Lao Voices

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Bridge the Gap is “group of surgeons from the Netherlands who operate as many patients with a cleft palate as they can while training Vietnamese and Lao surgeons and dentists.” In January 2008, the team traveled to Laos for the third year in a row to perform medical treatments for people with face deformities at [...]

This song is for our AnonyMOUSE & not so AnoyMOUSE out there. Enjoy.

…not from me personally, so don’t get any ideas.

Nerakhoon (The Betrayal) (2008) is a documentary film about Laos and a Laotian family living in the US; it is directed by Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath. Nerakhoon is a Lao word for betray.
Thavisouk’s name sounds so familiar to me, [edited] it is confirmed by my sister that he is the same person that I [...]

Follow the journey of the photographer Patrick Dancel and his family in Laos. They are now in Luang Prabang, the World Heritage City after a nice bus ride from Nam Tha.
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Lao National Culture Hall or Ho Watthanatham in Vientiane. I’ve never been inside this place but drove by a few times during my visit to Laos in January/February of 2007. It looks quite impressive from the outside, a modern building with a touch of Lao style.

Speaking out against Illegals is hate speech according to La Raza. There you go folks.
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Follow the journey of the photographer Patrick Dancel and his family in Laos. They are on their way to Luang Prabang after passing through Nam Tha.

Happy Chinese New Year…May Prosperity Be With You.
Jar… Sin Jia Yoo Ee

Follow the journey of the photographer Patrick Dancel and his family in Laos. They are on their way to Luang Prabang after an adventure in Muang Sing.

Did any of you get a chance to see Lucky Loser or Mak Tae Loke Talueng? I saw it last year and it was not bad at all. For those that didn’t know what the fuss was all about, then here is a quick review from Wikipedia:
Lucky Loser or Mak Tae Loke Talueng) is a [...]

Follow the journey of the photographer Patrick Dancel and his family in Laos. They have made it to Muang Sing after a long bus ride into Laos from China.
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I believe that the generosity chart is based on percentage of income of donors, which means that the donors don’t have to make a lot of money but their giving to nonprofit charity of their choice is calculated in percentage. Most southern states, such as my state is considered a church state and religious [...]

According to The Catalogue For Philanthropy
Red States gave more to charities than the Blue States. Maybe the people should get some education and instead of donating they should just keep it like the people from Blue States.

Fuelwood is the only main source of cooking and heating consumption in Laos. While the production of electricity from hydro-power is substantial, most of it is exported to Thailand and other neighboring countries. According to the recent report by the Vientiane Times Newspaper, firewood and charcoal remain the household fuel of choice and account [...]

A long journey for one family, traveling on a bus from China into Laos. A trip that took longer than 30 hours to get out of China on a last day of their Visa.
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