Free trade and the blade

Resurgent efforts to win shares in the Chinese market should be viewed against the bloody backlash of a....

Mired in a methane war
This user-friendly guide to the perils of being environmentally unfriendly is unlikely to swing many votes in....

Lion without teeth
Singapore is brilliant at self-promotion, says an Australian analyst, but it is no financial dynamo. Much of....

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

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

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

He's been named one of the world's top intellectuals, but are there more things in heaven and earth....

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....

Grace and fun and freedom
In his second book on the subject, Brian Mertens remains effusive in his admiration for Thai art and design -....
Revealing the realm
A new book on Angkor by photographer Martin Reeves transports the reader into a dream world
New light on Suu Kyi
Justin Wintle once saw Burma's icon of democracy riding a bicycle at Oxford. He's learned a lot....
Tantric transformations
A Western artist immerses himself in traditional Tibetan painting

Justin Wintle
Background: Author of "The Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi"
Thavatchai Tangsirivanich
Background: Author of "Ayutthaya in Western Maps"