Thirteen things that occurred on 13 March

1. William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus in 1781

2. In 1954, Viet Minh forces under General Vo Nguyen Giap started the battle against French forces in Dien Bien Phu. While the French felt confident of their military superiority, the battle lasted until 7 May with the French defeat. The

3. In 1969, the Apollo 9 mission returned to Earth,

orthern Laos . Five hours and numerous stops later we reached the peak of the hill and a chance to sleep for a few hours. We walked for another two hours beneath the dense jungle canopy, then stopped …

A video clip of Wat Sisaket, take in April of 2007.

Wat Sisket, part 2

During my visit to Laos last year I didn’t get a chance to visit Wat Sisaket. I had been there a few times as a little kid living in Vientiane and wanted to see the familiar places again. Currently Wat Sisaket is [...]

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Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin announced on Thursday that he will suspend his duty, effective immediately, after the Assets Examination Committee (AEC)decided to press charges against him. Apirak,…

) March 13, 2008 — In Beyond the Rice Paddies, author Linda West shares her haunting childhood memories of the Vietnam War. Public experience and knowledge of the Vietnam War has been filtered t…