Public and private sector partners united in Savannakhet Province in the Lao PDR today to kick-start the ‘1000 Day Project.’ This important initiative targets child nutrition in three provinces (Savannakhet, Saravan, and Attapeu) and sets the stage for further expansion across Lao PDR.
October 29, 2014
Public-Private Child Nutrition Partnership Develops Lao ‘Superkids’
UNICEF Laos, 10 June 2014
Public and private sector partners united in Savannakhet Province in the Lao PDR today to kick-start the ‘1000 Day Project.’ This important initiative targets child nutrition in three provinces (Savannakhet, Saravan, and Attapeu) and sets the stage for further expansion across Lao PDR.
Public and private sector partners united in Savannakhet Province in the Lao PDR today to kick-start the ‘1000 Day Project.’ This important initiative targets child nutrition in three provinces (Savannakhet, Saravan, and Attapeu) and sets the stage for further expansion across Lao PDR.
October 28, 2014
Travelling Salesman
Always the enterprising and entrepreneurial...
A different kind of travelling salesman than what some people might be used to seeing. Here's one with all his wares on his motorbike.
A different kind of travelling salesman than what some people might be used to seeing. Here's one with all his wares on his motorbike.
October 27, 2014
October 24, 2014
Lao Artist Profile: Mr. Sounthone
Here are a few paintings from Vientiane artist, Sounthone, 58. Love the colors, textures and mix of styles. A mix of cubism and impressionism styled paintings.
October 22, 2014
Fred Branfman, Who Exposed Bombing of Laos, Dies at 72
By William Yardley, New York Times, Oct. 6, 2014
The Vietnam War was raging when Fred Branfman went to Laos in 1967 as an international aid worker. Determined to immerse himself in the society, he lived with an elderly villager, learned to speak Laotian and became a translator. In time, he met Laotians who told him something startling: There was a second war in their country, a secret American bombing campaign, that was devastating remote villages.
Fred Branfman in his Washington office with photos of bombing damage and
victims, in 1972.
Photo Credit: George Tames/The New York Times.
The Vietnam War was raging when Fred Branfman went to Laos in 1967 as an international aid worker. Determined to immerse himself in the society, he lived with an elderly villager, learned to speak Laotian and became a translator. In time, he met Laotians who told him something startling: There was a second war in their country, a secret American bombing campaign, that was devastating remote villages.
October 18, 2014
Cute Little Cartoon, Big Message
A short animated video entitled "What If". It's about drunk driving which is unfortunately still a common occurrence in Laos. It's a cute little cartoon film with a big message. Have a look.
It was created by Phouthasone Keomoungkhoune and Tata Keovilay. It was a submission in the Mini-Vientianale Short Film Competition 2014, held in March.
WHAT IF by Phouthasone Keomoungkhoune, Mini-Vientianale Short Film Competition 2014 from Vientianale on Vimeo.
It was created by Phouthasone Keomoungkhoune and Tata Keovilay. It was a submission in the Mini-Vientianale Short Film Competition 2014, held in March.
October 17, 2014
UK Cigarette Firm Criticised Over Laos Tobacco Tax Deal
Campaigners say agreement between Imperial Tobacco and the Laos government boosted sales by keeping prices low, and deprived the poor country of million of pounds of tax revenue.
The Guardian (UK newspaper), October 5 2014
Big tobacco sees Asia as a growing market, and keeping prices, and taxes, down is a key strategy. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images
A British tobacco giant has been accused of depriving taxpayers in Laos, one of Asia's poorest countries, of tens of millions of pounds, having struck a special tax deal with its government lasting a quarter of a century.
The Guardian (UK newspaper), October 5 2014
Big tobacco sees Asia as a growing market, and keeping prices, and taxes, down is a key strategy. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images
A British tobacco giant has been accused of depriving taxpayers in Laos, one of Asia's poorest countries, of tens of millions of pounds, having struck a special tax deal with its government lasting a quarter of a century.
October 16, 2014
Literature Review: Vientiane: Transformations of a Lao Landscape
Title: Vientiane: Transformations of a Lao Landscape
By: Marc Askew, William S. Logan, Colin Long
Publisher/Year: Routledge, 2007
ISBN: 9780415596626
Price: $30-40USD
By: Marc Askew, William S. Logan, Colin Long
Publisher/Year: Routledge, 2007
ISBN: 9780415596626
Price: $30-40USD
October 08, 2014
October 06, 2014
Bug Art!
There is something to be said about the beauty of colors and patterns found in mother nature's creatures, even amongst her smallest ones.
For the entomologist in us all, here's a small collection of beautiful insects, including beetles and butterflies, found in Laos. Even if bugs gross you out, you can't deny these ones are pretty!
For the entomologist in us all, here's a small collection of beautiful insects, including beetles and butterflies, found in Laos. Even if bugs gross you out, you can't deny these ones are pretty!
Photo Credit: Xavier Gourmelon, 2003
October 04, 2014
Tea Growing in Phongsali
Found some interesting photos from a photographer named Alberto Buzzola documenting the tea harvest and processing in Phongsali, Laos.
Tea leaves are harvested from both 400 years old tall trees to low lying shrub varieties of the common camellia sinensis plant. Much of this is exported to Yunnan, China for use in pu'erh tea
Tea leaves are harvested from both 400 years old tall trees to low lying shrub varieties of the common camellia sinensis plant. Much of this is exported to Yunnan, China for use in pu'erh tea
Photo Credit: Alberto Buzzola, 2013
October 01, 2014
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