Thailand’s Supreme Patriarch, who headed the country’s order of Buddhist monks for more than two decades, died on Thursday. He was 100. Doctors said that Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara died at Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, where he had been treated since being admitted for an illness more than a…

It’s hard to understate the impact photography had on the Vietnam War. When photojournalists talk about making images that inform, foment change, make an impact, this is what they’re talking about. But that was then. For a number of reasons—cable news, Twitter, war fatigue, iPhones, reality TV, etc.—professional photojournalists…

Biswamoyopterus laoensis that is the name;  in plain English, the Laotian giant flying squirrel. This new discovery of the Flying Squirrel by a team of biologist was first sighted at a bush meat market a year ago. Biswamoyopterus laoensis is a large flying squirrel that weighs 1.8 kg and measures…

UNESCO has given the Award of Excellence for Cultural Heritage Conservation to Thailand for the temple ‘Wat’ Prayurawongsawas Worawihan. Its not the first time Thailand has won the award as Thailand does have 9 awards in its books.   The Thai project won the first place or the Award of…

Da Nang, Vietnam, is a fast growing city rich in old and new architecture with influences from the French. The government has directed its focus onto building new infrastructure into Da Nang in order to improve the standard of living, a first step to a first class city. But…

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 Vietnam war ended in 1975 and to many who lived through the war, still struggle with the strong memories.  Ask a father and son, who have been hiding in the Jungles of Vietnam for over 40, well after the war.  They cultivated their own tobacco and hunted small…