Laos Youth Network for Knowledge Hub

💭 Is “Best Friends Forever” still a realistic expectation in today’s world?

As we grow older, life changes. People move, priorities shift, careers take off, families grow, and sometimes friendships evolve in ways we never expected.

So what does friendship look like in modern life? Can friendships last forever, or is it okay for them to change over time?

Join us this Sunday for an open and thoughtful discussion as we explore the realities of friendship, connection, and relationships in the modern world.

🗓 Sunday, 31 May
🎙 OTA Discussion

We’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences. See you there!
See link below 👇

📌 Credit: OTA (Original content and discussion topic inspired by OTA)

*OTA ENGLISH: EPISODE 299*

Let's join our weekly discussion event with the topic entitled:
“*"Navigating Stress in Competitive Environments: From Awareness to Action"*”

This session is held on:
Date: Sunday, 10th May 2026
Time: 20.00-22:00 (Jakarta time, GMT+7)
Contributor: Zaki Maharani

*Join Zoom Meeting*
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86357959389?pwd=ahoNk4wh8KvIwWvomcLQmbEmz5ig6V.1

Meeting ID: 863 5795 9389
Passcode: OTA2026

OTA discussion for this week
Not everything normalized is acceptable. Ready for a real conversation? Join us
Link below👇🏻

*OTA ENGLISH: EPISODE 294*

Let's join our weekly discussion event with the topic entitled:
“*"The World Is Your Classroom: How Traveling Makes You a Better Human"*”

This session is held on:
Date: Sunday, 5th April 2026
Time: 20.00-22:00 (Jakarta time, GMT+7)
Contributor: Muhammad Ihsan

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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88656991461?pwd=fVWdbDrxmvB7Xyza91BXZbpMFqWqR6.1

Meeting ID: 886 5699 1461
Passcode: OTA2026

Hi guys! Let me share our topic for tonight’s discussion 👀

We’ll be diving into: Is it better to get married before or after becoming financially stable? 💍💸

See you tonight—don’t miss it! 8PM sharp 😝
Link will be provided below 👇🏻 before discussion start ☺️

Join us! NOW! 🚨🚨🚨
This is the english discussion and learning with peers, happening now!!!! Plz see the zoom link in the comment👇🏻

Free session sharing with our Alumni🙂
From being an Australia Awards scholar to now sharing the experience as an alumni speaker 🇦🇺🎓

We have Nouna from ANU-Canberra Nouna Niphalak
Simon from MUS-Sydney Simon Dethdesa
Nilun from UQ-Brisbane Sienmaneesam
Angpao from RMIT-Melbourne Angpao Somsouk Vangxuexa

If you’re thinking about applying for the Australia Awards Scholarship, join our session where alumni from different universities will share real experiences, tips, and answer your questions.

📅 22 March | 6–7 PM | Online
Seats are limited to 25 participants
Link's in the commend below 👇🏻

Let's Join our weekly discussion event with the topic entitled : "K-Wave vs SEAblings: A Turning Point in Asian Cultural Relations?"

Let's join the party 🙌

This session will be held on:
Date: Sunday, 22nd February 2026
Time: 20.30-22:30 WIB
Contributor: Tharisa Najwa Syifa

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83939818003?pwd=Bfsxce3n3prqXD6YNEFObH7p3nbUNa.1

Meeting ID: 839 3981 8003
Passcode: OTA2026

*Do you miss OTA's discussion?* We're back to be your friend again in tonight discussion with interesting topic. See you tonight guys!!!!

ກອງປະຊຸມ World Economic Forum, Davos 2026 ບອກຫຍັງເຮົາກ່ຽວກັບສະຖານະການຄວາມບໍ່ແນ່ນອນໃນໂລກນະປັດຈຸບັນ?
ໃນແຕ່ລະປີ, ຜູ້ນຳໂລກ, ບຸກຄົນສຳຄັນທາງທຸລະກິດ, ນັກວິຊາການ ແລະ ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງສາກົນຕ່າງໆ ໄດ້ມາເຕົ້າໂຮມກັນທີ່ເມືອງດາໂວສ, ປະເທດສະວິດເຊີແລນ, ສຳລັບກອງປະຊຸມເວທີປຶກສາຫາລືເສດຖະກິດໂລກ (WEF).
ງານໃນປີນີ້ໃນປີ 2026 ໄດ້ຈັດຂຶ້ນທ່າມກາງຄວາມບໍ່ແນ່ນອນທົ່ວໂລກໃນດ້ານເສດຖະກິດ, ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ ແລະ ການເມືອງສາກົນ, ແລະ ສະທ້ອນໃຫ້ເຫັນຢ່າງຊັດເຈນເຖິງ ຄວາມເປັນຈິງຂອງໂລກໃນປະຈຸບັນ. ການປຶກສາຫາລືໃນຄັ້ງນີ້ແມ່ນມຸ່ງເນັ້ນໃຫ້ເຫັນຄວາມເປັນຈິງໃນໂລກທີ່ກໍາລັງພົບກັບຄວາມຫຍຸ້ງຍາກຫຼາຍໆດ້ານບໍ່ວ່າຈະເປັນຄວາມຕຶງຄຽດຂອງປະເທດມະຫາອໍານາດ, ຄວາມຂັດແຍ່ງທາງດ້ານການຄ້າ ແລະ ເທັກໂນໂລຢີ, ມຸມມອງທາງດ້ານການເມືອງ ແລະ ເສດຖະກິດທີ່ແຕກຕ່າງກັນຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ, ໜີ້ສາທາລະນະສູງ, ຄວາມເຫຼື່ອມລ້ຳ ພ້ອມທັງແຮງກົດດັນທາງດ້ານພູມອາກາດ ແລະ ການປ່ຽນແປງທາງດິນຟ້າອາກາດ... ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າຫຼາຍປະເທດຈະມີມຸມມອງທີ່ແຕກຕ່າງກັນ ແຕ່ສິ່ງທີ່ທຸກປະເທດເຫັນກົງກັນຄື ຖ້າບໍ່ປິ່ນໜ້າລົມກັນ ທຸກຢ່າງແມ່ນຈະຍິ່ງຫຍຸ້ງຍາກຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ. ປະເດັນສໍາຄັນທີ່ສຸດແມ່ນຄວາມສໍາຄັນຂອງການເຈລະຈາໃນເວລາທີ່ໂລກກໍາລັງບໍ່ມີຄວາມແນ່ນອນ ແລະ ຄວາມແຕກແຍກ ໂດຍຜູ້ນໍາເນັ້ນຢ້ຳເຖິງຄວາມຈໍາເປັນໃນການຮັກສາຊ່ອງທາງການສື່ສານໃຫ້ເປີດຢູ່ສະເໝີ ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າການບັນລຸປະຊາມະຕິແມ່ນອາດຈະເປັນເລື່ອງຍາກ. ອີກປະເດັນທີ່ສໍາຄັນທີ່ຖືກເວົ້າເຖິງຫຼາຍແມ່ນທາງດ້ານເທັກໂນໂລຢີ ຫລື AI ປັນຍາປະດິດທີ່ມາພ້ອມກັບໂອກາດ ແລະ ຄວາມສ່ຽງ, ດ້ານໜຶ່ງແມ່ນມັນຈະຊ່ວຍເພີ່ມປະສິດທິພາບຂອງການເຮັດວຽກ, ຫຼຸດຕົ້ນທຶນທຸລະກິດ ແລະ ເປີດໂອກາດທາງເສດຖະກິດໃໝ່ໆ ແຕ່ອີກດ້ານໜຶ່ງແມ່ນມັນອາດຈະມາແທນທີ່ແຮງງານຄົນ, ຫຼາຍໆໜ້າວຽກອາດຈະຖືກແທນທີ່ໂດຍ AI. ພ້ອມທັງຊ່ອງວ່າງການເຂົ້າເຖິງຂອງເທັກໂນໂລຢີອາດຈະກວ້າງຂຶ້ນລະຫວ່າງຜູ້ທີ່ສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງ ກັບ ຄົນທີ່ບໍ່ສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງ ແລະ ການຄວບຄຸມກົດລະບຽບທີ່ຕິດພັນກັບ AI ອາດຈະຍັງຍາກ ແລະ ອາດຈະຍັງນໍາບໍ່ທັນການປ່ຽນແປງຂອງເທັກໂນໂລຢີທີ່ໄວຂຶ້ນທຸກໆມື້. ສະນັ້ນ ຍ້ອນແບບນີ້ ຜູ້ນຳຂອງທຸກໆປະເທດຈຶ່ງເນັ້ນຢ້ຳການເລັ່ງພັດທະນາສີມືແຮງງານ, ປັບລະບົບການສຶກສາ ແລະ ນະໂຍບາຍໃຫ້ສອດຄ່ອງກັບການປ່ຽນແປງ ເຮັດໃຫ້ AI ມີປະໂຫຍດໃນການນໍາໃຊ້ໄດ້ທົ່ວເຖິງສໍາລັບທຸກຄົນ ເພື່ອບໍ່ໃຫ້ມີຊ່ອງວ່າງຄວາມເຫຼື່ອມລ້ຳ ແລະ ຄວາມບໍ່ສະເໝີພາບທີ່ສູງ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ Davos 2026 ຈຶ່ງເຮັດໜ້າທີ່ເປັນການປະເມີນສະຖານະການໂລກຫຼາຍກວ່າເປັນເວທີສໍາລັບການໃຫ້ຄຳໝັ້ນສັນຍາທີ່ມີພັນທະຜູກພັນ ຫຼື ການດໍາເນີນການຮ່ວມກັນໃນລະດັບໂລກ ໂດຍເນັ້ນເຖິງຄວາມກັງວົນຮ່ວມກັນ ແລະ ຄໍາຖາມທີ່ຍັງບໍ່ທັນໄດ້ຮັບການແກ້ໄຂ.
ຈາກມຸມມອງຂອງການວິເຄາະຂອງແອັດມິ້ນ, Davos 2026 ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນຊ່ອງວ່າງທີ່ຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນລະຫວ່າງການຮັບຮູ້ ແລະ ການກະທຳໃນພາກປະຕິບັດ, ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າຜູ້ນຳລະດັບໂລກມີຄວາມຮັບຮູ້ວ່າວິກິດໃນປັດຈຸບັນເປັນແນວໃດຢ່າງຊັດເຈນ ແຕ່ການມານັ່ງຮ່ວມກັນ ແລະ ຕັ້ງຄຳຖາມຫາທາງແກ້ໄຂ ແມ່ນອາດຈະເປັນແຕ່ລົມປາກເປົ່າທີ່ສວຍງາມມາແທນທີ່ການຫາທາງອອກທີ່ເປັນຮູບປະທຳ ໂດຍສະເພາະໃນໄລຍະຍາວທີ່ເຮົາອາດຈະເຫັນເປັນບັນຫາຄື ການປ່ຽນແປງດິນຟ້າອາກາດ ແລະ ຄວາມເຫຼື່ອມລ້ຳທາງສັງຄົມ ຄໍາຖາມຄື ເຮົາຈະເຫັນການແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາໂຕນີ້ແບບເປັນຮູບປະທຳໄດ້ແທ້ຈິງຫຼືບໍ່ ຫຼືເປັນພຽງການຕັ້ງຄຳຖາມເພື່ອໃຫ້ທຸກຄົນຄິດວ່າມັນຈະດີຂຶ້ນ?. ພ້ອມດຽວກັນນັ້ນ ການສຸມໃສ່ຄວາມສ່ຽງທາງດ້ານການເມືອງ ແລະ ເສດຖະກິດທີ່ຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນອາດຈະເຮັດໃຫ້ການໃຫ້ຄວາມສໍາຄັນ ແລະ ບູລິມະສິດຂອງຄວາມຍືນຍົງ ແລະ ຄວາມຍຸດຕິທຳໃນສັງຄົມຫຼຸດລົງຕື່ມອີກ. ໂດຍລວມແລ້ວ Davos 2026 ບໍ່ໄດ້ຂັບເຄື່ອນໃນການປ່ຽນແປງຫຼາຍເທົ່າທີ່ຄວນ ແຕ່ເບິ່ງຄືວ່າເປັນແວ່ນແຍງສະທ້ອນເຖິງການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຂອງມະຫາອໍານາດຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ ມັນເປັນປະໂຫຍດສໍາລັບການເຂົ້າໃຈວ່າສະຖານະການຂອງໂລກກໍາລັງຢູ່ຈຸດໃດ, ແຕ່ມີຂໍ້ຈໍາກັດທາງດ້ານການປ່ຽນແປງໄປໃນທິດທາງອື່ນ ຖ້າບໍ່ມີການຕິດຕາມຢ່າງເຂັ້ມແຂງ, ມີຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບ ແລະ ການຕັດສິນໃຈແບບລວມສູນ ນອກເໜືອຈາກການສົນທະນາຂອງຜູ້ນຳຢ່າງດຽວ. ເຖິງວ່າຈະບໍ່ມີການສະຫຼຸບທີ່ຊັດເຈນ ແຕ່ເຮົາສາມາດເຫັນໄດ້ວ່າ ການກ້າຍອມຮັບວ່າຕອນນີ້ມັນມີບັນຫາເກີດຂຶ້ນ ແລະ ເປີດພື້ນທີ່ໃຫ້ທຸກຄົນມາຖົກຖຽງ ຫຼື ຕັ້ງຄຳຖາມ ອາດຈະເປັນກ້າວທຳອິດໃນການຫາທາງອອກໄລຍະຍາວ.

What Does Davos 2026 Tell Us About Global Uncertainty Today?
Every year, world leaders, business executives, academics, and international organizations gather in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum (WEF). In 2026, this meeting took place against a backdrop of deep global uncertainty across economic, political, and technological dimensions.
Davos 2026 clearly reflected the realities the world is facing today. Discussions focused on multiple, overlapping challenges: rising geopolitical tensions between major powers, trade and technology conflicts, diverging political and economic systems, high public debt, economic instability, and growing climate pressures. While countries often approach these issues from different perspectives, there was broad agreement on one point: without dialogue, these challenges become even harder to manage. As a result, one of the strongest messages from Davos was the importance of keeping communication channels open in a divided and uncertain world, even when reaching consensus is difficult.
Another major focus of Davos 2026 was technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI). Leaders highlighted that AI offers significant opportunities, such as improving productivity, reducing costs, and creating new economic activities. At the same time, they acknowledged serious risks. AI may replace certain types of human labor, widen inequality between those who have access to technology and those who do not, and outpace existing regulatory frameworks. Because of this, many discussions emphasized the need to invest in skills development, adapt education systems, and update policies so that AI benefits society more broadly and does not deepen social and economic vulnerability.
Overall, Davos 2026 functioned more as a global assessment of shared concerns than as a forum for binding commitments or coordinated global action. It highlighted common risks and unresolved questions rather than delivering concrete solutions. From a critical perspective, this reveals a growing gap between awareness and action. While global leaders clearly recognize today’s crises—such as climate change and rising inequality—the discussions often stopped short of defining clear, enforceable solutions. There is also a concern that the increasing focus on political and economic risks may further reduce attention to sustainability and social justice over the long term.
In this sense, Davos 2026 acted more as a mirror of global power dynamics than as a driver of change. It is useful for understanding where the world currently stands, but its ability to shape a different future remains limited without stronger accountability, follow-through, and decision-making beyond high-level discussions. Still, acknowledging shared problems and creating space for open debate can be seen as an important first step toward longer-term solutions.
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source: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/4-takeaways-from-davos-2026/ #:~:text=The%20World%20Economic%20Forum's%20Annual,and%20raised%20many%20urgent%20questions.