Lao Voices

Lao New Year 2008 celebration at Lao Canadian Buddhist Temple Society of BC Canada.

Many rice fields that covered the mountainous North of Laos are gone. They are steadily being replaced by rubber trees. The Chinese are coming to Laos and they need their rubber products for their galloping economy. It appears nothing can stop the ever growing Chinese machine that seems perpetually hungry for manufacturing products supplies.
The Chines [...]

Lao New Year 2008 celebration in Hampshire, Illinois.

Lao New Year celebration 2008 in Saginaw, Texas.

A video clip I found on Youtube from Lao Star Channel in Lao with news article from Vientiane Times, the official newspaper in Laos.

12 Hmong migrants return home to Luang Prabang
Three families consisting of 12 Hmong illegal migrants yesterday flew by helicopter to their hometowns in Luang Prabang province, after leaving temporary accommodation in [...]

Lao New Year celebration 2008 in Himeji, Japan.

Boun That Muang Khao in Thakek, Khammouane, Laos.

Recess time for the kids and they are having fun.
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A Hmong girl all dressed up to have her Polaroid picture taken. I think this is a good idea to take pictures and give them away like this tourist. I will do that the next time I go to Laos.