It was the summer of 2008 and I was in Bangkok, Thailand, on a then work related trip that left me enough spare time to look around and do some reporting. Â My focus included alternative media, and lucky for me, a good friend introduced me to Jiew, editor...
The Preah Vihear temple is piece of world heritage dating back to the 9th century. But the war being fought over who controls it between Combodia and Thailand is going on right now in 2011. This past month saw more fighting between both nation's military, with a number of casualties,...
While many officials might be congratulating themselves for having handled the spread of HIV-AIDS in Thailand, an under reported resurgence is taking place. My guest for this podcast, part of my series on Thailand and Cambodia, is Mai of Teen Path Thailand. Together we talk about the situation for...
Originally I was coming to the beachside getaway known as Hua Hin in hopes of being closer to an ongoing conflict further south in this province, between a fishing village and the steel corporation that wants to built a smelter on their shores. However due to my compulsive buying of...
It is never easy to pull out a camera and record a message while sitting alone in public. It is even harder when you're alone, wastern, and tall, sitting in a park talking into a camera in your left hand. The following vlog entry is about my initial impressions...
