Is Laos begging country?

Date: Dec 30, 2008

Is Laos begging country?

paris_vientiane · Guru

laos produce rice, wonderfull handicraft, hydroelectricity, beer, and many more things.

It's a poor country but it's false to say they produce nothing. Moreover there a very few beggars in Laos (just a little bit mor during the 2 last years becuse some tourists give money... so this encourage them.)

Date: Dec 31, 2008

no country is perfect and can do every thing what they wanted to have but begging country is better then agressor , invader and theft. please remember that Our country had no peace to develop, our country's history has fallen into foreign occupied, very thing were taken away and destroyed by Thai, french and American . lao people, we can not do such thing you said and mentioned but we have a great nuture which other country do not have and can not create it as you have seen. Nature and evironment are perfect. our supper market is forest, river and organic food ...

Lao KGB

Date: Dec 31, 2008

When Lao leaders travel abroad they will ask the host countries for aid or to help Laos in any way they can. They call this as cooperation between the countries.

Date: Dec 31, 2008

I think most of the countries around the world asked for some form of aids: money, food, machinary, etc, from the rich and developed countries all the time and not just Laos even Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia get funds from other nations as well, and I am only talking about Southeast Asia countries not including the rest of the world here.

khonthakek · Guru

you don't know that asking for aid is one of the Government strategies ,

Date: Dec 31, 2008

It seems to be a stupid question, I think.

The fact that some countries like China, Japan and so on have given a hand to Laos is their UN mission. They do that not only for Laos, but for other countries as well.

It would be stupid if Laos refuses the good will of other countries that want to help Laos.

However, I know quite well that last time about 3- 4 years ago USA suggested help to Lao government with some conditions like USA would build all new schools Lao government needed, had Lao government allowed American soldiers base in Laos forever.

Lao government refused the disgrace help.

SPY

Date: Dec 31, 2008

We beg for something, but you know what, we have to pay those countries back in another forms. For example, building a stadium for Sea games to exchange with a big piece of land for China town project, etc...

Date: Dec 31, 2008

khonthakek wrote:

you don't know that asking for aid is one of the Government strategies ,

That is one of the many reasons why Laos get funds from rich nations.

1. Friendship and cooperation between two countries.
2. Trade off of Laos natural resources for funds
3. Political allians

Just think of this famous quoted "Nobody get a free lunch."

So many more to list. If anyone can lists the rest it would be helpful and educational. Thank you.

Date: Dec 31, 2008

I would like to add to my view that in stead of laos's asking for assistance from Foreign Countries around the world including richest and poor countries . in return ,They also asked Lao Government to support to their candidates in the International organizations and this is also the way of begging of Foreign Countries from Laos.every country in the world should help each other, now is Globalization era, cooperation and mutual binefits are the main goals of each Government. Even USA also asked other Countrie to help them interm of funding, troops and technique in fighting with Terrorist group , extemist and Osama binladen ... in Iraq and in Afanistan and Anti-piratcy in Aden area, it means American is also the begging country too, is it right thing or wrong. now , Lao people living in peace and we try to find other alternative or additional fund including the grand aid and loan to develop our country

Lao KGB

Date: Dec 31, 2008

yes ,I agreed with the of Lao KGB siad that American is also begging country too becoz they had asked other countries to help them in term of fund, troops and technique to fight and making war in Irad and Afganistan and do not said that laos is begging country.

Lao Vientiane

Date: Dec 31, 2008

yes, I agreed with Lao KGB, saying that American is also begging country becoz USA has also asked other countries to help them in terms of fund, troops and technique to fight and make war in Iraq and Afghanistan. And please do not say that laos is only begging country.

khonthakek · Guru

Anonymous wrote:

yes ,I agreed with the of Lao KGB siad that American is also begging country too becoz they had asked other countries to help them in term of fund, troops and technique to fight and making war in Irad and Afganistan and do not said that laos is begging country.

Lao Vientiane

In this case, USA thought that Osamabin Ladin was the no1 terrorist and all the world shoud have fought together.....

Date: Dec 31, 2008

Laos is not poor, just the people run the country not educated. don't know how to use the right people. if you not with me you must be agiant me that how dictatorship rule.

Date: Dec 31, 2008

DO YOU THINK PM BOUA SONE BOUPHAVANH NOT EDUCATED PERSON?

Date: Jan 1, 2009

ezguy wrote:

To letting you all know that this message is not putting Laos down.
I've heard from too many people saying that laos is corruption country and has a dictator leadership. They don't produce anything, they don't even know how to make a bicycle, they lean their back on another country, for example thailand, vietnam, china.

Is it true, if so why?

It made me jar harshly reading your introductory question but to answer you truthfully, yes Laos is one of the aid recipients. In 2008 alone, Laos gratefully received $379,000,000 which is considered relatively small comparing to other countries and that’s because of its population is less than six million. In contrast, Vietnam got $1,905,000,000.

I am not working for Laotian government, and I am not their advisor, so I don’t know in what fields this funding has been utilized. What are their priorities? But I am sure they listed them on the application before submitting it for a thorough review. Worshiping ghost, praying to a tree and building more temples are not going to lift our people out of poverty either. Majority of our Laotian people have innately been taught to believe in animism due to the lack of scientism. People are too superstitious causing an IQ way below minimum standard.

It is not a strategy when you are poor but a flat out imploration; its’ just plain and simple as that. Let’s hope in three decades from now, Laos would have at least 10% of its population including its government with an IQ 95 or above, but until then, the progress will still be a snail’s pace. It is totally unfair if we just shift all the blames to the government without analyzing the cause. I would hope all Laotian students who currently study oversea major in administration, business, law, doctorate and not just engineering.

They are the future of the country. By the time they reach 40s, they would have adequate experience and knowledge. The current Laotian leaders will have to eventually make room for this generation.

Date: Jan 1, 2009

Bruce...

in 2008, Laos gratefully received $379,000,000 which is considered relatively small comparing to other countries and that’s because of its population is less than six million. In contrast, Vietnam got $1,905,000,000.

these amount of money, are you sure it is correct? Please provide us your reference

Date: Jan 1, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Bruce...

in 2008, Laos gratefully received $379,000,000 which is considered relatively small comparing to other countries and that’s because of its population is less than six million. In contrast, Vietnam got $1,905,000,000.

these amount of money, are you sure it is correct? Please provide us your reference

Here is the source. Just look for number 61 is Laos and number 10 is Vietnam. The rest are countries that don't need aid in 2008.

http://www.photius.com/rankings/economy/economic_aid_recipient_2008_0.html

Below is the link to nations that provided aids:

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_eco_aid_don-economy-economic-aid-donor

IQ level:

Date: Jan 2, 2009

it depend who you want me to compare to a farmer. yet he educated. but I'm talking about the country as a whole. when you can invest on your own people. look at japan it took them only 20 years after world war II. they work hard and work smart.

Date: Jan 3, 2009

with out indeep knowledge and analizing, you should not say what you wanted to say, I will tell you that before WWii, Japan had every thing even they won the war with Russia 1904-05, Japan had every thing in that time, they had a lot of money and gold ,infrustructuere , knowledge and technique from western Countries, therefore after the WWii they can build the country very fast and in other hand American held them to develop.

Lao KGB

eye_sky · Guru

there are always beggars anywhere in the world... even in an A-list country like the United Kingdom. London has so many beggars... thus Laos having them wouldn't be too "strange". Having them has beena fact of life in both industrialized and developing nations.

Here is my story of one of the "several" beggars that I've encountered when I visited india last month.

http://eye-in-the-blue-sky.blogspot.com/2009/01/encounters-tall-tan-and-spaced-out-at.html

Date: Jan 3, 2009

better then ?

better than, not better then. more than, not more then. less than, not less then, etc.

tinko · Guru

i would not get too stressed out about it.
the millions in foreign aid is a drop in a bucket in the world of foreign aid.

the pennies laos received from other nations go toward a long term goal of
making a nation financially vibrant and engaging, a long term benefit that
is beneficial to the world as it is to the nation of laos and the region.

-- Edited by tinko at 05:15, 2009-01-05

Date: Jan 5, 2009

Do you all think the laos kingdom can run the country better or the communist goverment did?
I know there were two different side of laos are fighting with no ending.
Why can't all khon lao just shake thier hands and do a better job for their society as well as new laos generation, who was just born in a third world country. Maybe laos people are too jealous on their own kind, right?

Date: Jan 6, 2009

Bruce LaoMan wrote:

Do you all think the laos kingdom can run the country better or the communist goverment did?
I know there were two different side of laos are fighting with no ending.
Why can't all khon lao just shake thier hands and do a better job for their society as well as new laos generation, who was just born in a third world country. Maybe laos people are too jealous on their own kind, right?

Lao Nork people don't mean anything for Lao people in Laos. Just stop dreaming to come back to be a boss in Laos.