Lao National Radio

Lao National Radio is the state radio broadcaster of Laos, run under the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. Broadcasting nationally in Lao as well as minority and foreign languages, its news service carries government policy, domestic developments and regional affairs, and its frequently updated website is one of the country's principal official sources of national news.

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Lao National Radio at a glance

Country: Laos
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Public broadcaster
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Lao National Radio

Crosswire groups Lao National Radio as Centrist for comparisons within Laos' directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Lao National Radio sits in Laos' press

Lao National Radio is one of 5 outlets tracked in Laos and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, Laos ranks 20th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 9 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Lao National Radio outside Laos, starting with Southeast Asia, are NHK News (Japan), TaiwanPlus (Taiwan), RTHK (Hong Kong) and BBS (Bhutan). Opening one of them beside Lao National Radio is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.