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A capital adventure
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 20/09/2012
» River breeze and morning sunlight softly touched our skin while a large group of Thai tourists were cruising on the Irrawaddy River. We had left the old Myanmar capital of Mandalay and were bound for three other major cities. The trip centred on Thai art in Myanmar, along with other famous cultural attractions. The art is believed to have been the work of Siamese war prisoners brought to Myanmar after the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, and their descendants.
As seen through the lens of an insider
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 16/09/2012
» Over the course of 25 years covering Myanmar and Southeast Asia as a photojournalist, Thierry Falise has come under fire from Lao militia, been hit by shrapnel covering riots in Bangkok and come face to face with a diminutive follower of the 10-year-old twins commanding God's Army who would stand on a chair to beat his wife.
All that wasn't washed away
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 19/08/2012
» At Koh Kret a Mon man points to a mark on the wall at the height of his head. "The water was here," he says of last October and November. "It was a bad time."
Olympics 2012: Live Report
AFP, Published on 10/08/2012
» That's all the action for tonight. At the end of the day, USA remains at the top of the medal tables with 41 golds out of a total of 94. China is second with 37 golds and 81 in total, while Great Britain has 57 overall, including 25 golds.
Olympics 2012 opening ceremony: Live Report
AFP, Published on 28/07/2012
» AFP LIVE REPORT CLOSES. That's it from us on the live report in London at the end of a night of drama, spectacle, humour and sporting celebration. Join us tomorrow for our live report on the first full day of sporting events at the London 2012 Olympics.
Take it to the bank trees to plant by rivers
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 15/07/2012
» Nick Ferren sent me an email saying that he built his house on the bank of a tributary of the Moon River in Ubon Ratchathani. ''With the flooding, the soil at the bank should be protected,'' he wrote.
Communal unrest threatens Myanmar's future: UN
AFP, Published on 14/06/2012
» Communal violence in western Myanmar poses a threat to the country's shift towards democracy, a UN rights envoy warned, as the death toll from almost a week of unrest rose to 28.
Down by the sea
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/06/2012
» The small province of Samut Sakhon is better known for its seafood market than as a weekend destination. Most of the time when we drive South, we just quickly try and pass it because Highway 35 is not an enjoyable driving experience, as it is always under construction.The coastal province along the Gulf of Thailand was in the spotlight recently when Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, visited migrant workers there. It is estimated that there are more than 100,000 migrant workers in the fishing industry and more than 3,000 factories in the province.
Sickness, phantoms, and DOG-umenta
Life, Published on 13/06/2012
» As if in the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea, the kiss of art has transformed the German town of Kassel into a living being. The dOCUMENTA (13) exhibition, orchestrated by director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, opened on June 9 and marked a return of the intellectually challenging festival that is a beacon of contemporary art which takes place once every five years.
Seven UN peacekeepers killed in Ivory Coast: UN
AFP, Published on 09/06/2012
» Seven UN peacekeepers from Niger were killed in an ambush in western Ivory Coast, in the deadliest attack on the force since its deployment in 2004, a UN spokesman said.