Thailand is looking into making travel insurance mandatory before entering  the country. The requirement is having tourist paying 500 baht($16 USD) when applying for a visa. The big reason is that there have been several incidents where tourist have been admitted to a hospital where the bills never been…

Ready to be opened in 2018, Singapore new addition of a bubble structure made from steel and glass will be part of Singapore’s Airport. The structure will have a waterfall coming from the roof into a pool.  The airport already provides a movie theater, a four story slide, playground,…

Lao fish Sauce, also known as Padek/Padaek, is a thick seasoned fermented sauce with bits of fish.  It  is often eaten with sticky rice and the taste is described as fishy and salty.  The thick sauce has very unique strong smell, and to some very hard to intake the…

Bird spit, thats right! Is a delicacies in Asia, especially in Vietnam, where it’s a growing industry. The saliva from the Asian Swiflets help this species of  birds in creating their bird-nest.  In the Asian market, these bird nest can fetch for over $1000 american. The nest are believed…

With over 1000 candles lit every night at the Ritz Carlton located on the coast of Krabi Thailand, its hard not to be mesmerized. The process starts at 6:30 pm and takes staff 30 minutes to light each candle, where it continues to burn for 2 or 3 more…

Phnom Kulen a place known to the locals as a living myth.  The story goes that a King  in 802, decalerd himself the divine ruler of all Cambodia, which gave rise to the Khmer Empire.  His name was King Jayavarman the second. This spark lead to an amazing civilization that built…

The first featured international film that depicts Lao culture, The Rocket, has received many international awards. The war torn past of Laos has been relegated to the edges of history, overshadowed by the greater international impact of the war in Vietnam. Now, a new film is trying to do something…

Ratchanok Intanon who is just 18 has become the world champion in badminton, beating Li Xuerui who is the world number 1 in 3 sets. Thai media cheered teen star Ratchanok Intanon with a flurry of ecstatic headlines Monday as the nation celebrated a first gold at the badminton…

An incident was filmed back in July showing a motorist being robbed in daylight has gone viral. “A video showing a motorist being robbed by five men with parangs and no one going to his aid has gone viral on social media sites, adding to the nation’s alarm over…

Indications has come out from local news, saying the 6 killed had refused to leave the area during warning signs from the rumbling of the Volcano.  Where over 3000 people have left their homes before the eruption. Recovery team are still searching for the bodies of 2 children. Tini Thadeus,…