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Lao News Agency (KPL)

January 16, 2022June 13, 2022 State Media Monitor

Law News Agency (Khaosan Pathet Lao, KPL) is the official news agency of the Laos Government. The agency was established in 1968 and was turned

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Passasson

January 16, 2022June 13, 2022 State Media Monitor

Passasson is a weekly newspaper that was set up in 1950. It is the official publication of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, the communist party

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Vientiane Mai

January 16, 2022June 13, 2022 State Media Monitor

Vientiane Mai, which means “New Vientiane” in Lao, is a weekly newspaper published by the Government of Laos. The publication serves the capital city of

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Le Rénovateur

January 16, 2022June 13, 2022 State Media Monitor

Le Rénovateur has been the sole publication in French ever distributed weekly in Laos. The newspaper is operated by Lao Press in Foreign Languages, an

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Vientiane Times

January 16, 2022June 13, 2022 State Media Monitor

Launched in 1994 as a weekly, the Vientiane Times is an English language newspaper published by Lao Press Foreign Languages, a government agency controlled by

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Lao National Radio

January 16, 2022June 13, 2022 State Media Monitor

Lao National Radio (LNR) is the national radio station in Laos. Founded in 1960, the radio was merged with LNTV in 1983 for a period

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Lao National TV

January 16, 2022June 13, 2022 State Media Monitor

Lao National Television (LNTV) is the nationwide television broadcaster in Laos. It operates two national channels and a network of regional channels. Founded in 1983,

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Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)

Founded in 1964, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is the public broadcaster in Malawi, the sole broadcast outlet with nationwide coverage. It runs one television channel and two radio channels. It is headquartered in Blantyre.

Typology: State Controlled Media (SC)

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