National Library of Laos Moving into New Building at New Location

National Library Moving to New Home
As reported by the Vientiane Times on September 27 2012

 

KKTVNews - Think ASEAN Episode 1 and 2

There's a KKTVNews (Thai) show called Think ASEAN.  It's in Thai and Lao.  It focuses on Laos from a Thai business and tourist perspective.  It's done quite well and very informative to watch.  We'll be posting 2 videos at a time from their series.  Beginning with...

Episode 1 - The New Silk Road

Episode 2 - New Day of Laos

SSEAYP 2012 - Lao Participants

The Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP) is a program aimed at bringing the youth of ASEAN together to help educate the participants and create a sense of community.  According to their website it's been around since 1974. 

These videos showcase the young Lao participants from 2012 program.  First video is in Lao and the second in English.

Lao Word of the Day: To Realize, To Feel

LLR (book): Where do Lots of Lao Words Come From?

Title:  ພາ​ສາ​ລາວ​ສັບແລະ​ຄວາມ​ໝາຍ / Lao Language Vocabulary and Meaning / pasa lao sup lae kuam my
By:  Tongkum Anmanisone (Awnmaneeson), Suvan Tilavong (Teelavong)
Publisher/Year:  The National Publishing House (peemtee hongpeem haeng sat), 1997

Online Pali Dictionaries

Found a few resources for looking up Pali words.  There's books you can buy on this as well but the convenience of an online search database is great too.  There's a lot of Lao words that were originally sourced from Pali.  Though they've been changed and often are shortened in Lao language today.  So if you have an interest in learning where certain Lao words come from and what they mean, it'll be good to keep these links in mind.

Lap Bpa - Fish Lap

Lap bpa, sometimes called goy bpa, is a healthy dish.  Because it is fish, the preparation for this type of lap is a bit different from regular meat based lap.  If you're looking for a non-red meat version, this is for you.

There's another variation of how this is made.  However here's a video a user has posted with how they make it.  Looks good!