Law on the Media No. 01/NA, dated 25 July 2008 5 of 13 http://www.laoservicesportal.gov.la/index.php?r=site/displaylegal&id=92 the persons who provide information, give opinion, present their views, make a critic though the media which are not in contradiction against laws and regulations and not contradict to the benefit of the nation and the population. Article 5.International Cooperation The State promotes the relationship and cooperation on the media with foreign countries, regional and in the world by encouraging the technical operations, the exchange of lessons, information, science, technology, the capacity building of personnel, the attraction of the support and assistance in different fields for the general benefit of the nation, making the Media’s activities to have a quality and modernization based on the observance of the independence, mutual integrity, mutual benefit. Chapter II Types and characteristics of the Media Article 6.Types of the Media The media is divided in two types, such as: printed matter’s media and electronics media which is printed in Lao language, ethnic language and foreign language. Article 7.Printed Matters Media The printed matters media is referred to means of information which are in pieces of paper that contain information in letters or pictures by having a specific name. The printed matters media may distribute in daily or periodically which are consisted of news paper, magazines, leaflets, gazettes. Article 8.Electronic media The electronic media is a means to propagate information by creating a radio program, television program or other types of internet program then diffuse through the transmitter on line, on air or band frequency. The electronic media consists of radio broadcasting, television, microphone, and internet. Article 9.Characteristics of Lao Media The Lao media has main characteristics as follows: 1. Realistic characteristic; 2. Educational characteristic; 3. Organizational directives characteristic; 4. Fighting with characteristic. Article 10.Realistic Characteristic The contents and forms of all types of Lao media shall be objective, proper to the reality, clear, prompt and consistent to the benefit of the nation and people. Article 11.Educational characteristic The contents and forms of all types of Lao media shall focus to educate, disseminate the directives of the party, laws and regulations of the state, other knowledge, promote outstanding persons, persuade the historical patriotism, unite the solidarity of people, and expand the fine culture of the nation in the protection and development of the nation. Article 12.Organizational Directives Characteristic The contents and forms of all types of Lao media shall aim to stimulate, organize, and direct the mass to implement the directives of the party, laws and regulations of the State, socio-economic development plan and correctly instruct and explain the rumor in the society. Article 13.Fighting with Characteristic The contents and forms of all types of Lao Media shall protect the correctness of the directives of the party, laws and regulations of the State, criticize all phenomena of violation against laws and regulations, negative phenomena in the society and react to all kinds of distortion, defamations that create the dishonor to the dignity, reputation, benefit of the nation and the population. Chapter III Freedom’s rights of Lao Citizen in the Field of Media Article 14.Freedom’s rights of Lao Citizens In the field of media the Lao citizen has the rights of freedom in the field of media by contributing their opinions, showing their views that are not in contradiction to laws and regulations, benefits of the nation, of the population and the reception of information on the internal and foreign counties situation, general knowledge, entertainment and other issues which are useful. Article 15.Rights to Freedom of Lao Citizens A Lao citizen has the freedom’s rights to contribute his opinion through the media regarding: 1. The elaboration and implementation of directives of the party, laws and regulations of the State, State’s socio-economic development plan and State’s 25/09/2018, 14:25