Stories about Thailand from September, 2005
Thailand: Music from Chaozhou
Thai-Blogs has a photo essay on the folk art of Teochew (Chiuchow/Chaozhou) opera, and backs it up with a little of the history of the ethnic Chinese who share that birthplace.
Thailand: Working with Thais
SiamJai posts a 750-word essay on how to get better cooperation than most Westerners achieve with Thai colleagues in the workplace.
Myanmar: Young rocker
Bangkok-based Myanmar blogger Wai Pyo picks up a feature from a state-run newspaper about 11-year-old rocker Aung Thiha.
Indonesia: Tsunami slideshow
Tony Demark has built a del.icio.us-tagged slideshow which allows you to toggle between Before and After shots of the tsunami as it hit Banda Aceh and Sri Lanka's Kalutara Beach. The Digital Globe images aren't new, but this shocking presentation makes sure we don't forget, and links to donation sites...
Thailand: Minority Reports
Stilee at Thai-blogs.com‘s posts on Muslim schools in the Thai south and Chinese dialect associations have generated much discussion about the kingdom's minorities.
Thailand: Youthful Dangers
Steve at Thai-blogs.com describes the dangers facing Thai youth — moto-racing, inter-college rivalry and freshman parties — and wonders why lax school administrators aren't punished.