Literature of Laos families: Lao-Tai (Tai-Kadai); Mon-Khmer (Austroasiatic); Hmong-Mien (Miao-Yao), and Sino-Tibetan (primarily Tibeto-Burman). As an inland crossroads of Southeast Asia the political history of Laos has been complicated by frequent warfare and colonial conquests by European and regional rivals. As a result, Laos today has cultural influence from France, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Burma, and Cambodia. Traditionally literature is held high regard in Lao society. Lao literature spans a wide range of genres including religious, philosophy, prose, epic or lyric poetry, histories, traditional law and customs, folklore, astrology, rituals, grammar and lexicography, dramas, romances, comedies, and non-fiction. Lao thematic elements frequently combine the
Malaysia–Myanmar relations Laos but were rejected by the country. The Malaysian Foreign Deputy Minister also clarified that despite the issues, the relations between the two countries are still normal. Malaysia–Myanmar relations Malaysia–Myanmar relations (; Jawi: هوبوڠن مليسيا–ميانمار; ) are foreign relations between Malaysia and Myanmar. Both are the members of ASEAN and enjoys a good relations. Although the relations become strained in late 2016 due to the Rohingya issues, the relations remained stable after the meeting between both countries armed forces chief to playing down the issues. Burma currently has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia has an embassy in Yangon.