June 2013
1 post
May 2013
3 posts
April 2013
4 posts
Bali Woodcarver Turned to Making Guitars by Tourist Request
In Bali, a traditional carver turns his skills into an unlikely global business—making high-end guitars.
“I want my son to be a soldier, he drinks too much and could do with the discipline,” said Acharaya Goonyatip. “If he’s sent to the south, I would make peace with that. We all have to die anyway.” Her son subsequently drew a red card.”
—Would-be Thai army recruits win, or lose, in draft lottery.
Angry Birds →
irrawaddy.org
Organized gangs of local parrots in Pegu Division are leading sunflower farmers to despair. In Toungoo Township, farmers are arming themselves with catapults against the birds, which are attacking their crops and eating all the seeds. “These parrots have come in flocks since the previous month and we are always guarding our plantations with catapults,” one of the farmers told state media. It appears the pilfering parrots may have a coordinated plan of attack, sending out scouting parties. “Only one or two parrots come in the morning and afternoon. But they come in flocks in the evening,” he said.
March 2013
3 posts
Training to Become Cambodia's First Underwater Deminers
An estimated thousands of tons of unexploded munitions are buried in Cambodia’s waterways. Now, a team is in training to become the country’s first underwater de-miners. But first the recruits have to learn to swim and dive.
A new radio piece for PRI’s The World
February 2013
6 posts
A Royal Funeral
Cambodians line the streets of Phnom Penh to say goodbye to a former king.
January 2013
1 post
December 2012
3 posts
“We want to reveal our suffering by dancing to this catchy Korean song.”
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