Wat Phou (Vat Phou) in southern Laos – officially known as the Lao People’s Democratic Republic – some 45km southwest of Pakse, is a significant archaeological site that is recognised by ...

In February 2003, the Regional Advisor for Culture in the Asia-Pacific Region of UNESCO Bangkok, inquired about the status of the planned road project with relevant government officials of Laos ...

UNESCO experts insist that a huge dam would destroy the “authenticity and integrity” of the World Heritage Site in Laos. The Phou Ngoy dam is one of nine hydropower projects that the Lao ...