Early this month, Catholic activists secured a promise from the government that a building formerly housing the offices of the apostolic nuncio would be returned to the Church. The Catholic activists …

I came across a joke in Koosang Koosom magazine written in Thai Language by Choum, translated by yours truly, I thought it was rather strange and funny. I didn’t know if this is an Asian thing or it’s universal.
A 93 years old lady was depressed after her husband recently passed away. One day [...]

BANGKOK — The launch of Daily Xpress, Thailand’s first ever frees newspaper, to be published in English with a compact form, will take place along with the transformation of The Nation into a paper w…

BANGKOK — The launch of Daily Xpress, Thailand’s first ever frees newspaper, to be published in English with a compact form, will take place along with the transformation of The Nation into a paper w…

The last clip of Lao dancing, the modern way.

I finally had a chance to buy four egg rolls from a lady with her stand across the street from Leiden Centraal train station. I have been walking by Song’s Vietnamese Loempia or spring roll all these years but have never made a stop because I can make it myself. I haven’t make these crispy [...]

I should be in bed at the moment but I’m not. I’m sitting here listening to DJ Tiesto’s music and blogging, jumping from one site to another. Actually I was sleeping for a couple of hours but then woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep. What to do at 1:00 AM in the morning? [...]

BANGKOK, THAILAND: The U.N. refugee agency is concerned about Thailand’s recent repatriation of a small group of ethnic Hmong to Laos because of reports that they were sent back involuntarily, a spokeswoman for the organization said Friday (29 Feb).

Since my relatives back in Vientiane were celebrating Chinese New Year, I didn’t want to feel left out and joined the celebration by having my own little party. I went to the local Chinese grocery store and stocked up on a few things. I then made som tam or tum maak houng, however you want [...]