All Comments for NGO Director Expelled

lao is building the nationl,make a lot fof money,someone is rich,someone is poor ,i's sorry because of bad official of goverment,we are lao why our people be like that

Feb 08, 2013 01:07 AM

Because of the Revolutionary Party had brought Laos the independence so today you all plus me (Who are Laotian)has opportunity to learn and has been recruited with good job. I do much appreciated with this new regime and be always happy with single party. We have peaceful in Laos, no strike, no trouble. We have been living in peace since 2 December 1975 till now. If you come to try to cause the trouble for Laos or abet Laotian to break ourselves united. Please do not come here, without such bad idea person coming here. We will still alive under the leading of our Lao Revolutionary Party.

Jan 08, 2013 03:06 AM

You have 2 choices if you want to help the poor people of Laos . One is to shut your mouth and close your eyes and help the poor . Or open your mouth and criticize the government which will kick you out in 24 hours without listening to you and left the poor Lao people face their unknown future alone . So which one would you like ?

Dec 24, 2012 12:35 AM

any development country moved out of poorest country by helping from many organizations, it is not only Lao even the developed countries still help NGO...please understand Lao Government if she did not action on something that can not accept or against Lao government policy, should be something wrong which no one want mention

Dec 19, 2012 02:58 AM

I cannot agree more with Peter Fassler who knows the truth!!


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Dec 13, 2012 07:53 AM

@Peter Fässler from Cholburi
Your mother and father control the money to raise you become a talkative man why you dunno know and put this childish question.

Dec 13, 2012 12:48 AM

Let me clarify; it is not up to her to disseminate internal information. If there were/are irregularities, then she must report this to her superiors. Latter then will decide, if money is being spent or not. But NGOs are not there to critizise the host country - unless instructed so by the donor. She is exexcutive and not legislative hence in this context she overstepped apparently her competence. But knowing my home country they will follow-up matters with an internal investigation - and hopefully will share the outcome with the Laotians.
Money rules the world but who rules the money? In this case certainly the NGOs.

Dec 12, 2012 02:06 AM

Well said!

Dec 12, 2012 08:13 AM

This Lao puppet government which created by Vietcong communist of present Hanoi regime after liberating the country monarchy. In the surface, it looks like the Laos in control of the country but in reality, the Vietnamese expansionists navigating the country from Villages to the highest levels, you all will see the Vietnamese spy and people. It is a great courage of her on behalf of Laos to speak out against this brainless and slave regime. Buddha bless you all.

Dec 12, 2012 01:54 AM

You are one of the liars hostiles to Laos! shame on you! how can you say that to Laos. What you said is not acceptable for the civilized world.

Dec 12, 2012 08:23 PM

You are a former monk who has a saturated brain with the budhist philosophy but none of the academic background.

Jan 17, 2013 09:51 PM

Did you ... offen like this mister Fassler?
A. Sophie Gindroz is THE ONE how said the true...But except he, every ONG paid ant take monay to ...Laos is a nice place for "working" in ONG ...A much they get one pocket ...?


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Dec 11, 2012 03:28 PM

well..she didn't let $$$ go to the wrong target and got kicked out for being anti-govermnt...so to get her works done properly, she must pay each high rank officials from top to the bottom...oh..my lord ...why so many countries wanted to wasted their $$$ for nothing.

Dec 11, 2012 12:11 PM

Gindroz has not done anyone a favour. She is there in official capacity which does not allow for any deviation from her job description.
I congratulate the Laotians to take such measures despite the delicacy of the subject. Gindroz reports only internally to her superiors; her diplomatic status kept her from facing the real music. I, for one, would send her back to Switzerland (my home country) and keep her there to avoid any further deviation as she clearly explained, that she had not learnt the lesson:

Dec 11, 2012 07:30 AM

You are right! I agree with you.

Dec 12, 2012 08:26 PM

You are absolutely correct. I am agree with the decision that has been made by the Ministry foreign Affair of Laos.

Jan 08, 2013 02:40 AM

Lao people hold the right to expel those who are not doing the right things and harm our nation! if you have goodwill, help us to clean UXO mess!!! Please!!!!

Dec 10, 2012 09:54 PM

You are absolutely right Mr Fassler. She should be never allowed to be in Laos. She absolutely caused trouble to many people who stay around her. This ... lady never say sorry to their families.


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Jan 22, 2013 02:01 PM

I agree with you, absolutely!!! I have spent almost 20 years working with 5-6 different organizations here in Laos. The fact is that almost 60% of budget of INGOs funded project would intentionally go foreign experts and their personal travels and dependents. The Government and local authorities have no right to influence as the NGOs themselves manage the actuall disbursement of fund. How will the local people get full benefits??? When the government or a local authority tries to intervene and adjust the budget then often they refuse to act accordingly. This is the fact, although some INGOs are doing exceptional work for the Lao people, a few are just here to do other things for their personal benefits.

Dec 10, 2012 09:49 PM

You have made a good point!

Dec 12, 2012 08:28 PM

You are absolutely correct. They stay in Laos, first thing they must respect our Constitution that had been created by our uncles and ants.

Jan 08, 2013 02:43 AM

LPDR says to all naive donors: " Just give me the money and SHUT UP. I'll do what I want. Don't tell me what to do OK. If you do, I kick you out."

Give me, Give me, Give me....I'm poor. I'm entitled to beg! I have no SHAME!

Dec 10, 2012 02:17 PM

You can read the actual letters that were sent from the country director of Helvetas (Laos) and the letter from MOFA.


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Dec 10, 2012 12:20 PM

we know and you know that she was trying to set up agricultural programs, only the corrupt government "officials" took most of that money given by foreign donors who naively think it will be spent on helping the country and the people.


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Dec 10, 2012 12:19 PM

Cette grande suissesse avec la grande gueule de mechant loup qui par manque de bonne volonte d’apporter l’assistance technique dans le developpement agricole au Laos comme lui a assigne par l’Helvetas s’est livree a la propagande hostile contre le Laos pour semer la confusion parmi les pays donateurs a la veille de la table ronde qui se tiendra bientot a Vientiane.. L’action de cette femme est vraiement nuisible aux interets du Laos un des pays les moins avances et bien connu comme le pays le plus bombarde du globe dans ses efforts de s’arracher de la chronique pauvrete au debut du 21eme siecle. Nous les Laotiens au pays et partout dans le monde condamnons sans reserve cette acte de malveillance.

Dec 10, 2012 12:13 PM

I think Lao government did absolutely correct, because you must looking for for task not for anti Lao government, what is your aim ? you come to our country for what, if your purpose is to helping not destroying we are welcome but if for anti government I think not require...
Yes, Laos is the one of poorest countries in Asia because of that we want useful resources we had. On the other hand, the developed countries in the world had already destroyed environment, isn't it? including your country I think!
My suggestion is don't try to anti Lao government and to destroy the Party, it impossible and one more thing : we are happy with one Party OK, you must open your eyes see around the world now, a lot of people died everyday because of what?
You don't think a lot of party will be good , just good for the leaders also. If you think Laos is the country doesn't have freedom for you, don't come OK!

Dec 10, 2012 09:40 AM

Not only the developed countries destroyed the environment. But the least develop country like Laos already allowed the foreigner to come and destroyed Laos's natural resources and this is call the "development", don't you agree, Mr...?

Dec 20, 2012 04:51 AM

I think the lady should just go about her business and provide humanitarian aid and not mix into the politics of others. I contribute to Helvetas for reasons of bettering other peoples lives, independent of the political surroundings. Regimes and politics are a different ball game, one in which Helvetas to my knowledge should not play except that they have to contend with those circumstances to help the population. But then, I wonder where my contributions to Helvetas go with a director in Laos supporting seven kids and a husband?

Dec 10, 2012 05:10 AM

Very good point has been made!

Dec 13, 2012 10:10 AM

i hope helvetas withdraws all their operation from laos - it's all they deserve. it may be worse for the people in the short term, but it will be better in the long run. how can those incompetents at the lao MOFA not see that they are just embarrassing themselves? this is absolutely appalling.

Dec 10, 2012 01:24 AM

You should go out of Laos first!

Dec 13, 2012 06:52 PM

I agree with you JON

Dec 20, 2012 04:42 AM

She was right to speak up. Currently, the economic and humanitarian situation in Southern Laos is very very worrying. Lots of Vietnamese trucks cutting forest, plantation economy, land grabbin, landless villagers, racism toward ethnic minorities...It is a shame that international donors don't do anything about this...

Dec 10, 2012 12:37 AM

Lao government should listen to the people's voice not just listen to your own voice. Sing-party is the party of the people and for people, isn't it?

Dec 20, 2012 04:56 AM

CONGRATULATION TO YOU ( Director Anne )
for standing up and have Courage to say the right thing to say to Protect Others who can not Protect themselve.
Laotian

Dec 09, 2012 11:53 PM

She protects no one but just try to create the troubles to others who stay around her. All of what she did, i can assume that she for herself' reputation.

Jan 08, 2013 02:48 AM

To all of you who talk without any knowledge about this situation nor understanding of development issues.
She was fighting precisely against small farmers expropriation by the government heavily corrupted by chinese and other local companies. How can you develop agriculture if people have no land ?
And that's just one example.
Just try to think before talking

Dec 09, 2012 11:09 PM

Well, Paul, if Gindroz spoke out against corruption of the government isn't that precisely what an intention to help the local people is?

Dec 09, 2012 11:01 PM

Hey there! if you dont like this country just leave us alone! why bothering us with such an idiot attitude??? you think you superior than the others??? build your own kingdom and rule it then!!!

Dec 09, 2012 08:27 PM

well said,you are a nice lady

Dec 15, 2012 03:52 AM

It looks like this lady has not intended to help the local people by introducing agricultural development best practices, but rather has other hidden agenda behind her "so called" mandate. Here we goes... What goes around comes around! In Laos, do what the Laotians do! They may not prefer chocolate as the Swiss do!

Dec 09, 2012 12:31 PM

What you have said is true!

Dec 13, 2012 10:11 AM

Very brave Lady/Director from Helvetas/Swiss- Agency in laos who had criticizesd about the corrupted dictatorial Regime who had been profiting for years, Billions and Billions of U.S Dollars from foreign Aid-Donors pouring their assistances to help and improved the living conditions of poorest people in general...I wish the other Agencies should react the samemanner to strictly control or stopping to given out the financial assistances to Laos,also pressure them if can, asking them to reform the system authoritarian regime into the liberal Democratic Regime with multi-parti System of Governing, etc...

Dec 09, 2012 09:50 AM

You are not lao ptriotic!The good and real laotian would not say that to Laos the native country!

Dec 11, 2012 03:17 PM

That libertine woman with big mouth deserves to get kicked out from the country for her hostile propaganda against Laos where she was assigned by Helvetas to help in the agricultural development. It was none of her duty to criticize the political system of Laos to poison the environment among the donor countries, which are looking to bring assistance to that tiny landlocked country famous as the most bombed on earth.

Dec 09, 2012 03:45 AM

i totally agree with "those who refrains their free-will ways of thinking" and just lamentably go along with the govt there than, only then, it's good in that lament environment.
it's very lame that freedom of speech is very suppressive there, very lame indeed.

Dec 09, 2012 03:39 AM

I applaud her for speaking up for Lao people. Every donor countries need to speak up, why just the Swiss. Lao people want to get rid of those thug regime. You can't happen a 2nd or 3rd graders to run the country. They all are incompetent, but sadly the people who sufffer from this groupd of corrupt thugs are ordinary Lao people. They're short sighted and have no compassion toward their own citizen.

Dec 08, 2012 07:10 PM

Based on what the Lao communist has done and said to you, we the people are strongly supported and stand firmly behind you for what you have done and spoke on behalf all of our concerned in this country. We absolutely need someone like you to stand for our democracy and freedom. You shall not regret for what you have said, done and written. You must continue to use your freedom to defend not only on your duty as a director of development organization, but as a director development organization for freedom and democracy for all of the Lao people in this country.

Dec 08, 2012 06:06 PM

This an open corrupt government every rank and level.

Dec 08, 2012 05:20 PM

One-party Leninist bureaucratic authoritarian regimes like in Laos remain among a small number of the world's most repressive and liberty-stifling regimes, and generators of mass suffering by standing in the way of progress for their citizens, who are treated like imperial subjects that cannot voice any disagreement with their dictatorial rulers.

Dec 08, 2012 12:37 PM

This expulsion for telling the truth is not shocking; sadly it is what one expects from this corrupt and incompetent regime to which truth is a stranger. Sooner rather than later the Lao people will rise up against this gang of corrupt geriatrics who will then take their billions to China and continue to live in the manner that they have deprived their own people of even imagining. No fate is bad enough for this appalling crew.

Dec 08, 2012 11:53 AM

This is an over action and narrow minded of the MOFA

Dec 08, 2012 07:23 AM

what is the right thing to do as NGO, who brave enough to stand up for people who are abused, no one like her just ignore and silent, i saw only Anne Sophie tried to address those abuses.

Dec 12, 2012 04:21 AM