Youtuber visits one the most isolated tribes in Laos

Source:  Drew Binsky (2023)

Follow along as popular Youtuber Drew Binsky visits Luang Namtha, Laos, eats a home cooked grilled bamboo rat, and visits an Akha community in the mountains.

Endangered wildlife species in Laos

 

Sources:  WWF and WCS

Threatened primates of Laos

Source:  WWF Laos

Well-known, well-respected Asian studies institute closes down

By: Laoconnection.com, September 24, 2024

For those out there who are readers on Asian and Lao cultural studies, you'll no doubt have come across books published by NIAS Press.  However, the institute that owned that publishing operation has officially closed down.

Old Luang Prabang Library to become a new restaurant

By: Laoconnection.com, February 23, 2024

Image: The old, original Luang Prabang Library.

For those who have visited the town of Luang Prabang, many of us will remember the modest Luang Prabang Library right on the main road in the city center on Sisavangvong road - its original location.

All foreign-owned organizations and companies in Laos will be required to pay their employees in kip

Source:  Lao National Television (LNTV)

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Haw kow padap din - A Lao festival to remember the dead

Video Credit:  LNTV

Biogas use in Laos

Video Credit:  Lasting Laos - ລາວຍືນຍາວ