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Follow the (Dress) Code
The spread of the western culture to an undeveloped countries can be a good or bad thing depending from which perspective you’re looking at. Most accept the western culture with open arms but there are some that still try to preserve the culture and old age tradition, old ways of doing things, but they seem [...]
Sao Pitee Garn…Hair Tied Up Into a Bun
Leaders from six Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) member countries gathered at the third GMS Summit, which took place in Laos’ capital city of Vientiane on March 30-31. GMS comprises Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
The triennial meeting, the third among GMS Leaders has its [...]
Preserving the Lao Classic
“Some western people visiting Laos behave like a Dutch farmer on wooden shoes in a china shop. Some other westerners are tip-toeing around anxious not to upset their delicate hosts.” This is from Stickyrice.wordpress.com, it’s amusing statement that might have some truth in it, but it’s hard for me to picture what a Dutch farmer [...]
The Fight to Preserve Lao Traditional Dress
Additional News coverage about the battle to preserve Lao culture by preserving Lao traditional clothing for Lao girls and women. The article has a good point about the cost of Lao sinh that are made of Lao silk. It can be quite expensive to owe one for the average Lao citizens. Real Lao silk sinh [...]
Appropriate Dressing for Sao Lao
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 [...]
Preserving Lao traditional dress
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 [...]
