Having lain underwater for 400 years, artefact may be out of sight, but it is not out of mind Andrew Buncombe, Swan Pyae Win Naing Sunday, 27 October 2013 For more than 400 years the Dhammazedi bell bell has supposedly… Read More ›
Burma
Muslims targeted during more violence against Burma’s minority community
Reports of armed gangs and looting after a Muslim woman apparently bumped into a Buddhist monk Andrew Buncombe Tuesday, 30 April 2013 Muslim businesses and a mosque have come under attack in the centre of Burma in the latest outbreak… Read More ›
Barack Obama blunders again on the world stage
By Nile GardinerWorldLast updated: November 19th, 2012 Barack Obama: hardly off to a flying start It is only two weeks since his re-election, and his second term remains two months away, but Barack Obama is already blundering again… Read More ›
The charmer-in-chief: Obama gets flirty as he schmoozes with Thai prime minister on first stop of historic Asia visit
EEV: Saving this one for the creepy photo’s: Plus a great photoshop of Obama viting the reclining Buddha. Obama visits Thailand on first stop of his three-day Southeast Asia tour He was joined by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Obama will next… Read More ›