Global Voices Online

Phanomsinh has set up a blog to give regular updates about the construction of hydropower plants and dams in Laos

Rambling spoon links to an article which tackles the risks of farming in Laos where many fields are still littered with bombs.

Lao Voices blogs about the medical mission conducted by a Japanese NGO in a remote province in Laos.

Laos, a former war zone, is now a popular extreme vacation site in the world. The “cave city” which is Laos’ main tourist attraction, features 468 caves

Not a book describes Laos as “a Country of Eco Tourism, and Organic Laos!” The tourist notes that “Everywhere we go all trips are promoted as eco friendly and that the money are going to local people for their support.”

MirmurR is surprised to learn that some Lao farmers are not using some of the fields for their crops because they find more and more bombs dropped by the U.S. during the Vietnam War which can explode, injure or kill them.

A vast cave city used during the Vietnam War was opened to the public in northern Laos

Apocalypse Lao notes that in the map of the world’s happiness, Laos has a very low happiness rating.