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."
* Review: Tsai Ming-Liang’s “Face” is kind of mesmerizing
To put it another way: in "Face," Tsai is attempting to convey the collaborative, cumbersome, intimate, creative process. Just as he can only convey to actors what he wants with metaphors and indirection, so these are the only ways he can communicate the process to viewers.
* Miner on the Move—Forbes Asia
Chanin, 57, is the youngest of six brothers from a Chinese sugarcane-milling family in the wild western province of Kanchanaburi. Originally named Wong, their father and two other families set up ...
* How to visit the Thai market where a train drives through
After I saw this startling video of a Thai market ebbing and flowing over the tracks of a train, I had many questions. Where was the market? Can I go there? What is the history of this line? Mystery solved!
Susan J Cunningham 