January 25, 2020
January 20, 2020
Laos once considered the letter R a Western interloper. The Internet helped bring it back.
By: Saqib Rahim, Washington Post, January 20, 2020
SAVANNAKHET, Laos — Listen closely in Laos and you can hear a linguistic renaissance. It sounds a lot like the letter R.
Forty-five years ago, Laos's communist government officially dropped the "R" sound from the Lao alphabet, calling it a symbol of foreign influence.
SAVANNAKHET, Laos — Listen closely in Laos and you can hear a linguistic renaissance. It sounds a lot like the letter R.
Forty-five years ago, Laos's communist government officially dropped the "R" sound from the Lao alphabet, calling it a symbol of foreign influence.
January 17, 2020
January 13, 2020
The end for Lao’s elephants?
By: ASEAN Post, January 12, 2020
The elephant is a cultural symbol in Lao probably due to the fact that at one period in time, the country was known to have a large number of these mighty mammals roaming its lands free. So much so that before it was ever known as Lao, people used to call parts of the country Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants.
The elephant is a cultural symbol in Lao probably due to the fact that at one period in time, the country was known to have a large number of these mighty mammals roaming its lands free. So much so that before it was ever known as Lao, people used to call parts of the country Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants.
January 09, 2020
Vientiane named among cheapest cities for backpackers
By: Vientiane Times, January 10, 2020
Vientiane has been named the second cheapest city in Asia for backpackers to visit in 2020, a study conducted by the UK-based Alpha Travel Insurance has revealed.
Vientiane has been named the second cheapest city in Asia for backpackers to visit in 2020, a study conducted by the UK-based Alpha Travel Insurance has revealed.
January 08, 2020
Hundreds of workers to undergo training for railway operation
By: Vientiane Times, January 9, 2020
As many as 600 people will be selected to undergo training in China in preparation for operation of the Laos-China railway, which is scheduled to commence service in December 2021, the rail operator has announced.
As many as 600 people will be selected to undergo training in China in preparation for operation of the Laos-China railway, which is scheduled to commence service in December 2021, the rail operator has announced.