Lao PDR is the most ethnically diverse country in Southeast Asia. Lao people comprise four main ethno-linguistic families: Lao-Tai (62.4 percent), Mon-Khmer (23.7 percent), Hmong-Iu Mien (9.7 percent), and Chine-Tibetan (2.9 percent)1, which are officially divided into 50 ethnic groups2 The 50 ethnic groups in ...

By making information accessible to anyone with an internet connection, ODC facilitates rational, fact‑based dialogue, improved communication, strengthened policy making, and better development planning across all sectors. The ODC website has been featured on Le Petit Journal, an online French newspaper, as a case of ...

On December 7th and 8th, a small team from ODC jumped in a bus and traveled to KampOng Som to participate in BarCamp Sihanoukville. The cOnference was held at Build Bright University. The day-and-a-half-lOng event featured presentatiOns from specialists of many fields and interests, including ...