing at the moment? I do miss Laos and all the festivals a kid in me can enjoy.
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These 3 videos, Laos and Thailand: The Conflict were recently added by 1ProudLao on 11/18/2007, but it appears to me that it was an old issue that goes back to 2001. Below is a good review and coverage of the issues debated in these videos.
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From the October 2001 issue of World Press Review (VOL. 48, [...]

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For the first time in the history of the ruling government since 1975 there was a parade with candle light procession to Wat Loung, with representatives (students, teachers, and elders) from all the villages in Pakse district. Many tourists (farangs) asked to join in the parade and were dancing to sound of khene. Including in [...]

When we hear the term “smoking,” most of us only think of cigarettes. As mentioned by Dallas that he feels that the novice monks violated rule #5 of the percepts that reads, “Suramerayamajja pamadatthana veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami, I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness.” As Dallas [...]

The Boat Racing Festival in Pakse this year was bigger and better than the Vientiane Boat Racing Festival. Viewers on Lao Television all agreed about how grand and spectacular the grand finale at Pakse was compared to the event in Vientiane. Even though both cities had the same set up with vendors, selling food [...]