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Website. rfa.org. Radio Free Asia (RFA) is an American government -funded non-profit corporation operating a news service that broadcasts radio programs and publishes online news, information, and commentary for its audiences in Asia. [5][6][7][8] The service, which provides editorially independent reporting, [6][7][8][9][10][11] has the stated ...
Official Lao position on human rights. Officially, and in theory, the Constitution that was promulgated in 1991 under the Marxist-Leninist government contains most key safeguards for human rights. For example, in Article 8 it makes it clear that Laos is a multiethnic state and is committed to equality between ethnic groups.
For other organizations with a similar name, see Radio Free Asia (disambiguation). Radio Free Asia (RFA) was a news agency operated from 1951 to 1955 by the Central Intelligence Agency, through the Committee for Free Asia, to broadcast anti-Communist propaganda. [1][2][3][4][5]: 120. RFA first broadcast in 1951 from RCA facilities in Manila ...
Rights groups and activists protested outside the Laos Embassy in London on Monday to demand the release of a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who was arrested in Laos last month after ...
A human rights lawyer who was arrested in neighboring Laos has been deported back to China, his attorney said, despite pleas from rights groups and United Nations experts for his release. Lu Siwei ...
On September 2, 2015, Lao National Television signed a cooperation agreement with Vietnam Television, and Lao National Television started producing and broadcasting Vietnamese-language news programs [5] In September 2019, with the aid of China, LNTV Channel 3 was upgraded from standard definition to high definition. [6]
Xayaburi Dam. The Xayaburi Dam is a run-of-river hydroelectric dam on the Lower Mekong River, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the town of Sainyabuli (Xayaburi) in northern Laos. Commercial operation of the dam started in October 2019. [3][4] The main purpose of the dam is to produce hydroelectric power, 95% of which is to be ...
The official news agency, Khaosan Pathet Lao (KPL), supplies information to other media outlets under government regulations. There are about 24 regularly printed newspapers in Laos, and all are government affiliated. [12] Newspapers in Laos are described by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance as a "mouthpiece" rather than watchdog of the state ...