After the recent Bird Flu outbreaks in Laos and the fear of human-to-human transfer of the H5N1 virus, and watching movies such as Grindhouse and 28 week later I started wondering what would happen to a society when a fullblown lethal virus would spread.
Oddly enough, the closest proxy that delivers insight to an outbreak comes [...]
I read an interesting post at Amphone’s blog this morning on Dragon Boat Race 2007 and want to share a bit of history behind the festive event, which I posted at the old Laoplanet forum in the past.
Dragon boat racing began more than 2000 years ago on the banks of the life-sustaining rivers in [...]
It made me sick to read Chinese Pork Buns posted by Salat earlier, and who said that no news is good news, this one is…I feel a lot better…No cardboard in buns.
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Beijing police have detained a television reporter for allegedly fabricating an investigative story about steamed buns stuffed with cardboard at [...]
I think most of us knew that Aloe Vera (also known as Varn Harng Khar in Lao, Varn Harng Jora Kae in Thai) has been used externally to treat various skin conditions such as cuts, burns, and eczema. It has alleged that sap from Aloe Vera eases pain and reduces inflammation, might be because [...]
This movie will change your views. Michael Moore, a well known director of movies such as Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, has made a movie about the health care system in America.
45 million people in the US don’t have health care insurance. To me, this is totally unacceptable, to you, USA citizen, this [...]
This is in responses to “Stop the Laos plots already!” I believe Vong Pao has gone mad. I have confidence that the Lao government will be more willing to listen to its people, including the Hmongs, once the population becomes more educated and at peace. But what Vong Pao’s plan [...]
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