From her base in Thailand, journalist Susan Cunningham has walked, climbed, swam, scuba dived, ferried, gotten lost and eaten street food in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
Visit homes of artists Pinaree Sanpitak, Chatchai Puipia, Misiem Yipintsoi A very special tour of artists' homes is to be held Saturday, February 27. Dare I even say unique? Well, I've never heard of anything like it. Ticket revenues...
Movie review of Javor Gardev's ZIFT Better late than never. "Zift" was another of the best films I saw at the Bangkok World Film Festival earlier this. month. I’m not...
Third Thai International Balloon Festival to run from December 3 - 6
Only 85 kilometers, or less than two hours north of Bangkok, the city of Ayutthaya, Siam's former capital (1350-1767), is a standard stop for first...
Best movies from the World Film Festival of Bangkok Perhaps I've undergone a conversion experience. "Face" (aka "Visage") is long--140 minutes--but this may be Tsai Ming-Liang’s most beautiful...
Movies from India, Taiwan, Korea, Bulgaria among 100 to be screened Indian director Girish Kasaravalli 's "Gullabi Talkies" to show at Bangkok film festival The seventh edition of the World Film Festival of Bangkok will screen...
Ketsana batters central Vietnam as Philippines braces for new storm Filipinos float down flooded streets offering rides at San Roque village, in Laguna province, 40 kms. (25 miles) south of Manila, on Thursday, Oct. 1...
The "world's toughest mountain race" runs in Malaysian Borneo Don't listen to this video! Just watch. For the 23rd time, runners will race up and down Southeast Asia's highest peak. Mount Kinabalu is...
Was caught with 1 kilo of cannabis in 2004 A 41-year-old Thai woman was sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking 1 kilogram of cannabis. She was arrested near Kota Bharu in February 2004. Kota Bharu...
Troupes from five countries will compete for three days of traditional Chinese dragon and lion dances in Penang, Malaysia. The lion dances on "stilts" manipulated by, well, something like puppeteers? Besides Malaysia, the troupes will come...
Beware of scams at Suvarnabhumi Airport's duty-free shops To cut to the chase, the lesson to draw from this article is: don’t enter the duty-free shops at Bangkok’s sparkling, sprawling international airport, even...