so here is an article from today’s seattle pi. its about a website tracking gangs up in the nw. nothing i never knew bout, so i thought it kinda interesting. from my experience, it seems pretty comprehensive (on the asian side that is - i don’t know …

Connie Speight has swayed on elephant-back through unforgiving jungle and has adopted nine of the high-maintenance beasts. At 83, the retired American teacher is back in this Southeast Asian country to help save what remains of the once mighty herds. Once so famous for its herds that it was called Prathet Lane Xane, or Land of a Million Elephants, Laos is thought to have only 700 left in the …

VIENTIANE, Laos—Connie Speight has swayed on elephant-back through unforgiving jungle and has adopted nine of the high-maintenance beasts. At 83, the retired American teacher is back in this Southeast Asian country to help save what remains of the once mighty herds.

Vietnam yesterday registered its fifth bird flu death of the year, national health officials said. The victim was an 11-year-old boy from the north of the country who died on Friday, the director of t…

More than 500 family members flocked to a concert, activities and games for children at the Lao Toyota Service Centre in Thongkhankham village on Saturday.

For the Lao Toyota Family Party,…