December 31, 2019

Chinese firms mark completion of Laos-China railway’s longest tunnel

By:  Vientiane Times, December 31, 2019

Chinese companies on Friday marked the completion of the excavation and construction of a tunnel through Phoupha-ngarm Mountain - the longest on the Laos-China railway.


October 08, 2019

Research at megalithic jar site 52 and the discovery of new jar sites

Title:  Research at megalithic jar site 52 and the discovery of new jar sites in Xiang Khouang Province, Laos
By:  Dougald O’Reilly, Louise Shewan, Mailo Khamphouvong, Amphai Butphachit
Publisher, year:  Asian Archaeology, 2019


Excavating among the megaliths: recent research at the ‘Plain of Jars’ site 1 in Laos

Title:  Excavating among the megaliths: recent research at the ‘Plain of Jars’ site 1 in Laos
By:  Dougald O'Reilly, Louise Shewan, Kate Domett, Siȃn E. Halcrow, Thonglith Luangkhoth
Publisher, year:  Cambridge University Press, 2019
Issue:  Volume 93, Issue 370, August 2019 , pp. 970-989

Excavating among the megaliths: recent research at the ‘Plain of Jars’ site 1 in Laos

Bonsai bonanza at this store front

Bonsai bonanza at this store front

ໂຕນງາມຕໍໜ້າຮານຂາຍຊີ້ນກັບຜັກຢູ່ວຽງຈັນ
Beautiful bonsai plants in front of a store in Vientiane.  
Surprisingly, they don't sell plants but rather it's a meat shop and vegetable store.

July 24, 2019

Made in Laos 2019 (Poster)

ງານວາງສະແດງຜະລິດຕາພັນລາວ 2019
Made in Laos 2019

July 16, 2019

Temple door drawing

Temple door drawing
ແຕ້ມຫຼິ້ນປະຕູວັດ

New Lao rom-com movie

ຕົວຢ່າງຮູບເງົາ "ໄຂ່ຂວັນ ມື້ຮັກໝົດ(ໃຈ)

July 13, 2019

Roadside rock carvings

ທາງໄປແຂວງຖ້າແຂກເຮັນພຣະພຸດທະຮູບ
Random roadside Buddha rock carvings along the way to Thakek, Laos.

July 08, 2019

The Akha Tribe in Laos: Between Tradition and Modernity

ຊົນເຜົ່າອາຂາຢູ່ສປປລາວ
The Ahka ethnic minority in Laos.
Credit: Documentary by DW Channel (Germany)

June 30, 2019

Top of the Mountain in Vangvieng

ຢູ່ເທິງພູຢູ່ວັງວຽງ 

June 29, 2019

June 28, 2019

Poukam in Vangvieng is always beautiful

Poukam in Vangvieng
ປູຄຳຢູ່ວັງວຽງງາມຕະຫຼອດ

June 23, 2019

Variations of the Khene

Variations of the Khene
ແຄນລາວ Lao Khene musical instrument.
Credit: Dr. Hongkad Souvannavong

June 09, 2019

Vientiane Plant Sale 2019

Vientiane Plant Sale
ຕະຫຼາດນັດຕົ້ນໄມ້ແລະເບັຍໄມ້ຢູ່ເດີນພະທາດຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ
Vientiane's plant sale at Tat Luang field.

June 01, 2019

Temple grasshopper

Temple grasshopper
ຮູ້ຈັກຄວາມມາຍບໍ ຕັກກະແຕນຢູ່ວັດ
Do you know the meaning of the temple grasshopper?

May 26, 2019

Naga shrine

Naga shrine
ນັບຖືພຣະຍານາກບໍ
Do you respect the naga?

May 25, 2019

Waterfall Buddha

Waterfall Buddha
ນ້ຳຕົກແລະພະພຸດທະຮູບຢູ່ວັດ
Waterfall and Buddha at Lao temple.

Vesakabusa Day Celebrations in Vientiane

Vesakabusa Day Celebrations in Vientiane
ສະຫລອງ ວັນວີສາຂະບູຊາ ຢູ່ຕາດຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ
Vesakabusa Day, a UN recognized special day of celebration, being celebrated at Tat Luang in Vientiane, Lao PDR. 16-18 May 2019, each evening starting at 7pm with live performances and food vendors.

May 15, 2019

Vesakabusa Day - Celebration performance by high school students


ສະຫລອງ ວັນວີສາຂະບູຊາ ຢູ່ຕາດຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ
Posted by Laoconnection.com on Thursday, May 16, 2019

May 09, 2019

A Tat Luang NOT in Vientiane

ພະທາດຫຼວງນຳທາ. ສາມາດເຂົ້າໄປໄດ້ເດີ 
Luang Namtha Stupa. You can go inside as well.

Temple mountain in Huayxai, Bokeo

Temple mountain in Huayxai, Bokeo
ວັດຢູ່ເທິງພູຢູ່ຫັວຍຊາຍບໍ່ແກ້ວ
Temple at the top of a mountain in Huaysai, Bokeo.

April 22, 2019

Grass Sculptures in Vientiane

Grass Sculptures in Vientiane
Giant grass sculptures on the banks of the Mekong River in Vientiane during Lao New Year 2562.

April 21, 2019

Celebrating Lao New Year 2562 in Luangprabang

 Celebrating Lao New Year 2562 in Luangprabang
ຫຼີ້ນປີໃໝ່ລາວ2562ຢູ່ຫລວງພະບາງ

March 18, 2019

A new comprehensive overview of the Plain of Jars

Title:  Megalithic Jar Sites of Laos:  A Comprehensive Overview and New Discoveries
By:  Dougald O'Reilly, Louise Shewan, Julie Van Den Bergh, Samlane Luangaphay, Thonglith Luangkhoth
Publisher/Year:  Journal of Indo-Pacific Archeology, vol. 42 (2018)
Cost:  Free

Megalithic Jar Sites of Laos:  A Comprehensive Overview and New Discoveries

March 13, 2019

A treehouse in the water

ເຮືອນນ້ອຍ​ຢູ່​ນ້ຳໄຫລ A little treehouse above the blue waterfall cascades in Luangprabang, Laos.

March 10, 2019

Damaged Beauty

Damaged Lao Buddha statue
ເກົ໋າແລະຫັກແຕກເຕ່ວ່າຍັງງາມ
Lao  Buddha statues (above) and an old mandala mural painting on the wall of a temple (below).

March 08, 2019

A quaint village

A quaint village
ບ້ານກອງລານມວາງປາກແບງແຂວງອຸດົມໄຊ
Gonlang village, Pakbeng district, Oudomsai province, Laos.

March 07, 2019

International Women's Day

Young Lao women holding an umbrella
ວັນແມ່ຍິງສາກົນ March 8 is International Women's Day.
Celebrate it by showing appreciation to the wonderful women in your life! ♥️

March 06, 2019

Little village vignette

Little village vignette
ບ້ານສົບເລົ້າຢູ່ແຂວງຫົວພັນ
Soplao village (namnern), Houaphan province, Laos.

March 05, 2019

Good morning

Young Lao ethnic minority woman carrying a basket
ສະບາຍດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ

March 04, 2019

Good evening

Lao women seated
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ

March 02, 2019

Phouvong Jewlery Calendar 2019 - March

ປະຕິທິນຮ້ານຂາຍຄຳພູວົງປີ2019ເດືອນມີນາ
Phouvong Jewelry 2019 Calendar (month of March)

Laos' first museum dedicated entirely to wood carved artwork

Lao entrepreneur spends USD$20M to create Laos' first wood carving art museum. (Click image below to read more.  Source: Vientiane Times)

Vientiane Musem of Contemporary Art

One of Vientiane's newest art museums had its opening last week. Have a look at this FB post.

February 20, 2019

February 14, 2019

Flower offering

Flower offering
ດອກໄມ້ຈັນ (dok mau jun) A variation of a flower offering for the deceased at Lao funerals.

February 06, 2019

February 04, 2019

Nightly beauty

Nightly beauty
ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນຍັງງາມ  Even at night it's still beautiful.
Luangprabang temple

February 03, 2019

Lao children's fun and laughter

Lao children's fun and laughter
ຄວາມມ່ວນຂອງເດັກນ້ອຍ

Phouvong Jewelry Calendar February 2019

Phouvong Jewelry Calendar February 2019
ປະຕິທິນຮ້ານຂາຍຄຳພູວົງປີ2019ເດືອນກຸມພາ

January 25, 2019

What should we cook?

Fresh Lao food ingredients
ສິເຮັດຫຍັງກິນນໍ