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from Laos
Vientiane
Times - twice weekly English Language newspaper
Stories About Laos
Asia As It Was
Morning
rush hour comes in a silent, orange blur. On a street by the
Mekong River, monks clad in saffron robes march in single
file. Holding bowls, the men and teenagers with shaved heads
pause in front of kneeling women, who contribute a pinch of
cooked rice to each…
by Larry Bleiberg
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Land in Slow Motion
After
years of seclusion and stagnation, the pace of change in Laos
has speeded all the way up to a crawl, but fears of foreign
influence continue to slow the flow of investment and development
in this breathtakingly beautiful backwater…
by Ron Gluckman
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Travelling the Mekong
in Laos
Well
established as an exceptionally rewarding travel destination,
Thailand today offers a new dimension to its myriad attractions
as a gateway to the Mekong region, opening up what is effectively
Southeast Asia’s last tourism frontier. Countries once
difficult to visit are now becoming increasingly accessible,
making it possible to experience an extraordinary wealth of
historic, cultural and scenic sights…
by John Hoskin
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