The 4th Population and Housing Census 2015 - Full Report

Title, Lao:  ຜົນການສຳຫຼວດພົນລະເມືອງ ແລະ ທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສ ທົ່ວປະເທດ ຄັ້ງທີ IV ປີ2015
Title, English:  Results of Population and Housing Census 2015
By:   Lao Statistics Bureau
Publisher, Year:  UNFPA, 2016
ISBN:  n/a
Cost:  Free

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ແມ່ນພາສາລາວຫຼືອັງກິດ

2017 Lao Fashion Week Wraps Up

By:  KPL, September 18, 2017

(KPL) Lao Fashion Week 2017 up in Vientiane last Friday following successful five days of showcasing 100 collections of designers and emerging stars.

ຖາມຫຍັງກໍໄດ້ - Legal Terms

Question:  Where can I learn more about Lao law and legal terms in Lao language?

Staples at Lao festivals

You'll always find these delicious big sellers at Lao festivals - sweet black rice and barbecue chicken.
Video Credit: LaoNewsTV, October 10, 2014

Lao Words of the Day: Tour, Tourist, Tourism

Lao PDR Costs of Doing Business 2015

Title:  Lao PDR Costs of Doing Business 2015
By:  Investment Promotion Department of the Ministry of Planning and Investment
Publisher, Year:  Lao Ministry of Planning and Investment, 2015
Cost:  Free

Massive flood cause by collapsed dam in Xiengkhouang

Video Credit:  Youtube user Xov Xwm_Lom Zem (posted online September 17, 2017)

TEDxLanXangAve 2017 - new women's themed event

Last year's TEDx was a resounding success. Don't miss out on this year's 2017 event.

ຖາມຫຍັງກໍໄດ້ - Compassionate Support

Question: I have a friend who was from Laos and her husband is dying.  Is there anything I can do or give to her to show her compassion during this time?

From my home to you

A word about strings...

TEDxWanChai - Hongthong Sirivath - Land Rights in Laos

Video Credit:  TEDxTalks, published online September 21, 2012

TEDxLaneXangAve - Sebastian Perret - Balancing Passion and Pragmatism

Video Credit: TEDx Talk, published online January 27, 2017.

Lao Beauty Pageants Galore

If it seems like there's been a recent explosion of beauty pageants happening Laos or having Lao representation, you'd be correct with that.

Rare and Endangered Asian Unicorn (aka Saola)

By:  The Saola Working Group, IUCN, July 7, 2017

Photo Credit:  IUCN, 1996

The second-annual World Saola Day, July 9, marks a renewed sense of hope and urgency for an international partnership developing the first-ever conservation breeding program for the saola, an antelope-like mammal so rare that no biologist has ever seen it in the wild. Although the partnership, coordinated by the Saola Working Group (SWG), has made significant advances in the protection of saola habitat in the Annamite mountain range on the border of Vietnam and Laos, commercial poaching remains rampant, leaving the saola teetering on the edge of extinction.

Hydro plants power Laos into middle-income status

By:  Wichit, Chaitrong, The Nation (Thai), September 3, 2017

The Lao government is leveraging its rich hydropower resources in a bid to lift the country out of lower-middle income status by 2020.

Speaking at the official opening of the Xenamnoy 2-Xekatam 1 hydropower plant in Champasak province on Friday, Minister of Energy and Mines Dr Khammany Inthirath said the landlocked country has progressed rapidly in producing electricity, which it now supplies to local communities as well as Thailand and other Asian countries.

ຖາມຫຍັງກໍໄດ້ - Reboot

Question:  Why did you decide to restart this website in 2012?

Learn about the timber industry in Laos

Title:  Study for Understanding Timber Flows & Control in Lao PDR
By:  LTS International (Dr. Kevin Grace, Mr. Souksompong Prixar, Dr. Kaison Phengsopha)
Publisher, year:  European Forest Institute (EFI) and European Union Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (EU FLEGT) Action Plan, 2012
Cost:  Free

Hun Sen, Laos PM to Request Border Maps to Solve Dispute

By Phan Soumy, Cambodia Daily, September 4, 2017

Prime Minister Hun Sen met his Lao counterpart at Phnom Penh’s “Peace Palace” on Friday in an effort to further de-escalate tensions that flared up last month over Laotian soldiers occupying Cambodian land, with both agreeing to write a joint letter to the French president requesting border maps.

Tea, Zip Lining and Waterfalls

This video posted by Inthy Deuansavanh on Facebook combines some of my favourite things - drinking tea, zip lining and waterfalls. You too can experience this at Tad Fane, Pakse, Laos.

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Lao Words of the Day: Good, Very Good, Better, the Best

Phouvong Jewelry Calendar 2017 - September and October

ບະຕິທິນຮ້ານຄໍາພູວົງ 2017 ເດືອນກັນຍາແລະເດືອນຕຸລາ

OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Lao PDR

Title:  OECD Investment Policy Reviews:  Lao PDR
By:  Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher, Year:  OECD Publishing, 2017
ISBN:  9789264275985
Cost:  Free (online)