Lion without teeth

Singapore is brilliant at self-promotion, says an Australian analyst, but it is no financial dynamo. Much of....

Not quite Cambodia for dummies
Somewhat out of its depth, this beginner's guide to Khmer history can't match the scholarship of....

The death of the expose
In a new book, The Nation's Thepchai Yong laments the demise of iTV's independence and warns of....

Gardner of Arabia
BBC reporter Frank Gardner describes how his long-term love affair with the Middle East almost came to an end....

Style :Weaving the spell
Consider all the technological wizardry and marketing magic that goes into conjuring up copies of Harry....

The magnificent monuments of this ancient Buddhist centre are examined in a beautifully illustrated if....

Finding new twists in the familiar tale of Pilgrims and Indians in colonial America

A 'second father' to some of the country's leading figures today, inspirational teacher Khru....

The merry mentor
A 'second father' to some of the country's leading figures today, inspirational teacher Khru....
The secret fragrance of Thai rice
This book provides all the information that we, as rice eaters, aren't supposed to know about rice as a....
The Last Blue Mile
The author of The Art of Uncontrolled Flight uncovers the proud and sometimes backstabbing world of the Air....
If Today Be Sweet
Tehmina Sethna's beloved husband has died this past year and she is visiting her son, Sorab, in his....

The merry mentor
A 'second father' to some of the country's leading figures today, inspirational teacher Khru....
Too beautiful to eat
The Oriental reissues its gorgeous cookbook for a reading public hungry for more caramelised duck liver and....
Trailblazing down the centuries
A favourite epoch of history for me has always been the age of exploration: when the Portuguese and Spanish....
Revealing the realm
A new book on Angkor by photographer Martin Reeves transports the reader into a dream world

New American classic
Stumbled upon by accident, Sigrid Nunez's novel immortalises the passion, pathos and nobility of the....
Sam Spade in the City of Angels
A genuine Bangkok gumshoe opens his casebook of high-speed chases and high-priced hookers