A philanthropist in the news—someone who made a huge donation or launched a big project in the past year—is more likely to find himself here. We try to highlight new names each year.
* Back To His Roots—Forbes Asia
He sighs, "I wish I could go back to that first (1935) constitution. I would give the Philippines much less freedom but much more authority to an honest president."
* 48 Heroes of Philanthropy
The global financial crisis is hammering fortunes all over Asia, but the past year was still a good one for philanthropy as tycoons and more modest donors tried to maintain their charity commitments ... I was a contributor to this annual list of philanthropists in Asia in the March 12 issue of Forbes Asia magazine.... Continue Reading →
* Biking the wilds of Bangkok—Reader’s Digest Asia
Until two decades ago, most inhabitants of Bang Kra Jao were farmers. Around that time, some of the narrow canals were covered with elevated concrete pathways. Now the pathways total more than 20 kilometres, enabling people to commute to the urban jungle
* Good charts, if hard to read—Forbes Asia
From Forbes Asia, August 2007 Foreigners looking for inexpensive knee replacements, heart surgery or 64-slice CT scans have turned Bangkok into a mecca of medical tourism. Bumrungrad Hospital pioneered the industry, and today it’s a marketing machine, with a chief executive from the U.S. and a high profile in the press overseas ...
Susan J Cunningham 