Posts tagged Asia

Cambodia’s first retirement home: migration and aging in one of Asia’s youngest countries.

“Views Of The Hong Kong Sky, Framed By A Canopy Of Skyscrapers”

“Views Of The Hong Kong Sky, Framed By A Canopy Of Skyscrapers”

Burma punks. (TIME)

Burma punks. (TIME)

In Bali, a traditional carver turns his skills into an unlikely global business—making high-end guitars.

SoundCloud / The World

Once Upon a Time in Pyongyang

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

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.

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

SoundCloud / The World

pritheworld:

There are tons of unexploded munitions 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. http://ow.ly/ix1XT

An Indian government tourism poster for Kashmir, issued some time in the first half, more or less, of the 20th century. From Boston Public Library.

An Indian government tourism poster for Kashmir, issued some time in the first half, more or less, of the 20th century. From Boston Public Library.