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This is a list of newspapers in Laos. Pasaxon (Lao, of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party) [1] ... Laotian Times (English) [1] See also. Communications in Laos;
The Vientiane Times is a bilingual English and Lao newspaper, published daily in Vientiane, Laos. Established in 1994 as a weekly, the paper was started by an agency, Lao Press in Foreign Languages, under the Ministry of Information and Culture. [1] It went to twice per week in 1996 and daily in 2004. [1] It runs to 16 pages. [citation needed]
20 December - The government of Oudomxay province signs a concession with Ammata Lao Lanexang, providing them with 697 hectares (1,720 acres) for bamboo operations. [ 9 ] 25 December - The Korea International Cooperation Agency pledges US$8.1 million to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry .
Laos, [c] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or LPDR), [d] is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. [12] Its capital and most populous city is Vientiane.
Two foreign language papers, the English-language daily Vientiane Times and the French-language weekly Le Rénovateur are both published by Lao Press in Foreign Languages, a specialized agency of the Ministry of Information and Culture. One of the Vientiane Times’ founders was former director general and editor-in-chief of this agency. The ...
Archaeological exploration in Laos has been limited due to rugged and remote topography, a history of twentieth century conflicts which have left over two million tons of unexploded ordnance throughout the country, and local sensitivities to history which involve the Communist government of Laos, village authorities and rural poverty.
The Lao reckon the beginnings of their national history to this time, as many important monuments, temples, artwork, and other aspects of classical Lao culture harken back to this time period. From this point, one can refer to the Tai states of the Chao Phraya River valley as Siam [22] and, albeit quite anachronistically, Lan Xang as Laos.
The Kingdom of Laos was the form of government in Laos from 1947 to 1975. Located in Southeast Asia at the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, it was bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, North Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest.