Cambodia
Cambodia for the last four decades has been one of the most tragically unlucky countries in the world. Caught in the geopolitics of the Cold War, Cambodia found itself in the late 1960s as a battleground in America's war against the communists in neighboring Vietnam.... learn more
The Dayaks of Kalimantan
The Dayaks are of something of an anomaly in that while they are a tiny minority in Indonesia, their population of 4,000,000 make them a majority on the island of Borneo. They are known to the rest of the world mainly as the "Headhunters of Borneo".... learn more
South Africa
Although South Africa's peaceful changeover to democratic majority rule in the early 1990s has rightly been hailed as one of history's great political success stories, the country still faces dire problems.... learn more
Education in Thailand
The Thai economy has been perhaps the most vibrant of the Southeast Asian "Little Tigers" (excluding Singapore) during the past several decades. Whether it continues depends on a number of factors, not the least of which is the quality of its education system.... learn more