A nice follow up to the announcement about Phil Taylor’s edited collection on religion in Vietnam …
Here is another nice juxtaposition of images from Leif Jonsson. Both are from Hanoi – one from the entry hall of the Women’s Museum and the other from a Catholic church.
Leif’s previous contribution, also on a religious theme, is available here. I [...]
Over at The Irrawaddy, Dave Mathieson has a nice review of two new pieces of research that deal, in their own ways, with the “balkanization” of Burma. If the issue interests you in the slightest I would suggest you check out this piece from Human Right Watch’s Man in Chiang Mai. He provides a helpful and [...]
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While its recipe for franchisee profits and deep fried chicken pieces certainly isn’t to everyone’s taste, KFC is reportedly soon opening its first store in Cambodia. Apparently future expansion plans include KFC outlets for Laos and Burma. I have previously written about the dire state of the foreign fast food market in Burma. Although my piece is a [...]
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