Lao Culture, Food, Life and Travel

Thippaphone Phengsavanh interviewed by Dara Daily

Interview of Thippaphone Phengsavanh (Feuang) aka Lydia of Vieng Chanh by Dara Daily. See for yourself if Feuang is really the Lydia of Laos. Feuang is a model and quite an athlete (basketball player).
Dara Daily interview of Feuang Part 1

Noi Sengsourigna’s visit to Lao Language School

Video clips of Noi Sengsourigna during her visit to a Lao Language School in the US recently. She spoke about her work and her passion to preserve Lao traditional culture and music. She established Sengsourigna Children’s Music Center in Vientiane, a non-profit organization to preserve and promote Lao music and culture.
Please visit her official website [...]

Laos tubing at Nam Song river in Vang Vieng

Featured video of Vang Vieng and the actions along Nam Song River, not for the faint of heart. There are plenty to do in Vang Vieng without having to jump in the river or floating down the stream with Beer Lao in one hand. You just have to find what’s for you in Vang Vieng.

Aluna Thavonsouk in Malaysia

Video clips of Aluna Thavonsouk in Malaysia for the making of a travel documentary during the Rain Forest World Music Festival 2008 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Aluna in Malaysia part 1

Samantha Orobator faces heroin charges in Laos

More video news regarding Samantha Orobator and her heroin charges in Laos, posted on June 04, 2009. The verdict has been handed down yesterday after a few hours of trial.
British Woman Faces Heroin Charges in Laos by NTDTV

In Laos a British woman is facing charges of smuggling heroin. 20-year-old Samantha Orobator arrived in court to [...]

Taste of Laos day 25

Taste of Laos day 25 highlight with green papaya salad from Gok Pho market, kanom chun, and the other parts of grilled chicken.

Samantha Orobator gets life sentence for trafficking heroin

Ms Orobator is escorted back to prison after sentencing

Latest updated news on Samantha Orobator and her day in court in Vientiane from the Vientiane Times newspaper.
Samantha Orobator pleaded guilty to smuggling heroin. Due to her pregnancy, Ms Orobator was spared from death by firing squad for carrying more than 500g of heroin and was [...]

Walking to Gok Pho market for green papaya salad

A set of photos and a video of Talat Gok Pho in Vientiane, a few minutes walk from Wattay Yai temple. This is where you can find the best tum maak houng or Lao green papaya salad in the area.

Dok Champa in full bloom

Another set of photos of Champa Muang Laonear Chao Fa Ngum park in Vientiane.

Orobator impregnated herself to avoid the death penalty

The Vientiane Times newspaper reported yesterday that Samantha Orobator impregnated herself by another prisoner in an effort to escape the death sentence. The newspaper did not name the sources or give other details. Last month at a press meeting, her mother Jane has said her daughter told her that she has not been sexually [...]

Thousands of trees planted for Arbor Day 2009

Officials and Naxaithong district residents plant trees around the Nam Xuang basin

News article from the Vientiane Times Newspaper on Arbor Day 2009 activities in Laos.
Govt, locals plant thousands of trees at Nam Xuang
Awareness of the importance of greenery and plant life continues to increase with ever year.
This crucial role provides the focus of Arbor Day, [...]

Lao does not help Lao

Ladies and gentlemen, today we write about a phenomenon that is both well-known but also mysterious. It is the unwritten law of Lao help Lao. The logic behind this law seems somewhat similar to quid pro quo which means “something for something”. Is Lao help Lao another “a favour for a favour”, a “what [...]