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From Silkworm Books:
The Last Century of Lao Royalty: A Documentary History
Grant Evans
ISBN 978-974-9511-66-4
2009. 443pp, 21×28cm. 498 b/w photographs, 25 color photographs,
B1,850
Lao Royalty’s engagement in all the major events of the country in the last century forms a rich and complex narrative. But with the 1975 Communist revolution this history fell into oblivion and has all [...]

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A recent interview in the Phnom Penh Post with the Cambodian Minister of Women’s Affairs reveals the embattled position of anyone championing women’s rights and gender inequality in the country.
Are your male Cabinet colleagues interested in women’s affairs?
Should I lie to you? I would be lying if I said they are all interested. They are [...]

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Thailand will soon quiet down, the economy will once again boom and visitors will throng to its temples and beaches. And, with any luck, this king will be around for a good while longer to savor his victory.
- Extracted from W. Scott Thompson, “Bhumibol, Thailand’s remarkable king”, Los Angeles Times, 11 December 2008.

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