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Thailand’s 87-year-old king makes rare trip outside hospital

March 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s 87-year-old king on Monday made a rare visit outside the hospital to observe development projects at his palace in Bangkok. King Bhumibol Adulyadej took a one-hour trip from the riverside hospital where he has spent most of his time in recent years to see a rice mill and a solar energy […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2012, 2015, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Queen Sirikit, Siriraj Hospital, Thailand, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27

Hold on — Series that keep you reading

March 6, 2015 By Samantha Pak

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Infiltrator By Peter Stone Amazon Digital Services, Inc., 2014 Ethan Jones and the remaining members of his ragtag team of foragers are back in the second installment of Stone’s Dystopian trilogy. The group is on their way back to Newhome, the post-apocalyptic Australian town where Ethan and his friends […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Amazon Digital Services, Chiang Mai Daily Mail, Ethan Jones, Hamamachi Ranger, Jimm Juree, Lunar Chronicles, Lunar Queen Levana, Minotaur Books, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rampion Books, Samantha Pak, Thailand, Vol 34 No 11 | March 7 - March 13, attention

A good reason to celebrate – The Year of the Wood Goat

February 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

First day of the Lunar New Year is February 19 By Sun Lee Chang Northwest Asian Weekly For many of us in the West, things are starting to settle down now that the holidays and the festivities of the New Year are behind us. The normal routines of going back to work and school have […]

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2015, China, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Korea, Lunar New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, Southeast Asia, Sun Lee Chang, Thailand, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, Wood Goat Year, Year of the Horse, Yin Yang

Learning in new languages — Dengue Fever: From Cambodia to the Triple Door

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Dengue Fever, a band well known for combining Cambodian pop with Western-style pop and rock, will be performing at Seattle’s Triple Door on Tuesday, Feb. 10th, They will be touring to support their new album “The Deepest Lake.”  Singer Chhom Nimol took some questions over e-mail.<!–more–> NWAW:  Where in Cambodia […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Apsara Awards, Brazil, Chhom Nimol Cambodian, Dengue Fever, Dragon House, Khmer Rouge, Korean, Long Beach Community College, Mexico, NWAW, Phnom Penh, Poland, Siem Reap, Singer Chhom Nimol, Slovakia, Thailand, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13

Vietnam allows new casino, ban on Vietnamese may be lifted

January 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A recently announced government decision to allow a casino on Vietnam’s biggest island drew mixed reactions Friday from citizens, who weighed its potential economic benefits against its perceived social vices.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Cambodia, Economist Pham Chi Lan, Kien Giang, Phu Quoc, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6

From Bellevue to Bangkok: UW alumni around the world

January 29, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ana Mari Cauce Special to Northwest Asian Weekly Before my recent trip to Southeast Asia, I knew that the University of Washington (UW) <!–more–>was a global university. We are rated 15th among the world’s universities in Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s much publicized rankings, and 14th in the world in the US News and World […]

Filed Under: Features, Education, Travel, Community News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Azita Emami, Best Global Universities, Chulalongkorn University, Direk Lavansiri, Early Buddhist Manuscript Project, El Salvador, Hello Kitty, Human Rights Center, Mahidol University, Rose Bowl, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Siam Cement Group, Somboon Chayavichitsilp, Southeast Asia, Thailand, UW, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6, japan

Vietnamese leader says banning social media sites impossible

January 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s prime minister said Thursday that it is impossible to ban social media such as Facebook so authorities in the communist nation instead should provide correct information to inform public opinion.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, 2016, Asia, HANOI, LINE, New York-based Human Rights Watch, Nguyen Tan Dung, Phil Robertson, Takorn Tantasith, Thailand, Thanh Nien, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, Young People, social media

Driver in Toyota case says he’s still haunted by crash

January 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Steve Karnowski Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who spent 21/2 years in prison for a deadly 2006 car accident involving his Toyota before he was released amid reports of a sudden acceleration problem affecting the automaker’s cars told jurors Thursday in his lawsuit against Toyota that he is still haunted by the […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Anne Brockland, Associated Press, Bard Borkon, Bill Markovits, Devyn Bolton, District Judge Ann Montgomery, Jassmine Adams, Javis Adams Jr, Koua Fong Lee, Quincy Adams, Robert Hilliard, Thailand, Toyota Motor Corp, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Bae keeps his mind on golf and is 1 shot behind at Kapalua

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Doug Ferguson AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Bae Sang-Moon doesn’t get enough credit for his sense of humor, which he served up when he arrived at Kapalua for the Hyundai Tournament of Championship. Upon spotting a familiar face in the media, Bae broke into a big smile and said, “I made big […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, Bubba Watson, Deutsche Bank Championship, HST, Hero World Challenge, KAPALUA, Matt Kuchar, NFL, Plantation Course, Russell Henley, Scott Hamilton, Scott Stallings, South Korea, Thailand, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Ousted Thai premier rejects charges at impeachment hearing

January 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thanyarat Doksone Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra defended her role in a money-losing rice subsidy scheme Friday at the start of an impeachment hearing that analysts say is aimed at ensuring the ousted leader stays out of politics for the foreseeable future.<!–more–> The charges against Yingluck have been […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Associated Press, Chulalongkorn University, International Studies, Ousted Thai, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

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