February 08, 2016

What Happens When You Take Girls’ Education in Laos Beyond the Classroom?

By:  Room To Read, January 27 2016

Photo Credit:  Room To Read

Vilayvone was sure she would never get into college. Her mother and father, a retired soldier, ran a small farm in a rural part of Laos to raise their seven children. Despite everyone waking before dawn to work on the farm, the family always lacked for food and money. “My siblings and I tried to find ways to continue our studies and reduce our parents’ burden,” said Vilayvone, who also sold lottery tickets in the evenings after school to bring in income.

February 04, 2016

Sabaidee Muong Lao: Bylan Paper and Lacquerware

ສະບາຍດີເມືອງລາວ ການອະນຸລັກຫນັງສືໃບລານແລະຊ້ານໍ້າຫມາກກ້ຽງແຂວງຫລວງພະບາງ
LaoStar Channel's Sabaidee Muong Lao visits makers of bylan paper manuscripts and a decorative lacquer ware bowls studio, in Luangprabang.  Video clip is in Lao language.

Video Credit:  LaoStar Channel

February 01, 2016

Different Mortar and Pestles Used in Laos / ເຄື່ອງຕຳເຂົ້າ

The mortar and pestle have a long history in Lao cooking.

Different Mortar and Pestles Used in Laos / ເຄື່ອງຕຳເຂົ້າ
Image Credit:  All drawings excluding center top were borrowed from old Lao stamps.  Name of the artist is not known and was not published on the stamps.