(1316–1374?), founder of the Lan Xang kingdom of Cambodia. Fa Ngoum or Fa Ngum was born in Muang Sawa, a Lao principality located on the site of present-day Luang Prabang, and founded the Lan Xang Hom Khao (better known as Lan Xang) kingdom in...

Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara better known as Fa Ngum (1316 – 1393, born in Muang Sua, died in Nan) established the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang in 1354. Fa Ngum was a grandson...

Anna Kallen and Anna Karlstrom. BAR International Series 777. Oxford: Archaeopress, 1999. 56 pp. Appendix, 18 photos, figures, maps. ISBN 0-86054-995-X. Little archaeological research has been undertaken in Laos. French scholars, such as M. Collani, conducted general surveys and excavations in the Plain...

AS THE Football Association's Council meets today to discuss whether to accept Lord Burns' proposed reforms, they should reflect on the state of their game. This week, England's cricketers have won the Ashes in a spirit of good-natured sportsmanship. Football, by contrast, is disfigured...