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Type: Order of Civic Merit: Awarded for: Meritorious and courageous service to the State: Description: Badge: Obverse: in center, gold figure of the King of the Monkey Army (Hanuman) clutching sword, on red enamel background, surrounded by frieze of small ribbon like protuberances, and at top fixed Royal Lao Crown suspension; Reverse: plain, 34mm across
Although more ethnic Lao live in Thailand than in Laos and Lao cuisine is key to popularising Thai food abroad, [35] the word "Lao" is hardly mentioned. This is perhaps due to forced Thaification , an official attempt to promote national unity and " Thainess ", in which any mention of "Lao" and other non-Thai descriptors were removed and ...
Novice monks practicing the art of making palm-leaf folios at Wat Manolom, Luang Prabang, Laos. Traditionally literature is held high regard in Lao society. Lao literature spans a wide range of genres including religious, philosophy, prose, epic or lyric poetry, histories, traditional law and customs, folklore, astrology, rituals, grammar and lexicography, dramas, romances, comedies, and non ...
Miss Grand Laos 2023 (Lao: ມີສແກຣນລາວ 2023) was the fourth edition of the Miss Grand Laos beauty pageant, held on July 29, 2023, [1] [2] [3] at the National Convention Center (NCC), Vientiane.
The National Library of Laos (Lao language: ຫໍສະໝຸດແຫ່ງຊາດ) is a library located in Vientiane, Laos.First established on 1 July 1956, it ...
Approximately 8,000 to 11,000 Americans are of mixed Lao and other descent. Ethnic Lao people may identify as both Lao American and Laotian American (see also Hmong American). [6] Most were estimated to live in the West (95,574), followed by the South (44,471), Midwest (37,820), and Northeast (15,382).
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Notes Lao Airlines: QV: LAO: LAO: 1976: Rebranded from Lao Aviation (1976-2003) : Lao Skyway: LK: LLL: LAVIE: 2002: Rebranded from Lao Air (2002-2014)
The wildlife of Laos encompasses the animals and plants found in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, a landlocked country in southeastern Asia. Part of the country is mountainous and much of it is still clad in tropical broadleaf forest.