ASEAN Community

09/08/2023

Barbie in Southeast Asia version
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📸 CR TikTok: “ASEANism”

07/01/2023

One upon of time...
Vientiane capital city Laos 🇱🇦 , Kou Vieng Road in 1989 & 2023

03/01/2023

𝗟𝗮𝗼𝘀 🇱🇦 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟮 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗕𝘆 𝗖𝗡𝗡

International tourism was expected to reach 65% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, with some areas recently reaching levels closer to 80% or 90% of their 2019 arrivals. And experts are cautiously optimistic about a continued travel rebound.

Many travelers are charging full steam ahead into the new year -- with good reason.
Here are 23 destination ideas from CNN Travel to get you started:
1. Poland 🇵🇱
2. Western Australia 🇦🇺
3. Liverpool, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
4. Charleston, South Carolina 🇺🇸
5. Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹
6. Fiji 🇫🇯
7. Manaus, Brazil 🇧🇷
8. Thessaloniki, Greece 🇬🇷
9. Rwanda 🇷🇼
10. Gothenburg, Sweden 🇸🇪
11. Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
12. Laos 🇱🇦
13. Gruyères, Switzerland 🇨🇭
14. Minneapolis, Minnesota 🇺🇸
15. Bogotá, Colombia 🇨🇴
16. Mustang Valley, Nepal 🇳🇵
17. Tanzania 🇹🇿
18. Cairo, Egypt 🇪🇬
19. Naoshima, Japan 🇯🇵
20. Belize 🇧🇿
21. Oaxaca, Mexico 🇲🇽
22. Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦
23. Uganda 🇺🇬

Sharing borders with Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China and Myanmar, landlocked Laos has long been a must-hit spot for time-rich travelers making their way through the Southeast Asia circuit.
But now, thanks to the 2021 opening of a semi-high-speed railway, it's easier than ever to get around the country at a quicker pace, shaving hours off journeys that previously took full days to travel.
You're still going to have to make some hard choices -- there's a lot to see in Laos.
Towering karst peaks await visitors to adventure-haven Vang Vieng, while UNESCO-listed Luang Prabang is filled with French-colonial heritage, Buddhist ritual and natural beauty. (Luxury seekers will want to check into the Rosewood Luang Prabang, with its stylish hilltop tents)
The mysterious Plain of Jars, a megalithic archaeological site, can be found in the Xiangkhoang Plateau. For a once-in-a-lifetime experience that makes a difference, head for Bokeo Province and join one of the Gibbon Experience's overnight treks. Guests of this tourism-based conservation project spend the night in the world's tallest treehouses -- only accessible by zipline -- among wild, black-crested gibbons. -- KC

Source information: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/article/where-to-travel-best-destinations-2023/index.html

03/11/2022

Starbucks brings welcoming third place to Laos as it opens first store in Vientiane

As part of the Starbucks brand’s continued expansion across Southeast Asia, Coffee Concepts Limited, a subsidiary of Maxim’s Caterers Limited, today opened the doors to the first Starbucks store in Laos, representing Starbucks 15th market in the Asia Pacific region* and 84th market globally. Located in the capital city of Vientiane, the store opening reaffirms Starbucks long-term commitment to continued growth across Asia with more than 12,000 stores in the region.
Known for its rich history in coffee production, Laos is a market with a thriving coffee culture. The new store adds to this by offering a warm and familiar coffeehouse experience alongside Starbucks signature handcrafted beverages. Inspired by the layers and symmetry of Laos’ architecture, the store is designed to bring the coffee experience and our brand heritage to life. The handcrafted, textured door handle welcomes customers with an authentic touch from the moment they enter the store. The ceiling of the entire store is covered with Siren scale wood tiles, mimicking the brand’s signature Siren and the historical housing architecture in Laos. Ceiling tiles are adorned with botanical wood craft, inspired by coffee plants and the natural scenery of the country, creating a welcoming, yet familiar third place for customers.
As the Starbucks brand expands into Laos, the company is committed to using its scale for good and creating a positive impact in every community it serves. Guided by the Starbucks Mission and Values, Starbucks is committed to attracting and retaining an industry-leading team of partners, and creating opportunities to develop fulfilling careers in the coffee industry.

source information：https://stories.starbucks.com/asia/stories/2022/starbucks-brings-welcoming-third-place-to-laos/

08/05/2022

Laos 🇱🇦 Official Reopened 9 May 2022
Welcome to visit Laos 🇱🇦

Cr: AEROLAOS

03/04/2022

Laos | The 4 Largest Ethnic Groups
Laos is a nation made up of 50 ethnic groups. The largest groups are Lao(Lao-Tai) (3.5 million), Khmou(Mon-Khmer) (708K),(Hmong(Hmong-lumien) (600K), Akha(Chine-Tibetan)(113K) , other (78K).
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- SI
- Infographic ：AP

27/02/2022

AFF U23 CHAMPIONSHIP 2022
Champion: VIETNAM 🇻🇳
Runners up: THAILAND 🇹🇭
Third place: LAOS 🇱🇦 | TIMOR-LESTE 🇹🇱
Congratulations

26/02/2022

🇲🇲𝗜𝗳 𝗠𝗬𝗔𝗡𝗠𝗔𝗥 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘

Myanmar is the biggest Asean country after Indonesia.The country covers an area of 677,000 square kilometers (261,228 square miles) ranging 936 kilometers (581 miles) from the east to west and 2051 kilometers (1275 miles) from north to south. It is a land of hills and valleys and is rimmed in the north, east and west by mountain ranges forming a giant horseshoe.

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13/02/2022

Bali，Indonesia 🇮🇩

13/02/2022

Aung San,the father of Myanmar leader Aung San SUU Kyi, the "architect of Burma's freedom," was one of the most important political figures in the history of Burma’s struggle for independence.

We'd like to wish a Happy Birthday to the great General Aung San of Burma(Myanmar).
Today, he would be 107! ♥️🇲🇲

12/02/2022

| 𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (1947-2022)

🇲🇲February 12 , 2022.

It celebrates in Myanmar (formerly Burma) to commemorate the Panlong Agreement in 1947 that Bogyoke Aung San, a Burmese nationalist leader, helped to unify all of Burma. This agreement unified Burma and demanded that the British government restore independence to all of Burma.In 2022, it will celebrate 75 years of Panlong Agreement.

07/02/2022

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍. 𝑰𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖..𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒊𝒕. 🌿🍃💚

🌀 (𝐾𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑛, 𝐽𝑎𝑤𝑎 𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡, 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑎)

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06/02/2022

Lao Traditional Sport
Name of sport (game)
Tikhy or Tikhee
Name in native language
Tikhy or Tikhee; also called Lao hockey
Place of practice (continent, state, nation)
Laos

History
Tikhy is a traditional sport (similar to hockey) and is a distinctive part of an annual That Luang Festival, being an inseparable part of the celebration. The That Luang Festival is one of the most significant Buddhist festivals in Laos and takes place during lunar eclipse which occurs in October or November (depending of the cycle of lunar calendar). It is a joyous event, which is not only attended by town residents but also numerous tourists who visit Vientiane at that time.

Traditional game of "tikhy" or "tikhee" is played between a team consisted of festival participants (local people) and a team consisted of civil servants, which in the past were dressed in red. The game starts with a procession, before the game starts, master of ceremonies leads the local people, holding a magbeng, to bring the ball (Louk khee) from the Town Hall where it is being stored. The modern ball is made of bamboo roots and has a spherical shape and golden colour. After that, the whole procession gather near That Luang Stupa and circle it three times. Then they bring the ball to the pitch while everyone gathers to watch the match. This is a variation of Lao hockey, in which the participants use a bamboo sticks to direct the ball into the opposite goal. It requires a certain set of skills, as the bamboo sticks are not in a perfect shape and the ball is not perfectly round and smooth. Each team consists of 50 members, half of which plays in the first part while the other halt plays in the second part. Each of them lasts 25 minutes.
Winning the game means that the people will not suffer from hunger, while luck and prosperity will be with them for the whole year. The game is being held in a rather positive spirit in order to enhance the relation between local people and civil servants. The participants are cheered on by the crowd, which does not strain from dances and singing.

06/02/2022

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 💗🇲🇲

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📸 : Aye Zay Yar Moe(Lucky Girl)

05/02/2022

Vientiane capital in 50s-60s
Laos Simply beautiful

05/02/2022

World Heritage city
Luang phabang city
Lao simply beautiful

04/02/2022

🇲🇲 || Currently, Burmese children in the countryside who still maintain the traditional tradition are popular with a hairstyle called "Sayid Wine" (round hair)

03/02/2022

🇱🇦/🇮🇩 || 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅
𝗟𝗮𝗼𝘀(𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮(𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗶).

28/01/2022

🇲🇲 // Sketch cityscape of Yangon, Myanmar skyline, show building in downtown.

📷:Dm for Art Credit 😇
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27/01/2022

Lao vovinam fighters gear up for SEA Games

Nine male and three female contestants from Laos will compete in 12 vovinam events at the 31st South-East Asia (SEA) Games to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in May... (Continue to read) https://vientianetimes.org.la/sub-new/Sport/Sport_Laovovinam_17_22.php

19/01/2022

ASEAN INTERNET USE, POPULATION STATISTICS DATA
AND FACEBOOK DATA - MID-YEAR 2021
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Information: https://www.internetworldstats.com/stats3.htm

05/01/2022

Morning ASEAN

04/01/2022

🇲🇲 | INDEPENDENCE Day 2022

January 4th is the Independence Day of Myanmar.On January 4, 1948, 4 a.m. Myanmar(Burma)ended 60 years of colonial rule and officially declared independence from Britain. In 2022, it will celebrate 74 years of Independence

နှစ်စဉ် ဇန်နဝါရီလ (၄)ရက်နေ့တိုင်းသည် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံလွတ်လပ်ရေးရရှိခဲ့သည့် “လွတ်လပ်ရေးနေ့”အခါသမယ နေ့ထူးနေ့မြတ်ဖြစ်ပါသည်။မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ လွတ်လပ်ရေးရရှိအောင် စွမ်းဆောင်ပေးခဲ့သူများအား ဦးညွှတ်အရိုအသေပြုရင်း ၂၀၂၂ခုနှစ်တွင် ကျရောက်သော (၇၄)နှစ်မြောက် လွတ်လပ်ရေးနေ့အား
Asean Community မိသားစုက ကြိုဆိုဂုဏ်ပြုအပ်ပါသည်။

Ref: Discover ASEAN

27/12/2021

25/12/2021

Hua Xang mountain 🏔 🌊🌳🍃
Anouvong District, XaiXomboun Province
Laos 🇱🇦
📍ບ້ານພູຫົວຊ້າງ ເມືອງອະນຸວົງ ແຂວງໄຊສົມບູນ

📸 New Nalee Moua
Information: Pai Wa page

25/12/2021

Laos 🇱🇦 Connect the World 🌏
Lao-China railway 🚄

Photo Credit by Santi

24/12/2021

𝗟𝗮𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 Kitchen 𝙏𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨

1. ໝໍ້ໜຶ້ງ /maw neung/ : steaming pot for sticky rice
2. ຫວດ /huad/ : bamboo steamer for sticky rice
3. ກະດົງປຸງເຂົ້າ / ka d**g phouang kao/ : winnowing tray(Rice cooling mat）
4. ຕິບເຂົ້າ / tip kao/ : laotian sticky rice basket
5. ຄົກ /khok/ : mortar ⠀
6. ສາກ /saak/ : pestle
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Infographic : Siulung

22/12/2021

🇲🇲 Do you know that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was highlighted in Time Magazine as a cover story for six times?

http://mingalapar.com/forum/index.php/topic/6704-time-magazine-covers/?p=18383

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17/12/2021

| Discover 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗮✨🇲🇲

According to legend, the seven-metre-tall boulder on top of Mount Kyaiktiyo is held by a single strand of Buddha's hair. It's one of Myanmar's most sacred places, and one of the country's most extraordinary Buddhist sites.

Kyaiktiyo Pagoda(Golden Rock Pagoda) is a popular pilgrim site among Buddhists. It is the second most important pilgrim site of all in Myanmar and its importance is even recognized internationally. It is located at the summit of Mount Kyaiktiyo, 1,100 meters above sea level in Mon State,Myanmar.

📸: Pinterest
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17/12/2021

🇲🇲 | Food Selling on Ngapali Beach in Rakhine State in Myanmar (Burma)

📌Ngapali Beach can be found in Rakhine, in Myanmar. It is the most well known beach of the country, visited by tourists from all over the world every year.❤️

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12/12/2021

Happy Sunday ASEAN

10/12/2021

ຍັງເຫຼືອອີກ 10​ ມື້ເທົ່ານັ້ນ - ໂຄງການ Fulbright U.S.-ASEAN Visiting Scholar Initiative Program 2022-2023 ໃກ້ຈະປິດຮັບສະໝັກແລ້ວ. ຜູ້ທີ່ຖືກຄັດເລືອກເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໂຄງການຈະໄດ້ເດີນທາງໄປທີ່ສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາ 🇺🇸 ເປັນເວລາ 3-4 ເດືອນ ເພື່ອເຮັດການຄົ້ນຄວ້າທາງດ້ານວິຊາການ ໃນຫົວຂໍ້ບຸລິມະສິດຂອງການພົວພົນ ສ. ອາເມລິກາກັບອາຊຽນ ແລະ ຫົວຂໍ້ບຸລິມະສິດຂອງອາຊຽນ. ສະໝັກເລີຍທີ່ https://bit.ly/3DCRGxz 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

10 days left - The 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. ASEAN program deadline is coming soon! Selected scholars will travel to the U.S. for 3-4 months to carry out scholarly & professional research on ASEAN and US-ASEAN relationship. Apply here now: https://bit.ly/3DCRGxz 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

09/12/2021

Good night

09/12/2021

Good morning Asean

Infographic: Siulung

03/12/2021

𝗟𝗮𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🇱🇦
2 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧
𝟰𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆

28/11/2021

🇲🇲 | 𝗠𝗬𝗔𝗡𝗠𝗔𝗥 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆

It is the anniversary of the beginning of unrest against British rule in 1920 that eventually led to independence in 1948. Specifically, it is the date of the first student strike at Rangoon (now Yangon) University. Further strikes occurred in 1935 and 1938, and these strikes served to rouse national identity and opposition to British colonial policies.

The exact date of National Day changes each year since it is based on the Burmese Calendar system. In Myanmar, the year 2015 is known as the year 1377, and there are 12 lunar months of 29 or 30 days each. This only adds up to 354 days, so an extra “make up month” is added every three years to catch up with the solar calendar. However, to make things align properly, it is sometimes added every two years instead. The date falls on the 10th day after the first full moon of the month Tazaungmon, which means that National Day can be anywhere from mid-November to early December.

The history leading up to the student revolt is the background of National Day. In 1824, the British conquered Burma. In 1886, Burma was added to British India, being a separate province within that realm. In 1919, Buddhist monks attempted to physically force Europeans out of a pagoda when they refused to remove their shoes before entering. This incident helped fuel the fire leading up to the student revolt. Finally, on December 5th, 1920, unpopular new British regulations led the students at Rangoon University to protest. Soon, the protests spread throughout the land to other schools. Ultimately, the unrest continued until independence was granted on December 4th, 1948.

While National Day is marked on the Myanmar calendar, it is not necessarily in itself a major time of public celebrations. Instead, many who feel the political situation in Myanmar is reminiscent of that of colonial times take to the streets to protest against the current ruling military power. Recently, free elections have been scheduled in Myanmar, after 25 years of military rule, so perhaps, this situation will change. Monks, students, and expatriates all are typically a part of the National Day protests, and there are often cries on this day for a new revolution.

27/11/2021

Ancient Pomegranate and Persian inspired gold cloth ✨⚜️✨
Inherit the culture and heritage of Lan Xang
Laos 🇱🇦 Lan
ຄໍເສື້ອປັກດິ້ນເງິນຄໍາ ລາຍຕົ້ນຫມາກພິລາ ຄູ່ກັບຜ້າບ່ຽງຊາຣະບັບ ລວດລາຍຕົ້ນກໍາເນີດຈາກອະຣິຍະທັມເປີເຊຍ

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Photo Credit: Sompaseuth Chounlamany

27/11/2021

Good Morning ASEANER

25/11/2021

Congratulations Laos ! 🇱🇦
🇧🇩🇱🇦🇳🇵 Graduation of Bangladesh , Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Nepal from the LDC category.

On 24 November 2021, the UN General Assembly has adopted resolution A/76/L.6/Rev.1, Graduation of Bangladesh, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Nepal from the least developed country category. The three countries will graduate from the LDC category after an exceptionally extended preparatory period of five years (the standard period is of three years) to enable them to prepare for graduation while planning for a post-COVID-19 recovery and implementing policies and strategies to reverse the economic and social damage incurred by the COVID-19 shock.

Infographic: Siulung
https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/2021/graduation-of-bangladesh-lao-peoples-democratic-republic-and-nepal-from-the-ldc-category/