Accio Firebolt! (plus quiz)

Broomsticks ready? 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' arrives next Saturday, and Bangkok will be....

Way Way's sad decision
Ma Ma Lay's groundbreaking feminist novel finally emerges in a local edition - and little has changed....

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....

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

Rangoon's first diplomatic visitors to Europe hit many snags, viewed many wonders, and endured many....

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

Suleeporn Bunbongkarn
Background: translator of "Tools For Success" and other management books (McGraw Hill)
Justin Wintle
Background: Author of "The Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi"