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Vientiane (/ v i ˌ ɛ n t i ˈ ɑː n / ; Lao: ວຽງຈັນ, Viangchan, pronounced [wía̯ŋ t͡ɕàn]) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Comprising the five urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture , the city is located on the banks of the Mekong , right at the border with Thailand .
The Vientiane Times is a bilingual English and Lao newspaper, published daily in Vientiane, Laos. Established in 1994 as a weekly, the paper was started by an agency, Lao Press in Foreign Languages, under the Ministry of Information and Culture. [1] It went to twice per week in 1996 and daily in 2004. [1] It runs to 16 pages. [citation needed]
Vientiane Mai ( Lao: ວຽງຈັນໃໝ່, romanized : Viengchanmay, lit. 'New Vientiane') is a Lao language weekly [citation needed] newspaper published by the Government of Laos in the capital and largest city of Vientiane. It was originally called the Vientiane Post, but was renamed in 1975 when the Lao People's Revolutionary Party ...
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party ( LPRP) [a] is the founding and sole ruling party of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The party's monopoly on state power is guaranteed by Article 3 of the Constitution of Laos, and it maintains a unitary state with centralised control over the economy and military. The LPRP was established on 22 March ...
List of newspapers in Laos. Pasaxon (Lao) Pathet Lao (Lao) Le Rénovateur (French) Vientiane Mai (Lao) Vientiane Times (English) Laotian Times (English)
Rank. Brigadier general. Brigadier general Siho Lanphouthacoul ( Lao: ສີໂຫ ລຳພຸທທະກຸລ, 1934 – September 1966) [1] was a Laotian military and police officer. He used his powers as the National Director of Coordination to build Laotian police forces into a national power. Appointed as Director prior to the August ...
The Kingdom of Vientiane was formed in 1707 as a result of the split of the Kingdom of Lan Xang. The kingdom was a Burmese vassal from 1765 to 1779. [1] It then became a Siamese vassal until 1828 when it was annexed by Siam.
Vientiane–Boten Expressway. The Vientiane–Boten Expressway (officially referred to as the Lao-China Expressway) ( Lao: ທາງດ່ວນ ລາວ-ຈີນ) is a partially completed expressway between Boten, on the China–Laos border, and Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It roughly parallels Route 13 . The expressway is the first in Laos.