Lao Voices

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A video clip of one man’s hitchhiking trip in Laos. I wonder what he was eating toward the end of the clip.

Many monuments represent abstract ideas of freedom and liberty, and stand proud to represent the city, and most became the place of tourist attraction. As for Laos, we have Patuxay Monument, which is well known as Vientiane’s own Arc de Triomphe. Patuxay Monument was formerly known as the Anousavary built in 1968, [...]

While there is no dress code for the general public, “public figures, such as singers, presenters and performers” are encouraged to dress appropriately according to the latest news from the Vientiane Times Newspaper. This news doesn’t come as a surprise to me. During my visit to Laos last year I noticed how teenagers tend to [...]

Thom Khao Piak Sen or Lao noodle soup with pork and pork blood.

Getting a car fix at a backyard mechanic in Vientiane.

Me…Myself ขอให้รักจงเจริญ Thai movie, starring Ananda Everingham, the famous Lao-Australian model and actor. He is a big star in Thailand, even more famous than Alexandra Bounxouei with many movies under his credits.

Thom Khem with pork and bamboo shoots.

A short clip of beautiful Lao girls, getting ready for a fashion show at Don Chan Palace in Vientiane Laos in December of 2006, for the Lao Handicraft Festival 5th Anniversary.

Chicken soup with mixed vegetables.

As long as I could remember, the Mekong River has always been the life vein of Laos, it sustains our livelihoods in which Lao people use this river as drinking water, as bath water, as a source of our food as we often said, “In the water there is fish, and in the rice paddy [...]

A journey down the Mekong River in Laos.
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A procession of Buddhist Monks for the daily ritual of Morning Alms Giving.

According to wikipedia, confession of sins is part of the Christian faith and practice. The meaning is essentially the same as the criminal one and that is to admit one’s guilt. Confession of one’s sins, or at least of one’s sinfulness, is seen by most churches as a pre-requisite for becoming a Christian.
In Buddhism, confessing [...]

Video clips from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) regarding Laos.
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First meeting on Lao women’s dressing preservation held
(KPL) A meeting on promotion and preservation of Lao women’s dressing custom, was held on 28 February, at the Lao Women’s Union (LWU) to promote a long traditional culture of nation on dressing of Lao ethnic women.
The meeting was chaired by Ms Sisay Leudethmounsone, President of Lao Women’s [...]