Vientiane Mai

Vientiane Mai is a Lao-language weekly newspaper associated with the Government of Laos and published in Vientiane, the country's capital and largest city. Its name, rendered in Lao as ວຽງຈັນໃໝ່ and commonly romanized as Viengchanmay, means “New Vientiane.” The publication is part of Laos's state-oriented media environment and reflects the positions of the Lao government and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). The newspaper was originally known as the Vientiane Post. Its identity changed in 1975, following the Lao People's Revolutionary Party's assumption of power, when it was renamed Vientiane Mai. The renaming connected the publication more explicitly with the political and national order established after the change of government. Since then, the title has functioned as a Lao-language vehicle for official information, political communication, and coverage aligned with the country's governing institutions. Vientiane Mai's principal product is its weekly newspaper edition. As a domestic Lao-language publication, it primarily serves readers in Laos, especially audiences in and around Vientiane. Available reference material does not establish a separate commercial product portfolio, private ownership structure, stock-market listing, founder, or independent corporate parent. The newspaper is best understood as a state-published media title rather than an independently positioned consumer publishing brand. Its editorial role is closely related to the political system in which it operates. The publication reflects the government and LPRP perspective rather than presenting itself as an independent opposition or commercially neutral newspaper. Publicly documented information is limited, so details such as its precise founding date, circulation, staff leadership, revenue, distribution arrangements, and digital operations cannot be confirmed here.

Vientiane Mai is a Lao newspaper published in Vientiane by the Government of Laos. The title is written in Lao as ວຽງຈັນໃໝ່ and is romanized as Viengchanmay; its name can be translated as “New Vientiane.” It operates as a weekly publication and occupies a place within Laos's state media system. The newspaper's earlier identity was Vientiane Post. In 1975, the year in which the Lao People's Revolutionary Party took power, the publication was renamed Vientiane Mai. This change marked a political and institutional transition in the newspaper's history. The new name associated the publication with the post-1975 national order and with the capital city as represented by the new government. Following the renaming, Vientiane Mai continued as a Lao-language newspaper reflecting the positions of the Lao government and the LPRP. Its role is therefore not primarily that of an independent commercial newspaper competing through a distinct editorial ideology. Instead, it serves as a channel for government-aligned reporting and public communication. Its location in Vientiane places it at the center of the country's political and administrative life, while its Lao-language format gives it a domestic audience. The available reference material identifies the newspaper's publisher, language, frequency, location, former name, and political orientation, but does not provide reliable details about its original founding year, founders, circulation, management, revenue, print facilities, online presence, or later ownership changes. Those aspects remain undocumented in this entry. On the evidence available, Vientiane Mai is best characterized as an active Lao state-media newspaper title whose most clearly documented historical turning point was its 1975 renaming after the LPRP came to power.

• 1975

  Renamed Vientiane Mai

  [1]Vientiane Maien.wikipedia.org

  Following the Lao People's Revolutionary Party's assumption of power, the newspaper formerly known as Vientiane Post was renamed Vientiane Mai.

A Lao-language state-published weekly newspaper serving as a government- and LPRP-aligned source of news and public information in Laos.

• Newspaper

  Vientiane Mai weekly newspaper

  A Lao-language weekly newspaper published in Vientiane by the Government of Laos. The publication provides news and public-affairs coverage from a perspective aligned with the Lao government and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. It is the central and clearly documented offering associated with the Vientiane Mai title.

1. 1Vientiane Maien.wikipedia.org