Postal service
The General Post Office (GPO) is beside the Morning Market
in Vientiane. Normal mail service is inexpensive and generally
reliable, however for urgent or valuable mail (either to or
from Laos) EMS or courier service is recommended.
Telephone
The GPO offers public telephones for local, national and
international calls. Phone card (available at appointed shops)
booths available for domestic and overseas calls. Most large
hotels have IDD lines, but calls are expensive. Country code:
856. Outgoing international code: 00.
Newspapers
English-language "Vientiane Times" and French-language
"Le Renovateur"
Email/Internet
PlaNet has cybercafes in both Vientiane (Setthathirat Road)
and Luang Prabang (near the museum)
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