Skip to main content
Main Menu Navigation
Pulitzer Center Logo
View Primary Menu
Search
  • ABOUT
    Our Mission and Model Staff Board of Directors Impact Annual Reports Donors Ethics and Standards Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employment
  • UPDATES
  • EVENTS
    Upcoming Events Conferences
  • WEBINARS ON-DEMAND
  • COMMUNITY
  • IMPACT
DONATE
  • JOURNALISM
      • PULITZER CENTER JOURNALISM
      • STORIES
      • Stories by Pulitzer Center Grantees
      • Stories by Student Reporting Fellows
      • PROJECTS
      • FIELD NOTES
      • APPLY FOR JOURNALISM GRANTS
      • FOCUS AREAS
      • Climate and Environment
      • Global Health
      • Peace and Conflict
      • Human Rights
      • Information and Artificial Intelligence
      • INITIATIVES
      • AI Accountability Network
      • AI Spotlight Series
      • StoryReach U.S.
      • U.S. Local News Reporting
      • Ocean Reporting Network
      • Rainforest Investigations Network
      • Rainforest Reporting
      • Transparency and Governance
      • Our Work/Environment
      • NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
  • EDUCATION
      • CAMPUS CONSORTIUM PROGRAM & PARTNERS
      • Campus Consortium Program
      • Campus Consortium News
      • Campus Consortium Partners
      • Reporting Fellowships
      • Reporting Fellow Bios
      • Stories by Reporting Fellows
      • Resources for Reporting Fellows
      • Campus Consortium Advisory Council
      • Join the Campus Consortium Network
      • INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
      • K-12 PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES
      • Programs for Teachers and Students
      • Lesson Plans
      • Journalist Visits to Classrooms
      • The 1619 Project Education Portal
      • Student Contests
      • Professional Development for Educators
      • Journalism Skillbuilder Lesson Series
      • K-12 Education News
  • GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
      • GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
      • Tips for a Successful Grant Application
      • Pulitzer Center Crediting Requirements
      • OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOURNALISTS
      • Global Reporting Grants
      • AI Reporting Grants
      • Global Health Inequities, Risks and Solutions
      • Transparency & Governance Reporting Grants
      • Rainforest Reporting Grants
      • Conflict Reporting
      • Ocean and Fisheries Reporting Grants
      • Climate and Labor Reporting Grants
      • Africa Reporting Grants
      • U.S. Local Reporting Grants
      • Machine Learning Reporting Grants
      • OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS & STUDENTS
      • Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellowship
      • Campus Consortium Reporting Fellowships
      • Post-Grad Reporting Fellowships
      • The 1619 Project Education Impact Grants
      • Impact Seed Funding
      • OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIL SOCIETY MEMBERS
      • U.S. Civil Society Microgrants
      • Global South Civil Society Microgrants
  • IMPACT
  • RESOURCES
  • COMMUNITY
  • EVENTS
  • WEBINARS ON-DEMAND
  • ABOUT
    Our Mission and Model Staff Board of Directors Impact Annual Reports Donors Ethics and Standards Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employment
  • UPDATES
  • EVENTS
    Upcoming Events Conferences
  • WEBINARS ON-DEMAND
  • COMMUNITY
  • IMPACT
DONATE

Laos

Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on this country.

 

  • ×
    Durian thumbnail
    English
    PART OF: China's Billion-Dollar Craze for Durian Is Transforming Laos Forests

    Li Tian: The King of Fruits

    author #1 image author #2 image
    Multiple Authors
    June 30, 2026
    Publication logo
  • ×
    Kui villagers push a decorated elephant-shaped float during the procession at the Wai Khru Pu Pakam Chang ceremony at Nong Bua village in Surin province, Thailand, on 8 March 2026. Photo: Peerapon Boonyakiat/HaRDstories
    English
    PART OF: What Thailand's Indigenous Peoples Rights Bill Means for Lesser Known Ethnic Groups

    How the Kui Refused To Let Borders Erase Who They Are

    author #1 image author #2 image
    Multiple Authors
    May 14, 2026
    Publication logo
  • Workers load processed rubber at a Chinese-owned factory in Long District, northern Luang Namtha Province, Laos. The rubber industry in northern Laos is largely shaped by contract farming schemes with Chinese rubber companies. Image by Thanh Hue.
    English

    Pulitzer Center Update

    Rights Group Scrutinizes Tire Giants After Pulitzer Center Investigation Into Problematic Rubber

    The Business and Human Rights Centre (BHRRC) questioned major tire companies after a Pulitzer Center...

    author image
    Ella Beiser
    Pulitzer Center Staff
    February 13, 2026
  • A congested street
    English

    Project

    Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars Are Tiring the Mekong

    As demand for EVs rises, so does the need for tires made with natural rubber.

    author #1 image author #2 image
    Multiple Authors
    READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT - Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars Are Tiring the Mekong
  • ×
    English
    PART OF: Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars Are Tiring the Mekong

    Cash From Rubber Comes at the Cost of Laos’ Forests

    author #1 image author #2 image
    Multiple Authors
    December 9, 2025
    Publication logo
  • ×
    A farmer taps rubber trees in northern Laos in the early morning. Image by Thanh Hue.
    English
    PART OF: Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars Are Tiring the Mekong

    Mekong’s ‘White Gold’ Rush Amid a Global EV Boom

    author #1 image author #2 image
    Multiple Authors
    December 4, 2025
    Publication logo
  • ×
    Woman kneels next to a tree
    English
    PART OF: Fast and Dubious: How Electric Cars Are Tiring the Mekong

    Mekong’s Push for Responsible Rubber and Tire Production

    author #1 image author #2 image
    Multiple Authors
    December 4, 2025
    Publication logo
  • Image of mountains and homes
    English

    Project

    Laos Touts Clean Energy As Forests Fall To Feed Crypto

    To power its crypto gamble, Laos is clearing forests to build renewable energy projects that keep...

    author image
    Vo Kieu Bao Uyen
    Grantee
    READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT - Laos Touts Clean Energy As Forests Fall To Feed Crypto
  • ×
    High-rise buildings stand in the Boten Special Economic Zone in northern Laos, near the border with China. The area is suspected to be a hotspot for scam operations, including schemes that store fraudulent money in crypto for later laundering.
    English
    PART OF: Laos Touts Clean Energy As Forests Fall To Feed Crypto

    The Lights Dim on Laos’ Brief Bitcoin Dream

    author image
    Vo Kieu Bao Uyen
    Grantee
    November 17, 2025
    Publication logo
  • ×
    English
    PART OF: Fruits of Spoil: Laos’ Forests Disappearing As Fruit Farms Flourish

    How We Uncovered the Hidden Environmental and Human Costs of Laos’ Banana and Durian Boom

    September 13, 2025
    Publication logo
  • ×
    Big Tobacco: Examining the tobacco industry as a 21st-century driver of public health harm. The Examination
    English
    PART OF: Smoking for the State

    Video: The Public-Health Dilemma of State-Owned Tobacco Companies

    author #1 image author #2 image
    Multiple Authors
    September 4, 2025
    Publication logo
  • ×
    English
    PART OF: Smoking for the State

    When Governments Own Tobacco Companies, Who Watches Out for Your Health?

    author image
    Jason McLure
    Grantee
    August 28, 2025
    Publication logo

Pagination

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • ››
  • Last »

Contact

2000 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Suite #7000
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 332-0982
[email protected]

Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
  Follow us on Instagram
  Subscribe to us on YouTube

Media Requests

[email protected]

Privacy Policy

 

Sign up for our newsletter