A Norman stonemason is preparing a 7ft-high white remembrance slab for the names of those who will be killed in 2008. There will be no room for any description of how the people in question died. The first name is already known – Carsten Thomassen, a 38-year-old reporter for Norway’s Dagbladet newspaper who bled to death in the lobby of a Kabul hotel on 14 January after terrorists attacked a …

Cambodia is experiencing a construction boom fueled by foreign investment, particularly by South Koreans, and buying and selling among the country’s few nouveaux riche - while leaving the poor majorit…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – An old hospital was razed to make way for Phnom Penh’s tallest building – a 42-story twin condominium tower. A garbage-strewn slum became prime real estate after pol…

WHEN I was still in high school, one of the most often-quoted lines was: “Sa ikauunlad ng bayan, disiplina ang kailangan.” Literally, it means that what we need to make this country progressive is discipline.

As a quick update: Marilyn Chin was named a 2007 USA Hoi Fellow by United States Artists, an arts advocacy organization dedicated to the support and promotion of America’s arts and culture. The following is an interview I did with her 5 years ago for A…

Hoy collected from a stream in Pakse have been cooked in boiling water and then pulled out from the shells and seasoned with various herbs and spices. They are then put on bamboo sticks and then grilled and eaten with spicy dipping sauce. I was told this dish is a favorite for the men to [...]

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Anh Gia Lai, one of the country’s largest football clubs will help train the U23 football squad of Laos for the 25th Southeast Asian Games, which will take place in Laos in late 2009.

Hanoi - A court in northern Vietnam sentenced four people to death and seven others to life imprisonment in a drug trafficking ring involving nearly 20 kilogrammes of heroin, an official said Sunday. …

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merit making, originally uploaded by c_p_lew. There are a lot of merit making ceremonies before the Lao New Year. Villages get together and collect donations at each store and people in each house will have a fund-raising

ผู้จัดการรายวัน– ชาวกัมพูชาทั้งในประเทศและที่อาศัยทำกินในต่างแดนจำนวนได้แสดงความโกรธแค้นหลังจากทราบข่าวที่รัฐบาลสมเด็จฯ ฮุนเซนให้เอกชน 2 รายเช่าเกาะใหญ่ที่สุดในอ่าวไทยเป็นเวลา 99 ปี พร้อมด้วยเกาะเล็กอีกแห่งหนึ่ง โดยอ้างว่าเพื่อพัฒนาเป็นแหล่งท่องเที่ยวเชิงอนุรักษ์