Telephone – Keeping in Touch in Laos
The General Post Office (GPO) offers public telephones for national and international calls. There are also card phone booths available. Lao Telecome Numphu Centre in Vientiane is useful for making international calls, domestic calls and sending faxes.
Laos Telephone
Mobile phone – Keeping in Touch in Laos
Roaming agreements exist with a few international mobile phone companies. Check with your service provider. Coverage is sporadic and mainly, though not exclusively, situated around Vientiane.
Mobile phone in Laos
Internet – Keeping in Touch in Laos
Internet cafes are located in the major towns and are becoming increasingly common in places frequented by backpackers. High-speed connection is only available in places such as Vientiane and Luang Prabang.
Internet in Laos
Post – Keeping in Touch in Laos
The General Post Office (GPO) is beside the Morning Market in Vientiane. Normal postal service is inexpensive and generally reliable although it can take around two weeks to and from Western countries. A courier service is recommended for urgent or valuable mail.
Mon-Fri 0800-1700, Sat-Sun 0800-1200.
Post in Laos
Media – Keeping in Touch in Laos
The Lao media is basically a tool of the government, which owns all of the country’s newspapers and broadcast media. Newspapers are not widely read. The widest readEnglish-language newspaper is the Vientiane Times. Le Rénovateur, started in 1998, is the only French-language newspaper in the Lao PDR (Laos).
Lao National TV (TVNL) and Laos Television 3, a joint venture with a Thai company, are the main TV channels. Lao National Radio is the national radio station – it was founded in 1960, before becoming a national broadcaster in 1975.
