US calls on Laos to investigate activist’s disappearance
Sombath pictured with South African human rights icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 2006. Photo: Shui-Meng Ng/Wikimedia Commons.
Washington has called on the Lao government to “conduct...
Government imposes curfew in Lao province after rebel attacks
Anti-communist Hmong guerrillas, like those pictured here in 1961, were active in Xaysomboun but it is unclear if the ethnic group is linked to...
Drones film Plain of Jars
No one knows for sure what the jars were used for. Source: Wikimedia
One of the world’s most mystifying archaeological sites has been seen from...
Train tracks to bind Laos and China
Laos's mountainous terrain has always provided a barrier to trade with China. Source: Pixabay
China and Laos are trumpeting a rapid rise in economic cooperation over...
Obama to be first US president to visit Laos
President Barack Obama will be the first US head of state to visit Laos when he attends an Asean summit in the landlocked country...
Obama to be first US president to visit Laos
President Barack Obama will be the first US head of state to visit Laos when he attends an Asean summit in the landlocked country...
Laos fails to win seat on UN Human Rights Council
Laos has failed to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council in a secret vote by the UN General Assembly in...
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