^^ I second that statement above. Too many countries are racing to have the highest skyscrapers that all the cities with buildings looks like a replica of one another. The tranquility and natural uniquesness of Laos is very attractive. I never realized how beautiful Laos is until I visited. I hope their people know that and keep the country as the top ecotourism attraction.
Thank you friend for the positive comment about Laos. I feel the same as you, I rather be at some place peace and quite, surrounding by beautiful mountains, fresh air, when you take a good deep breath and you know that's toxic free.
I got so tire of this crazy world, cann't wait to go back there one day.
Wow Bangkok is beautiful and very big and crowded but I still enjoy to live in nature once in a while and stay aways from big city and civilization and go back in time when I take a vacation.
That are abandoned building where they are a lot of gang's members and drugs dealers are hanging around and the homeless people are living. Laos does not have the building like those but in the fututre when the cities grow and soon Laos will face the same problems. Right now Laos is the least devevoped and don't have too many abandoned building and too much slums but it will be soon in the future if the government are not carefully plan and control the beautuful of the nature of our country.
Well Cambodian brother we all know how the Cambodia are today is not that much different from Laos in development so no need to talk too much but I agree with you that Cambodia are in the progress of developing and remodeling the new cities and economy grow fast and also in the progress of oil drilling and building railroads and hi- way and building many factories such as auto assembly by Hyundai, plastic , and rubbers and garment factories, electronic cell phone by south Korea factories and import a lot garment to the US and rice and more real state development as well.
I agree, Bangkok is nice and crowded but New york city is # crowded in the world that's why I don't like to live in big city. Naturally, many countries including Laos has interesting and nicest places that we need to see.
I can't say enough nice things about Laos, breathless and magical. No words to describe it. God's creation. this earth is god's creation, but human's destroyed it; or in the process of destroying it.
I can't say enough nice things about Laos, breathless and magical. No words to describe it. God's creation. this earth is god's creation, but human's destroyed it; or in the process of destroying it.
To the one who post this topic and thank you of showing your beautiful photos of Thailand ( BangKok) and the other countries as well but no need to indirectly insult the country which are least developed and poorer that your country.
Don't dream too much. I don't think you can live there in Dubai. It's for the Billionairs people. If you go there you can work as only constructor worker and sharing the bed room with 8 peoples in the Khmer labor camps.
Banditen-metropol, Prostitution + AIDS, Criminel No.1. Phnom Penh is very nice
Phom Penh is nice? hahaha..so funny! I have seen Phnom Penh every where there is copy from Thailand mostly Peng Look-toong
Phom Penh is more polluted than Bangkok and more crowded and also very traffic jam and no even a single express way. All street are full of beggers, thifes, dregs of society, garbage
They even chnage the named One Tambol One Product (OTOP) to One Village One Product (OVOP) very funny
Food in Phom Penh is quite dirty than in Laos\
Out of the down town of Phnom Penh is ful of red dust
Somchai Jitsuchon, research director for macroeconomic development and income distribution at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), said that overall poverty in Thailand has worsened since 2008, in the wake of increased oil and food prices.
LIVING TOGETHER: Wiphaphak Phengthanongand and her family of 10 live in two tiny bedrooms and a living room.
He said the number of poor increased from 5.4 million in 2007 to 5.7 million in 2008, 11.4% of the total population, 5.2 million in rural areas and 570,000 in towns and cities.
The poor, according to the TDRI's definition, are people who earn between 1,749 and 1,800 baht per month.
"The number of poor increased particularly in the first half of 2008. But the increase was not substantial. I am more concerned for the figures for this year, the first quarter in particular, because unemployment has already risen," Dr Somchai said.
That the informal workers are not covered by the existing pension fund system, nor entitled to unemployment or health benefits, was a factor in high poverty rates in Thailand.
According to the National Statistics Office, six out of 10 of the labour force are informal workers. The term defines workers more than 15 years old and not covered by the Social Security Office, including part-time or sub-contracted workers, farmers,
Somchai Jitsuchon, research director for macroeconomic development and income distribution at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), said that overall poverty in Thailand has worsened since 2008, in the wake of increased oil and food prices.
LIVING TOGETHER: Wiphaphak Phengthanongand and her family of 10 live in two tiny bedrooms and a living room.
He said the number of poor increased from 5.4 million in 2007 to 5.7 million in 2008, 11.4% of the total population, 5.2 million in rural areas and 570,000 in towns and cities.
The poor, according to the TDRI's definition, are people who earn between 1,749 and 1,800 baht per month.
"The number of poor increased particularly in the first half of 2008. But the increase was not substantial. I am more concerned for the figures for this year, the first quarter in particular, because unemployment has already risen," Dr Somchai said.
That the informal workers are not covered by the existing pension fund system, nor entitled to unemployment or health benefits, was a factor in high poverty rates in Thailand.
According to the National Statistics Office, six out of 10 of the labour force are informal workers. The term defines workers more than 15 years old and not covered by the Social Security Office, including part-time or sub-contracted workers, farmers,
Is this what the Laotians in Samakomlao use to greet Thais ? I will remeber this.
Somchai Jitsuchon, research director for macroeconomic development and income distribution at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), said that overall poverty in Thailand has worsened since 2008, in the wake of increased oil and food prices.
LIVING TOGETHER: Wiphaphak Phengthanongand and her family of 10 live in two tiny bedrooms and a living room.
He said the number of poor increased from 5.4 million in 2007 to 5.7 million in 2008, 11.4% of the total population, 5.2 million in rural areas and 570,000 in towns and cities.
The poor, according to the TDRI's definition, are people who earn between 1,749 and 1,800 baht per month.
"The number of poor increased particularly in the first half of 2008. But the increase was not substantial. I am more concerned for the figures for this year, the first quarter in particular, because unemployment has already risen," Dr Somchai said.
That the informal workers are not covered by the existing pension fund system, nor entitled to unemployment or health benefits, was a factor in high poverty rates in Thailand.
According to the National Statistics Office, six out of 10 of the labour force are informal workers. The term defines workers more than 15 years old and not covered by the Social Security Office, including part-time or sub-contracted workers, farmers,