by Kim Benjamin | May 12, 2024 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
How Laos Can Lead ASEAN On Environmental Issues By Sera Koulabdara Pictures: Simon Berger The Mekong River deserves protection. The sunset along the Mekong River is the most beautiful I have ever seen. Like so many children who grew up along the Mekong, I spent...
by Kim Benjamin | Apr 24, 2024 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
“Best You Eat Quickly – Else The War Will Arrive.” By Soudary Kittivong-Greenbaum This saying, etched in my mind. At every meal: “Best you eat quickly – else the war will arrive.” Perhaps when Grandma said this, she meant it with all her heart,...
by Kim Benjamin | Apr 16, 2024 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
I Will Always Dream Of A Day When Laos Will Be UXO-free From the desk of Anna Phommachanthone Returning to Laos has always been a dream of mine ever since I was a little girl. I would romanticize wearing school uniforms and eating all the mangoes and coconuts...
by Kim Benjamin | Jan 1, 2024 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
Lessons This Bomb Filled Land Is Teaching Me From the desk of Legacies of War Senior Executive Intern, Anna Phommachanthone In Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, I had a conversation with a 72-year-old man named Pa (Father) Bouathong. He shared with me the...
by Kim Benjamin | Dec 5, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
The Return Of Cluster Bombs To Southeast Asia By Danae Hendrickson Two disturbing milestones were passed in 2023. In April, the Cluster Munition Monitor, the research wing of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), identified the first use of cluster...
by Kim Benjamin | Dec 5, 2023 | Home Page Slider, Nation/World
Exploring Lao History And Healing In Vientiane With ARTICLE22 By Danae Hendrickson From the lush and dewy lands of Laos, hear from ARTICLE22’s Kat Walker and Kendall Silwonuk! This August, ARTICLE22 returned to Laos and embarked on a unique journey with...
