Lao Voices

I think Chinatown is not what it used to be, since 911 many restaurants and small businesses folded, if you never lived in the area, you would not know the difference because it appears that it’s still bustling, and crowded as ever.

We walked so much that I thought my legs would fall off, and [...]

Two nice clips of Hmong American kids experiencing the typical life of Hmong Lao kids from a village in Muang Hong. Life is simple but fun with everyone doing their fair chair of daily chores.

See what daily life is like at a Hmong village in Laos.

A sample of what is showing on Lao Television channels these days. This Women’s show about health and beauty is created by Lao Star Channel. This channel broadcasts almost globally so get your Lao TV into your home and enjoy a variety of Lao programs. You can keep yourself update on news, sports, variety TV [...]

NGO Friends International has started a new initiative to alter the life of Vientiane street kids in a positive way. Through a project named Peuan Mit street kids get help in the form of prevention, reintegration, outreach and vocational training. Based on the support of up Mak Phet restaurant, former street children get a new [...]

A tour of a house in Pakse. It looks very nice and modern.

Continued from: Wat Lao Buddhavong July 4th, 2008 Concert Part IV Lao Foods
I also posted this at my blog for Nye Noona readers. With the high price in gas, I’m surprised that there were still as many venues set up as the previous years, but of course the buyers also shared this cost because many [...]

Mien exhibit video by ACTA

Here are some short video clips of the naming ceremony at Ban Phonsikhay as Lao cultural village of Pakse, Champassak Province.

Additional photos from the naming ceremony of Phonsikhay as Lao cultural village of Pakse, Champassak Province.

Ban Phonsikhay, home to one of our book box library has been named a cultural village of Pakse or Ban Wattanatham. There are several crierias that a village must met before being given a certificate of recoginition. The ceremony took place on the school ground and was covered by Lao National Television. Below are photos [...]

A few weeks ago one Japanese NGO traveled to Champassak Province with their mobile clinic to provide free health services for those that were living too far from a hospital and also can’t afford certain procedures. There were two teams, one is a surgical team and another a dental team. The two teams visited several [...]

Video by Rafael, Tribes of the North of Laos. Tribus del norte de Laos.

The land of Si Than Don is known as the Ou Khao and Ou Pa. This episode is about the way of life of the people living in Khone Xuang and how they make use of the water that is surrounding their island.

On April 10, 2008, the employees at Mahosot Hospital attended an award ceremony to celebrate 30 years of progress. After business was over, they joined in the celebration of the Lao New Year with food, music, dancing and throwing water at one another.