
05/07/2025
Communist-run Laos is stuck in a political rut, but it has seen a physical and economic transformation since Radio Free Asia first went on air nearly three decades ago.
RFA Lao has covered the plight of dissidents and the rural poor, and the country’s embrace of hydropower and other mega-projects that have brought new infrastructure to one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries, and with it a growing national debt.
RFA has also covered human interest stories, including migrant workers who travel to neighboring countries to make a living, and those who are vulnerable to human traffickers and scams.