Looking ever so epic and Gandhi-esque, The Lady traces the story of Nobel Peace Prize (aka Hideous Norwegian Insult to Chinese Sovereignty Prize) winner Aung San Suu Kyi, and her struggle to bring democracy to Myanmar in the face of the country's military junta. more ›

Myanmar has blacklisted Michelle Yeoh and kicked her out of the country over her portrayal of Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming film. The film is "The Lady" directed by Luc Besson ("The Fifth Element") and is about the Nobel Peace Prize winner, her house arrest and marriage. She may also be a knife-wielding super-heroine. more ›

Typhoon Wipha might have been a no-show, and even though Typhoon Krosa was not expected to be as big as Wipha, the whistle it whipped up on our seventh floor apartment did mean we were hardly able to sleep all night (although the rain does appear to have stopped for now). more ›

Sri Lanka is fighting against the threatened beheading of a teen maid in Saudi Arabia over the death of an infant. Saving her from beheading has become one of the most urgent issues in a country where nearly everyone has worked abroad or had a relative employed overseas. more ›

Singapore - Singapore will host a round of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, making it the home of Asia's first street circuit (the only other street circuits are in Monaco and Valencia). More exciting is the fact that this will be the first night-time event in Formula One history! more ›

Why log your own trees when you can destroy another country's forests? Burma (or Myanmar) can't really complain about Chinese loggers illegally hauling away environmentally criminal amounts of trees in broad daylight as China -- for whatever reason -- provides protection and support against all of those pesky international accusations of widespread human rights atrocities. Nevermind that whole thing about Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Despite all of China's concern for cultivating and maintaining its rising international status, it's nice to know that Burma's oppressive military dictatorship has at least one very concerned friend in the world. Concerned indeed: more ›