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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit

    NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups.
    NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...

    Tags: European Union, Justice and Rights, Human Rights Watch, Prisons, Political Dissent

    2. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Stolen-artifacts case has cost much, yielded little, critics say

    When hundreds of federal agents raided four Southern California museums early one January morning in 2008, it set the art world ablaze, suggesting that even amid an international looting scandal, museums had continued to do business with the black market in stolen antiquities.
    When hundreds of federal agents raided four Southern California museums early one January morning in 2008, it set the art world ablaze, suggesting that even amid an international looting scandal, museums had continued to do business with the black...

    Tags: University of Miami, Artists, Archaeology, DePaul University, Criminals

    3. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Cannes Film Festival projects cross-cultural cinema

    — Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as a particularly apt metaphor for the dual nature of the world's most essential cinema event.
    — Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as a particularly apt metaphor for the dual nature of the world's most essential cinema event. Paris-based graphic...

    Tags: England, Israel, Bars and Clubs, U.S. Congress, Festive Events

    4. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. In Thailand, a resort for the greater good

    MAE WANG, Thailand — As we sat together on a long, narrow raft of bamboo, Alexa Pham dipped her hand into the quickly moving river. "It's the really simple things," she said with a long breath, "that make it beautiful here in Mae Wang."
    MAE WANG, Thailand — As we sat together on a long, narrow raft of bamboo, Alexa Pham dipped her hand into the quickly moving river. "It's the really simple things," she said with a long breath, "that make it beautiful here in Mae Wang." Two wiry...

    Tags: Burma, Prostitution, Refugee, Sex Crimes, Politics

    5. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. If you go: Chai Lai Orchid in Mae Wang, Thailand

    If you go THE BEST WAY TO CHIANG MAI, THAILAND From LAX, Thai Airways, Korean, Singapore and Cathay Pacific offer connecting service (change of plane) to Chiang Mai. Restricted round-trip airfare begins at $923, including taxes and fees. Chai Lai...

    Tags: Los Angeles International Airport

    6. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Myanmar forces accused of 'ethnic cleansing' as EU ends sanctions

    The European Union discarded the last of its economic sanctions against Myanmar on Monday, despite fresh reports that Rohingya Muslims there face bloody and persistent attempts at "ethnic cleansing."
    The European Union discarded the last of its economic sanctions against Myanmar on Monday, despite fresh reports that Rohingya Muslims there face bloody and persistent attempts at "ethnic cleansing." The decision worried activists working to help the...

    Tags: European Union, Skype, Justice and Rights, Human Rights Watch, Religion and Belief

    7. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. French countess is key advocate for AIDS patients in Myanmar

    SHWEPYITHA, Myanmar — After her heroin-addict husband died five years ago, Ei Ei Phyu discovered she was HIV-positive. She thought her life was over until friends directed her to the open-air clinic here where she receives antiretroviral medicine.
    SHWEPYITHA, Myanmar — After her heroin-addict husband died five years ago, Ei Ei Phyu discovered she was HIV-positive. She thought her life was over until friends directed her to the open-air clinic here where she receives antiretroviral medicine....

    Tags: Personal Data Collection, Government, England, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice and Rights

    8. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Natalie Gulbis on the health hazards of traveling the world

    RANCHO MIRAGE -- Natalie Gulbis, the LPGA golfer who once dated Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, says she feels ready to play Thursday when the season's first women's golf major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club, begins. That wasn't so certain a month ago.
    RANCHO MIRAGE -- Natalie Gulbis, the LPGA golfer who once dated Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, says she feels ready to play Thursday when the season's first women's golf major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country...

    Tags: LPGA, Ben Roethlisberger, Malaria

    9. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Saving Cameroon's elephants

    Check off another majestic animal species your kids will probably never get to see: The forest elephant of Cameroon. Smaller than savanna elephants and with straighter tusks, the intelligent behemoths are being cut down by poachers at a horrifying pace.
    Check off another majestic animal species your kids will probably never get to see: The forest elephant of Cameroon. Smaller than savanna elephants and with straighter tusks, the intelligent behemoths are being cut down by poachers at a horrifying pace....

    Tags: World Wildlife Fund, Africa, Wars and Interventions, Endangered Species, Conservation

    10. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Thriving illicit ivory trade decimating African elephant herds

    Conservationists battling illicit global trade in endangered species say at least 25,000 African elephants were slaughtered last year by criminal gangs eager to market the lucrative ivory from their tusks.
    Conservationists battling illicit global trade in endangered species say at least 25,000 African elephants were slaughtered last year by criminal gangs eager to market the lucrative ivory from their tusks. The poachers' take has risen to alarming levels...

    Tags: World Wildlife Fund, Imperial and Royal Matters, Yingluck Shinawatra, China, Consumers

    11. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Hollywood Boulevard: Trinket hunt yields conversation-starters

    Interior designer Frances Merrill steps inside Phukaw, a new import shop chock-full of traditional Thai home goods, apparel and vintage textiles. It's one of those inexplicable Hollywood Boulevard juxtapositions — authentic design from Thailand's northern hill tribes, adjacent to Jumbo's Clown Room, the pole-dancing club where Courtney Love worked. Merrill grabs a roll of indigo-colored embroidered fabric, a handmade necklace and hair fob to be repurposed as room decoration, and a gingham towel.
    Interior designer Frances Merrill steps inside Phukaw, a new import shop chock-full of traditional Thai home goods, apparel and vintage textiles. It's one of those inexplicable Hollywood Boulevard juxtapositions — authentic design from Thailand's...

    Tags: Courtney Love

    12. Mar 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Thailand: $996 round trip from LAX to Bangkok on EVA Air

    EVA Air is offering a $996 airfare, including taxes and fees, to Bangkok, Thailand, from LAX. It is for travel Mondays through Thursdays until May 20 or between Aug. 20 and Nov. 30. Maximum stay is three months, and tickets must be bought by April 2.
    EVA Air is offering a $996 airfare, including taxes and fees, to Bangkok, Thailand, from LAX. It is for travel Mondays through Thursdays until May 20 or between Aug. 20 and Nov. 30. Maximum stay is three months, and tickets must be bought by April 2....

    Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), Trips and Vacations, Travel

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