Patrick Winn
PRI
Thailand
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Indonesia’s bold plan: Moving its capital to an island paradise
Indonesia has set its sights on an eco-utopian capital to be built in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. There's a glaring problem with the government's plan, though: The island is literally on fire. → Read More
Japan has plutonium, rockets and rivals. Will it ever build a nuke?
Japan is perhaps the most pacifist, large nation on Earth. It also happens to own 100,000 pounds of weapons-grade plutonium. That could be enough to create more than 5,000 nuclear bombs. And while they are an extreme minority, members of far-right groups in Japan say it's time for their country to develop weapons. → Read More
A tech startup called OMG wants to revolutionize cash for hundreds of millions of 'unbanked' people in Asia
Bangkok-based OmiseGO envisions a world where cash is digital and free-flowing, stored on blockchains, accessible by smartphones and effortlessly zapped across borders. It's a human right, they say. And they're starting with Asia's farmers, merchants, migrants and factory hands, who are now quite likely to own smartphones but may not have bank accounts. → Read More
Chided in the West, cave-rescued coach is seen as saintly in Thailand
He is beloved for relinquishing his meager rations, going hungry so the kids could nourish themselves — and for hugging them close to ward off hypothermia. → Read More
Reincarnating as an enlightened being isn’t easy. Especially when you’re 6 years old.
After death comes for a rinpoche — a Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, imbued with supernatural powers — he or she may choose to reincarnate as an infant. Such was the extraordinary fate of a child named Padma Angdu, identified as a rinpoche in 2010. He was only 6 years old. A new documentary follows him as he grows into his destiny. → Read More
From tyranny to reality TV: Meet the celebrity defector women of North Korea
South Korea is transfixed by new television programs that put young and manicured North Koreans in the spotlight. → Read More
Why North Korean peace talks may hinge on 12 singing waitresses
Seoul calls them “defectors,” but North Korea accuses the sSouth of kidnapping a dozen waitresses and insists on their return. → Read More
Myanmar’s gruesome purge of Rohingya Muslims appears unstoppable
Myanmar’s army looks determined to rid the nation of the Rohingya ethnic minority. More than 100,000 Rohingya people have fled in the last two weeks alone. → Read More
She once served in North Korea’s army. Now she thinks Trump is a ‘cool guy.’
In a rare interview, a defector of an all-female division of the North Korean army describes life then and now. → Read More
Inside the Philippines’ women-run crime ring selling abortion elixirs
For poor Filipinas with unwanted pregnancies, this is what reproductive care looks like. → Read More
Why the West should care about Thailand’s new fight against fishing slavery
It’s been very difficult to determine whether the fish on your plate, or in your pet’s dish, was caught by an enslaved person. Thailand is tightening up its monitoring system. → Read More
More North Koreans are escaping to Thailand via an 'underground railroad'
Thailand is about 3,000 miles from North Korea. But for North Koreans seeking to defect from their abusive state into South Korea, it's the closest reachable nation where they can reasonably expect that the government will deliver them to South Korean officials. → Read More
Critics call him ‘serial killer.’ But Duterte is still a hit in the Philippines.
We interviewed one of the Philippine president’s staunchest supporters: Duterte Youth leader Ronald Cardema. → Read More
Neuroscientist Carl Hart says 'infant thinking' drives Philippines meth war
"Duterte’s ignorance is only surpassed by those who support him on this issue." → Read More
The truth about those ISIS-style flags waving in the Philippines
There are two conflicting narratives emerging from Mindanao, neither of which is entirely right. → Read More
China is working on the largest infrastructure endeavor in human history
The Asian giant is opening its first overseas military base, in Djibouti. Pay attention to this theme: China’s future foreign military bases will almost certainly begin as appendages to commercial ports. → Read More
Driving in some cities is a blood sport. Can autonomous cars compete?
Driverless car technology designed for the West could be difficult to transplant in many countries. → Read More
The biggest group of refugees in the US? Christians from Myanmar.
Trump’s anti-refugee push has hidden victims. → Read More
Meth’s new frontier: The Islamic marshlands of Bangladesh
Annual seizures of meth in the country have gone up 80,000 percent — yes, eighty thousand percent — in nine years. → Read More
Dog Thief Down: Pet lovers turned vigilantes in Vietnam (VIDEO)
Some see them as pets. Some consider them dinner. Others see dogs as a lucrative source of illicit cash. → Read More