I've been around enough to know not to comment extensively on a few photos or a Google Earths screen shot.
Or paste random running conversations regarding the hiring a cranes from Google again from an Australian company!
I'd rather wait for the facts & figures thanks.
The buildings look like just about every commercial rural building in Asia, pretty stock standard & obviously fit for re-purposing if the necessary due diligence was performed by parties which I'm banking it was.
If any of today's posters want to contact the company & take a site visit to Laos in 6 months perhaps that could be arranged? That I'd be interested in.
Otherwise it's just not constructive conversation to poke holes in 2 photos.
I'm not even saying "Yipee Laos!".
I'm just saying get a grip on the forum.