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Working Hours, Driving Rules and Naughty Monkeys

May 11th 2010
In a government office in Laos, there’s no such thing as being in the middle of something important, so you have to postpone lunch to work until it’s finished. 11:27, everyone is out the door for lunch. You’d think they were starved and it was 2 in the afternoon. Or that they’d arrived at 6 to start work that morning. No. They’ve been there three hours. Since 8:30. And their lunch break ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more

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