THAILAND
With the Thai prime minister dissolving Parliament to pave the way for general elections on July 3, what’s in store for the Land of Smiles?
VALERIE STICHER
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Last year, the King and Queen of Thailand celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. It provided an opportunity for some reminiscing on the part of the Thai media.
VIVIENNE KHOO
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A few good men will decide the fate of more than 200,000 fishermen and farmers along the Mekong River.
IRIN
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The true story of a small fishing village that produced one of the country’s top football teams – without having an inch of land for a pitch.
The asia! team
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Thailand’s border camp population remains constant despite third country resettlement.
IRIN
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As many as 1 million people in Thailand may be involved in sex tourism. Is this really as bad as it sounds?
BANGKOK DAN
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A car crash paralyzed his left arm, so Somsak Hemran learnt to play guitar with just one hand.
The asia! team
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A Hmong American woman attempts to explain what her ethno-linguistic group is about.
MAIBAO (MAIV NPAUJ)
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It’s the Chinese Year of the Rabbit! To celebrate all that is fluffy and floppy, we bring you 12 of the world’s most famous bunnies.
CLARISSA TAN
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Looks like meat, tastes like meat, but it sure isn’t meat. Linda Shiue draws upon her vegetarian experience to grant us Thai Mock Duck Curry – a recipe for the conflicted carnivore (or vegetarian).
LINDA SHIUE
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Chasing thrills and spills, I took the Loop-the-Loop roller coaster in Bangkok – where my spectacles flew off.
JEROME LIM
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Mooncakes, coyotes and Wendi Deng - we bring you asia!’s Top Ten stories from 2010
asia! team
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Is Burma on the cusp of change? Will 2011 be radically different or will it just be more of the same? Here is a month-by-month look at what the New Year might bring for Burma.
KYAW ZWA MOE
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It’s that time of the year again! Get into the game of Hmong ball tossing and find a mate on the spot.
MAIBAO (MAIV NPAUJ)
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