Behind the scenes of Ray Rai Louk Sao Pa, starring Alexandra Bounxouei, Cee Siwat, and Nam Rapeepat.

Behind the scenes of Ray Rai Louk Sao Pa, starring Alexandra Bounxouei, Cee Siwat, and Nam Rapeepat.

Producers seek niche market for roasted coffee
The production of Lao coffee is projected to decline this year due to irregular rainfall, but exporters will focus on creating value added products and seek out foreign niche markets for roasted Lao coffee.
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A typical day in Vientiane with all the noises and the daily routines for the people. These clips were made by my aunt Kian as she was out doing chores.

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Pattani, Thailand - Suspected separatists killed two policemen in Thailand’s deep South, where more than 3,000 people have died in sectarian violence over the past four years. Unknown assailants fatal…

YALA: A bomb planted by suspected separatists injured 13 people including a small child and two policemen in Thailand’s insurgency-torn south on Sunday, police said. The explosives were hidden …

I thought this is a happy news coming out of Laos. I hope the students at Vientiane Secondary School will take advantages of the computer lab and language lab. With internet access, the world is at their fingertips.
Vientiane students say ‘merci’
More than 4,300 students at Vientiane Secondary School now have a new computer laboratory and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Internet access for Vientiane Secondary School”, url: “http://laovoices.com/2008/04/20/internet-access-for-vientiane-secondary-school/” });