Feb 19
THE mother of a man found dead in a Laos hotel has spoken of her family's heartbreak. A young Australian traveller has been found dead in a hotel room in Laos, the third death in a month. Alexander Lee, 22, of Yarraville, was found dead alongside Dutch woman Rianne Brouwer in their hotel in Nongkio …
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Feb 14
by Plant Delights Nursery Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 2:52PM EST Raleigh, North Carolina – Plant Delights Nursery, an international mail order nursery specializing in rare and unusual perennials has released their 110 page, full color encyclopedic catalog, featuring over 100 new perennial plants for Spring 2012. For 2012, Plant Delights Nursery introduces 6 …
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Jan 27
AFTER years of lagging behind, Cambodia, especially since joining Asean in 1999, had started to re-imagine itself — determined to keep pace with the region’s vibrancy. Phnom Penh, a lovely city by the Mekong, has since changed rapidly. unlike two decades ago, Cambodians today are increasingly feeling more like their counterparts in the rest of …
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Jan 22
An inspector general’s report reveals pressure on rank-and-file U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers “to rubber-stamp … visa applications, sometimes against the officers’ will” — and “sometimes while overlooking concerns about fraud, eligibility or security.” The September report, not made public, was obtained exclusively by the Daily, which says “the pressure … heightened after …
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Jan 17
Along the Rangoon River, where tigers and elephants once roamed, two 12-year-old boys dig through heaps of brick and debris, looking for metal to sell. “Money,” says one, thrusting a fistful of antique reinforcing bar at me. The other stoops to the ground and hits the ReBar with a small hammer, breaking apart the mortar …
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Jan 11
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Jan 07
Sri Lanka recognizes enormous growth potential in the ASEAN region and this region needs to be developed nurtured and promoted for better integration of transactional commerce, External Affairs Minister Prof G.L. Peiris said. Regional cooperation facilitates great deal of closer relationships in terms of trade, tourism and investment, he said at the ASEAN flag hoisting …
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Jan 05
Art and Culture Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul The Nation on Sunday December 11, 2011 5:49 pm Kamol Sukosol Clapp, or Sukie as he’s known to those in the music industry, is all set to reveal another of his talents by showcasing more than 50 photographs taken during his travels both in Thailand and abroad. The exhibition, his …
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Jan 05
Last year there was a coin for Glacier National Park; this yearthere’s a stamp. The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that an image ofGlacier’s Logan Pass has been selected for an international ratestamp to be issued on Jan. 19. The stamp was designed by art director Ethel Kessler, featuring animage taken by National Geographic photographer …
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Jan 04
If you haven’t heard. I’m not sure how i’m suppose to feel about this. ________________________________________________________ Link: bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16145598 “a retired French colonel has killed himself to protest against “indifference” to the plight of Laos’s Hmong minority, French media say. Col Robert Jambon, 86, shot himself in October on the steps of the “Indochina monument” in Dinan …
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