Will Laos be able to get progress in developing and economy grow neck to neck with Cambodia?

Date: Oct 17, 2009

RE: Will Laos be able to get progress in developing and economy grow neck to neck with Cambodia?

Date: Oct 18, 2009

....This topic is about how to educated Lao people and turn Laos out from poverty like south Korea and Singapore. Brother Lao Army ma be you are good in battle field not not learning and try to resolve the poverty that Lao people are suffering right now because I still have families and friends are still living in Laos and suffering. So you suggest by not doing any thing and no need to educated and train Lao people... .
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I think u misunderstood what lao pipols army meant. Pls read again. I also want 2 share my observation regardng education of lao nai. I met some profesionals in lao. Seems that despite their education there is not much oportunity in laos to practice their education n skills. Former scholars sent 2 germany, france, australia n japan went home ful of new ideas and hope but wen startd 2 find work in laos there is none. Those who had aspirations found themselves no authority 2 decide or it was dificult 4 them 2 find ears who would listen 2 their new ideas. Or they found work that pays inadequately 2 raise their families. Some highly educated preferd 2 work as driver or clerks or translator or guides to diferent NGOs or internationl agencies coz they get beter pay. Others just go with the flow, some bcome conspirators with the big boss 2 get job security or biger earnings. Oportunity for educatd lao is further limited by the fact that foreìgn investors prefer 2 hire their own or other nationality 4 top positions. Why are these hapening?
While lao is promoting good education 4 more laotians, it should match it with policies that would give oportunities 2 new profesionals as well. For example doctors educated abroad stil lags behind in terms of skills bcoz health facilitìes are subquality, lack equipments and suply of medicines. Thus complicatd cases r imediately transportd 2 thailand if family can aford or left untreated if poor. How wil lao doctors learn from experience and improve skils if their patients are in thailand? They are only treating simple cases like diarrhea, etc. How can they become competitive? This is a sad and painful reality in laos.
Sometimes education is not enough. Those scholars who are smart enough 2 realize this consequence at the end of their study ended up working in abroad. So There is no return of investment to laos.
Pls think about this; not meant 2 criticize but aims 2 triger in depth analysis of situation hoping 2 generate concrete solutions 2 chronic problems in laos. Hope the webmaster wont delete this. Thank u! Sory 4 the speling, its hard to compose a message using a mobile phone.

Date: Oct 18, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

That is right and also the same why there are no free world countries invest in Cuba and north korea also . Where are the investors ? they went to Cambodia but not Laos ? Well , Cambodia is democracy country and respect the human being right. So it is time for Lao just to have a try may be it might be better like a lot of nation abandoned the failed and corrupted system.

They only invested in Democratic Country? What do you consider China is? Better yet, Saudi Arabia! LOL

You Patikan are just talking out of your asses! ahaha

Date: Oct 18, 2009

Look China is not just communist country, it's a big communist country so why don't they see it? if you say the west only invest in democracy countries....then in this cage they must blind not to see China is a BIG COMMUNIST, after all it comes down to their interests, China is a big market.....so they see China is not communist you see biggrin

Date: Oct 18, 2009

Of course, you are right that it is easy to say than to do it but south Korean and Singaporean have done it . The Siamese use to say the same thing to them and also used to look down at Singaporean as the low class people who were living like the animal 10 to 15 people in one room and now 40 years later . Singapore became the richest country in Asia and more well educated people than Thailand. siamese used to say that Singapore was just tinny island and swam and the poor and low class people and uneducated people who were working in the dock by loading and unloading the ship for the rich people who own the shipping companies. So many of us in this web site are always complain about Thai Bang Kok are always make fun and low down on the Lao people so if we won't start to educated and train our people to become the skill workers instead to be just low cheap none skill workers and farmers then how the future of Laos will be ? This topic is about how to educated Lao people and turn Laos out from poverty like south Korea and Singapore. Brother Lao Army ma be you are good in battle field not not learning and try to resolve the poverty that Lao people are suffering right now because I still have families and friends are still living in Laos and suffering. So you suggest by not doing any thing and no need to educated and train Lao people. Why you are so defense not to let the government to educated and train Laotian the same way the Austria and south korea and Singaporean train and educated their people.

If there is Lao think same as you more than 30%..It may make Lao look worst than today. Boh Ho Jak Boon Khoon Khon Thai Loei, You know how much money of each year that Thai people donate money to help poor people in Laos?

Is Buddhist teaching you to be Khon Boh Hoo Jak Boon Khoon Khon? Have you experience that Thai people look down you straightly?

In Lao, City people also look down on people who live behind the mountain. It's just normal in the social. If Thai people realy look down on Lao people and think Lao is low class. I don't think they will export their suply to our country..to selling in such a low class country like Laos!!!

Man, don't think too much!

Lao will develop or not is up to us..it's up to our Lao people. Please don't reply ot excuse to other thing which is non-sense like you think.

chiip · Guru

I wonder whether there is a only one lao leader who spend the time right now to look and red comments in this samakom lao web site and picking some good ideas posting here and discusting the matter with his fellows ? or with his family ?

Date: Oct 19, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I think the problem for Laotians are: A fear of changes and a fear of taking the risks.

Fear of what ? nothing to lose but try... never try and never know... there are a lot of good models ... Fear of what??? Fear of getting progress ...

Fear of losing power and fear of losing personal financial benefit ...sorry to talk about the truth.

Date: Oct 19, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

That is right and also the same why there are no free world countries invest in Cuba and north korea also . Where are the investors ? they went to Cambodia but not Laos ? Well , Cambodia is democracy country and respect the human being right. So it is time for Lao just to have a try may be it might be better like a lot of nation abandoned the failed and corrupted system.

They only invested in Democratic Country? What do you consider China is? Better yet, Saudi Arabia! LOL

You Patikan are just talking out of your asses! haha
Saudi Arabia is not communist country and have ton of oil and run by the king and China 60 years ago was very poor and the Chinese people were starved just like north Korean people today. When the US and the west stop economy sanction against china . American investors pour in billions of dollars and shared and build some hight technology products in China because of cheap labour with big profit that made china became economy super power today . So just imagine not too long ago the Chinese toy maker commit suicides when his toys had been defected and return from the US . China without the US and the west markets China economy will be very hurt and a lot of people will not have jobs.

Date: Oct 19, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Look China is not just communist country, it's a big communist country so why don't they see it? if you say the west only invest in democracy countries....then in this cage they must blind not to see China is a BIG COMMUNIST, after all it comes down to their interests, China is a big market.....so they see China is not communist you see

Of course China is communist country who is not be sanctioned by the US and the free about 60 years ago. Back then China used to be starved just like north Korea today. China have plenty of natural resources and very cheap labour which make every investors from the US and the west to invest for big profit without pay high labours and take in the United states. Without the US and the west or NATO markets China would not be where china is today.

Date: Oct 19, 2009

I brought this topic up for us to educate and discuss to see different ideas and opinions how the South Korea and Singapore educated and train their people and turn their countries from poverty to rich and the most modern cities in just few decades and to predict if Cambodia will be able to do the same as south Korea and Singapore .

Date: Oct 19, 2009

For some one who have different ideas and have the reasons why do not want Laos to be developed quickly and fast ,please give the reasons instead of wrongly accusing and calling some one else patikan because Laotian inside Laos and over sea are not patikan , they only want to see Laos to be developed fast and out of poverty quick not few hundred years from now because Laotian are suffering now and could not wait that long.

Date: Oct 20, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

....This topic is about how to educated Lao people and turn Laos out from poverty like south Korea and Singapore. Brother Lao Army ma be you are good in battle field not not learning and try to resolve the poverty that Lao people are suffering right now because I still have families and friends are still living in Laos and suffering. So you suggest by not doing any thing and no need to educated and train Lao people... .
..........
I think u misunderstood what lao pipols army meant. Pls read again. I also want 2 share my observation regardng education of lao nai. I met some profesionals in lao. Seems that despite their education there is not much oportunity in laos to practice their education n skills. Former scholars sent 2 germany, france, australia n japan went home ful of new ideas and hope but wen startd 2 find work in laos there is none. Those who had aspirations found themselves no authority 2 decide or it was dificult 4 them 2 find ears who would listen 2 their new ideas. Or they found work that pays inadequately 2 raise their families. Some highly educated preferd 2 work as driver or clerks or translator or guides to diferent NGOs or internationl agencies coz they get beter pay. Others just go with the flow, some bcome conspirators with the big boss 2 get job security or biger earnings. Oportunity for educatd lao is further limited by the fact that foreìgn investors prefer 2 hire their own or other nationality 4 top positions. Why are these hapening?
While lao is promoting good education 4 more laotians, it should match it with policies that would give oportunities 2 new profesionals as well. For example doctors educated abroad stil lags behind in terms of skills bcoz health facilitìes are subquality, lack equipments and suply of medicines. Thus complicatd cases r imediately transportd 2 thailand if family can aford or left untreated if poor. How wil lao doctors learn from experience and improve skils if their patients are in thailand? They are only treating simple cases like diarrhea, etc. How can they become competitive? This is a sad and painful reality in laos.
Sometimes education is not enough. Those scholars who are smart enough 2 realize this consequence at the end of their study ended up working in abroad. So There is no return of investment to laos.
Pls think about this; not meant 2 criticize but aims 2 triger in depth analysis of situation hoping 2 generate concrete solutions 2 chronic problems in laos. Hope the webmaster wont delete this. Thank u! Sory 4 the speling, its hard to compose a message using a mobile phone.

Well , nothing to lose to be educated , the government could take your land , your houses, your cars and your money away from you but never take your education away from you my friend. If you are well educated , why you care to work for the government if they don't hire you open your own business and then sell your projects to the government or open your clinic if you are a doctor ...etc. In the west and the United states most of the companies are owned and run by private companies and the government only collecting taxes and only US post office that run and own by the federal government . If you are well educated , open your own companies and I know with your professional skill and degree , you could get loan from any body with good business plans.

Date: Oct 20, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I think the problem for Laotians are: A fear of changes and a fear of taking the risks.

Fear of what ? nothing to lose but try... never try and never know... there are a lot of good models ... Fear of what??? Fear of getting progress ...
Fear of losing power and fear of losing personal financial benefit ...sorry to talk about the truth.

You are got it right om the money!

Date: Oct 20, 2009

Hey!! your guy !

Some of your comment are very usfull for us to think about. but the big building is not mean your people are rich. may be those moden building are for a rich people not roral communiti?? I have been in some of the province in Combodia and met with local community thier are so poor and lees infrastructure in thier area and lack of natural resouces. I don't think they get any profit with this Project.

Date: Oct 20, 2009

Phnom Penh first Sky Bridge

CAMBODIA broke ground at its capital’s busiest intersection on Wednesday for what will be the country’s first road overpass.

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the start of the project, intended to reduce Phnom Penh’s increasing traffic problems, at a ceremony opening another new bridge at the intersection.

‘It is will be the first overpass bridge of Cambodia,’ he said at the ceremony.

Officials said construction of the 308-metre overpass would cost more than US$6 million (S$8.7 million) and would be finished within one year.

All being build by Cambodian Engineers.

Date: Oct 20, 2009

They only invested in Democratic Country? What do you consider China is? Better yet, Saudi Arabia! LOL

You Patikan are just talking out of your asses! haha
This must be the same old crazy jerk that just keeps labeling others who have a little bit of different opinion than his.

Get the people out of poverty, you communist bastard ! if you can't then go back to your heavenly caves. Just stay in your ******* place - don't want to hear your stinking lies anymore.

Date: Oct 20, 2009

70% of Cambodia garments export to the United States that multi million dollars business per years . Why could Laos export to the United states like Cambodia ?

Date: Oct 20, 2009

The United States and the European Union are every big markets that how the Chinese are getting rich with their cheap labours that a lot of cheap products are made in china almost every things even American flags. Now Cambodia labours are much cheaper than the Chinese labours . Could Laos do the same?

Date: Oct 20, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Look China is not just communist country, it's a big communist country so why don't they see it? if you say the west only invest in democracy countries....then in this cage they must blind not to see China is a BIG COMMUNIST, after all it comes down to their interests, China is a big market.....so they see China is not communist you see

Of course China is communist country who is not be sanctioned by the US and the free about 60 years ago. Back then China used to be starved just like north Korea today. China have plenty of natural resources and very cheap labour which make every investors from the US and the west to invest for big profit without pay high labours and take in the United states. Without the US and the west or NATO markets China would not be where china is today.

China help north Korea to developed and invest in north Korea just like supporting Laos today and may be more and much more but north Korea leader still is insane instead developed the country and economy for the people but Kim Jong il chose to be against the world community and be isolated and be sanctioned by the world community. Let the people are starved to death. China is smart and have free trade with the world and be part of the world community and getting rich. China help Laos to developed that is good and hopefully that China won't send million and million Chinese to settle in Laos and indirectly take over Laos just like Tibet and Xinjiang and also hopefully that the Chinese respect Lao culture and the local Laotian . Hopefully Laos won't follow north Korea and Cuba foot step by using the failed and corrupted policy .

Date: Oct 21, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Look China is not just communist country, it's a big communist country so why don't they see it? if you say the west only invest in democracy countries....then in this cage they must blind not to see China is a BIG COMMUNIST, after all it comes down to their interests, China is a big market.....so they see China is not communist you see

Of course China is communist country who is not be sanctioned by the US and the free about 60 years ago. Back then China used to be starved just like north Korea today. China have plenty of natural resources and very cheap labour which make every investors from the US and the west to invest for big profit without pay high labours and take in the United states. Without the US and the west or NATO markets China would not be where china is today.

China help north Korea to developed and invest in north Korea just like supporting Laos today and may be more and much more but north Korea leader still is insane instead developed the country and economy for the people but Kim Jong il chose to be against the world community and be isolated and be sanctioned by the world community. Let the people are starved to death. China is smart and have free trade with the world and be part of the world community and getting rich. China help Laos to developed that is good and hopefully that China won't send million and million Chinese to settle in Laos and indirectly take over Laos just like Tibet and Xinjiang and also hopefully that the Chinese respect Lao culture and the local Laotian . Hopefully Laos won't follow north Korea and Cuba foot step by using the failed and corrupted policy .

I say about China! you can only hope that it won't happen to Lao the same like Tibet, but just don't hold your breath while you're hopping. biggrin

Date: Oct 21, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Look China is not just communist country, it's a big communist country so why don't they see it? if you say the west only invest in democracy countries....then in this cage they must blind not to see China is a BIG COMMUNIST, after all it comes down to their interests, China is a big market.....so they see China is not communist you see

Of course China is communist country who is not be sanctioned by the US and the free about 60 years ago. Back then China used to be starved just like north Korea today. China have plenty of natural resources and very cheap labour which make every investors from the US and the west to invest for big profit without pay high labours and take in the United states. Without the US and the west or NATO markets China would not be where china is today.

China help north Korea to developed and invest in north Korea just like supporting Laos today and may be more and much more but north Korea leader still is insane instead developed the country and economy for the people but Kim Jong il chose to be against the world community and be isolated and be sanctioned by the world community. Let the people are starved to death. China is smart and have free trade with the world and be part of the world community and getting rich. China help Laos to developed that is good and hopefully that China won't send million and million Chinese to settle in Laos and indirectly take over Laos just like Tibet and Xinjiang and also hopefully that the Chinese respect Lao culture and the local Laotian . Hopefully Laos won't follow north Korea and Cuba foot step by using the failed and corrupted policy .

I say about China! you can only hope that it won't happen to Lao the same like Tibet, but just don't hold your breath while you're hopping.

I hope not otherwise laos have no defense and helpless Lao is not afraid of china is going to invaded laos. Laos has to look in the other way that does not mean China will take over Laos directly by the new generation chinese who are born in Laos and become Lao citizen by million and by born in Laos that who will be rich and racist against poor Local Laotian who are living in the countryside and remote area that whom laotian must watch out . If China really like to help laos like they like to help north Korea so help Laos developed industrial or factories like south Korea is going to build in Cambodia but no more casino and porno stores . Chinese will not build casinos in their own home main land but Laos because the Chinese know that gambling is the disease that will destroy the local chinese people .

Date: Oct 21, 2009

Lao peopel need to be well educated and to be trained let take Austria as the model because Austria is also land lock just like laos but Austria leader has brain and train their people.

Date: Oct 21, 2009

I say about China! you can only hope that it won't happen to Lao the same like Tibet, but just don't hold your breath while you're hopping.

Not so sure if there are a lot of people who are selfish and betray so any thing could possible happen and hopefully there would never happen. All Lao people inside Laos or over sea want Laos to be the best that she could be but you don't like to try the new method and try the new techniques that might be good for Laos and Lao people . You like to repeat the same old system and old mistakes over again and again for many decades and slow like snail . When some one come up with some idea , you don't want to hear it so it must be you to make the decision for all Lao people regardless the majority of the people like it or not.

Date: Oct 21, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Cambodia is in the progress of construction a new city

When will Laos start ?

Laos will start at the Lao people's own choosing and time. Laos is a Sovereign and Independence Country. The level of progress and development can be determine by the people of Laos alone.

Laos will not be the Emperor in the moral story, "The Emperor's New Cloth." Things that are popular are not necessary good.

Well, how much longer should the people have to wait. it has been 35 years already that the promise that never come. the people are suffering and are living in poverty and would like to get out from this hell hole.

Laos got independenced from France 1946-1975, 29 years Right!! so you tell me what the hell that the Royal families and thoses god'm the'' Right '' done for the country?? None zero, ok. so you trying to ****ing blame the Ainong. you ass..

Date: Oct 22, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Cambodia is in the progress of construction a new city

When will Laos start ?

Laos will start at the Lao people's own choosing and time. Laos is a Sovereign and Independence Country. The level of progress and development can be determine by the people of Laos alone.

Laos will not be the Emperor in the moral story, "The Emperor's New Cloth." Things that are popular are not necessary good.

Well, how much longer should the people have to wait. it has been 35 years already that the promise that never come. the people are suffering and are living in poverty and would like to get out from this hell hole.

Laos got independenced from France 1946-1975, 29 years Right!! so you tell me what the hell that the Royal families and thoses god'm the'' Right '' done for the country?? None zero, ok. so you trying to ****ing blame the Ainong. you ass..

Before you said some things please make sure you know what you are talking about and do your research or home work first and find out about the truth . So I was not born yet but I made the research and study that after Laos got the independent from France. Laos was at war all the time and the Lao people did not any chance to build and develop the country .So now it is time for Laotian to develop and rebuild the country and no need to point the finger at any one. why didn't the former government had done any things. So far when I was in Laos , the Lao monument and a lot of old government building were building during the royal government still there for the last 35 years only few things have changed only a lot more Vietnamese and Chinese in Laos.

Laos declared independence from France in 1949, but it wasn't fully recognized. They were fully independent when the rest of Indo-China was in 1954.

Laotian Kingdoms In 1353, after Laos had first been ruled by Khmers from Angkor, then by Thais from Sukhothai, Prince Fa Ngoum founded the Kingdom of Laos or "Lane Xang", as it was called at the time, as a sovereign state.

It extended over present-day Laos as well parts of what is now North Thailand. The first capital of Laos was Luang Prabang. King Fa Ngoum made Buddhism the national religion.
In the 15th century the Vietnamese temporarily occupied the Laotian Kingdom and Luang Prabang.
In the 16th century Vieng Chan (Vientiane) developed into a parallel capital of the Laotian Kingdom. Burma, the dominant power in Southeast Asia in the16th century, gaining strong influence over Vieng Chan. Nevertheless, in 1563 King Setthathirat made Vieng Chan the official capital of Laos.
In 1575, the Burmese occupied Vieng Chan and stayed for seven years.
After two parallel Laotian kingdoms had developed in Luang Prabang and Vieng Chan, they were reunited in 1591 under King Nokeo Koumane.
In 1700 Laos broke up into three kingdoms: Luang Prabang, Vieng Chan and Champassak to the South.
After the Siamese capital Ayutthaya had been conquered and sacked by Burmese armies, Laos, in 1767, again fell under full Burmese rule. But after only a few years the Siamese kingdom, with its new capital Bangkok, grew stronger and Laos again had to obey Siamese overlords.
In 1827 the Laotians under King Anou rebelled against the Siamese but were soon defeated. The Laotian state disintegrateed.

Colonial Times
In 1868, after having annexed South Vietnam as a colony and having turned Cambodia into a French protectorate, the French sent an initial expedition to Laos to investigate the Mekong trade route to China.
In 1886 France received permission from Siam largely ruling Laos to install a vice consulate in Luang Prabang. In 1887, Siam, anticipating French expansion, vacateds large parts of Laos.
In 1893 France declared the Mekong the official border between Laos and Siam. Might is right; Siam accepts the unilateral decision of big-gun France. Laos officially became a French protectorate.
However, France had only limited interest in her new possession. Paris sent Vietnamese officials to Laos to set up an administration but did little to develop the Laotian economy.
In September 1940, after France was invaded by Germany, Japanese troops occupied Indochina without meeting any resistance.
Officially the word was that the French colonial power left all military installation for the Japanese troops to use; in exchange the French colonial administration remained in office. Therefore the years of World War II brought less destruction to Laos than, for instance, to the fiercely contested Southeast Asian states of Burma and the Philippines.
In East Asia, World War II ended August 14, 1945, with the capitulation of Japan. Subsequently, France tried to re-establish herself as a colonial power in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
On September 1, 1945, Laos declared its independence. France refused to accept this, and retaliated by sending troops into Laos. A guerilla war against the French colonial power started.

Independence
On July 19, 1949, France formally granted Laos independence. For almost three decades, from 1949 to 1975, the political situation in Laos was highly confusing. Three factions struggled for power: 1. Conservatives, commanding, among other forces, a 30,000-men army of the Hmong (Meo) hill tribe; 2. Neutralists, organized by Prince Souvanna Phouma; 3. Communists, lead by a feudal prince, Souphanouvang (a contradiction Marx had not anticipated).
The civil war among the three rival factions was, however, not fought as fiercely as the civil wars in Vietnam or Cambodia. Several times in three decades coalition governments were formed, including all three factions. The neutralists usually led the coalitions.
From 1964 to 1973 the US fought a secret war in Laos against Laotian communists as well as North Vietnamese troops channeling war material to the Vietcong in South Vietnam via the Ho Chi Min Trail through Laos.
After the US forces began their retreat from Indochina in 1973, the right-wing government in Vientiane was replaced by a coalition government of neutralists and the communist Pathet Lao.
In 1975, after communist troops conquered the capitals of Vietnam and Cambodia, the communist Pathet Lao gained sole power in Laos. While in Laos, too, parts of the population were detained in re-education camps, there wasn't the kind of revenge as in Cambodia. Former neutralist Premier Minister Souvanna is not even arrested, just demoted in rank to government advisor.
In the following decades Laos cultivateed a close relationship with Vietnam. The most powerful man in communist Laos, General Secretary of the Revolutionary Party of the People, Kaysone Phomvihan, is half Laotian and half Vietnamese.
In March 1991, at the fifth congress of the Revolutionary People's Party, far-reaching changes of the economic structure of the country were decided. As in China and Vietnam, private business, free-market competition and foreign investment are permitted in order to accelerate the economic development of the country. However, as in China and Vietnam, political leaders are not inclined to share power in a multi-party system.

Date: Oct 22, 2009

Lao government promise Lao people that Laos will out of poverty and the poorest country in the year 2020 that is only a little bit over 10 years from now. So is it possible because Lao government has not start building any thing or doing anything yet ? Or it is just another broken promise again .

Date: Oct 22, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Cambodia is in the progress of construction a new city

When will Laos start ?

Laos will start at the Lao people's own choosing and time. Laos is a Sovereign and Independence Country. The level of progress and development can be determine by the people of Laos alone.

Laos will not be the Emperor in the moral story, "The Emperor's New Cloth." Things that are popular are not necessary good.

Well, how much longer should the people have to wait. it has been 35 years already that the promise that never come. the people are suffering and are living in poverty and would like to get out from this hell hole.

Laos got independenced from France 1946-1975, 29 years Right!! so you tell me what the hell that the Royal families and thoses god'm the'' Right '' done for the country?? None zero, ok. so you trying to ****ing blame the Ainong. you ass..

Before you said some things please make sure you know what you are talking about and do your research or home work first and find out about the truth . So I was not born yet but I made the research and study that after Laos got the independent from France. Laos was at war all the time and the Lao people did not any chance to build and develop the country .So now it is time for Laotian to develop and rebuild the country and no need to point the finger at any one. why didn't the former government had done any things. So far when I was in Laos , the Lao monument and a lot of old government building were building during the royal government still there for the last 35 years only few things have changed only a lot more Vietnamese and Chinese in Laos.

Laos declared independence from France in 1949, but it wasn't fully recognized. They were fully independent when the rest of Indo-China was in 1954.
Laotian Kingdoms In 1353, after Laos had first been ruled by Khmers from Angkor, then by Thais from Sukhothai, Prince Fa Ngoum founded the Kingdom of Laos or "Lane Xang", as it was called at the time, as a sovereign state.
It extended over present-day Laos as well parts of what is now North Thailand. The first capital of Laos was Luang Prabang. King Fa Ngoum made Buddhism the national religion.
In the 15th century the Vietnamese temporarily occupied the Laotian Kingdom and Luang Prabang.
In the 16th century Vieng Chan (Vientiane) developed into a parallel capital of the Laotian Kingdom. Burma, the dominant power in Southeast Asia in the16th century, gaining strong influence over Vieng Chan. Nevertheless, in 1563 King Setthathirat made Vieng Chan the official capital of Laos.
In 1575, the Burmese occupied Vieng Chan and stayed for seven years.
After two parallel Laotian kingdoms had developed in Luang Prabang and Vieng Chan, they were reunited in 1591 under King Nokeo Koumane.
In 1700 Laos broke up into three kingdoms: Luang Prabang, Vieng Chan and Champassak to the South.
After the Siamese capital Ayutthaya had been conquered and sacked by Burmese armies, Laos, in 1767, again fell under full Burmese rule. But after only a few years the Siamese kingdom, with its new capital Bangkok, grew stronger and Laos again had to obey Siamese overlords.
In 1827 the Laotians under King Anou rebelled against the Siamese but were soon defeated. The Laotian state disintegrateed.
Colonial Times
In 1868, after having annexed South Vietnam as a colony and having turned Cambodia into a French protectorate, the French sent an initial expedition to Laos to investigate the Mekong trade route to China.
In 1886 France received permission from Siam largely ruling Laos to install a vice consulate in Luang Prabang. In 1887, Siam, anticipating French expansion, vacateds large parts of Laos.
In 1893 France declared the Mekong the official border between Laos and Siam. Might is right; Siam accepts the unilateral decision of big-gun France. Laos officially became a French protectorate.
However, France had only limited interest in her new possession. Paris sent Vietnamese officials to Laos to set up an administration but did little to develop the Laotian economy.
In September 1940, after France was invaded by Germany, Japanese troops occupied Indochina without meeting any resistance.
Officially the word was that the French colonial power left all military installation for the Japanese troops to use; in exchange the French colonial administration remained in office. Therefore the years of World War II brought less destruction to Laos than, for instance, to the fiercely contested Southeast Asian states of Burma and the Philippines.
In East Asia, World War II ended August 14, 1945, with the capitulation of Japan. Subsequently, France tried to re-establish herself as a colonial power in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
On September 1, 1945, Laos declared its independence. France refused to accept this, and retaliated by sending troops into Laos. A guerilla war against the French colonial power started.
Independence
On July 19, 1949, France formally granted Laos independence. For almost three decades, from 1949 to 1975, the political situation in Laos was highly confusing. Three factions struggled for power: 1. Conservatives, commanding, among other forces, a 30,000-men army of the Hmong (Meo) hill tribe; 2. Neutralists, organized by Prince Souvanna Phouma; 3. Communists, lead by a feudal prince, Souphanouvang (a contradiction Marx had not anticipated).
The civil war among the three rival factions was, however, not fought as fiercely as the civil wars in Vietnam or Cambodia. Several times in three decades coalition governments were formed, including all three factions. The neutralists usually led the coalitions.
From 1964 to 1973 the US fought a secret war in Laos against Laotian communists as well as North Vietnamese troops channeling war material to the Vietcong in South Vietnam via the Ho Chi Min Trail through Laos.
After the US forces began their retreat from Indochina in 1973, the right-wing government in Vientiane was replaced by a coalition government of neutralists and the communist Pathet Lao.
In 1975, after communist troops conquered the capitals of Vietnam and Cambodia, the communist Pathet Lao gained sole power in Laos. While in Laos, too, parts of the population were detained in re-education camps, there wasn't the kind of revenge as in Cambodia. Former neutralist Premier Minister Souvanna is not even arrested, just demoted in rank to government advisor.
In the following decades Laos cultivateed a close relationship with Vietnam. The most powerful man in communist Laos, General Secretary of the Revolutionary Party of the People, Kaysone Phomvihan, is half Laotian and half Vietnamese.
In March 1991, at the fifth congress of the Revolutionary People's Party, far-reaching changes of the economic structure of the country were decided. As in China and Vietnam, private business, free-market competition and foreign investment are permitted in order to accelerate the economic development of the country. However, as in China and Vietnam, political leaders are not inclined to share power in a multi-party system.
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Thank you Anonymous for pointing that out! this dumb ass really needed to stop pointing finger and shut the hell up for once! for 35 fuking years Laos have not change much most of the shools are old and deteriorated only fewer new schools in the capital are some what nice, but still not meet international standard.

Date: Oct 22, 2009

Anonymous wrote:

Lao government promise Lao people that Laos will out of poverty and the poorest country in the year 2020 that is only a little bit over 10 years from now. So is it possible because Lao government has not start building any thing or doing anything yet ? Or it is just another broken promise again .

Agree with you That is never going to happen in 2020 not with this system and this foreign policy even south Korea president avoid to visit Laos.