In his latest book, The Fear Artist (2012, ISBN 978-1-61695-112-2), veteran Bangkok Fiction writer Timothy Hallinan sure knows how to make a reader feel that he or she is in Bangkok: The soi itself is almost as featureless as the stucco wall: a thin seam of asphalt too narrow for two cars, framed by a […]
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WoWasis book review: ‘Trigger Men’ snipercraft by Hans Halberstadt
On May 13, 2010, WoWasis reported: “Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol, a rogue military officer familiarly known as Seh Daeng, had been shot in the head near the main protest area at Siam Square, as a result of sniper fire, and is reported to be in critical condition.” Seh Daeng was the de facto military leader […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis book review: Nihal DeSilva’s ‘The Giniralla Conspiracy,’ Sri Lanka
The Giniralla Conspiracy (2005, ISBN 978-955-1266-02-8), was Sri Lankan novelist Nihal DeSilva’s third and final completed book hHe was killed by a landmine while in his mid-50s, making for a short, but stellar literary career). Like his two previous books, The Far-Spent Day, and the Gratiaen Prize-winning The Road from Elephant Pass, it is based […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis book review: ‘The Snakehead’: of smuggling Chinese nationals into the U.S.
WoWasis has already reported on the AAMP (Asian Apartment Massage Parlor) scene in the western U.S. In that environment, based on our interviews, it would appear that most of the women involved in the trade view the United States as a quick way to make great money, and a way-stop on their way back home. Whether […]
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NGOs investigtaing alleged sex trafficking continue to be challenged in providing truthful information
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis book review: Nihal DeSilva’s ‘The Far Spent Day,’ Sri Lanka
Nihal DeSilva was a formidable novelist, a master of plot and character development who was killed by a landmine while in his mid-50s, only three books into a literary career that promised to propel him into the firament of notable writers of political intrigue. The Far-Spent Day (2004, ISBN 978-955-8095-74-4), like his previous book, the […]
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The Good Manner: Advice on Asia from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s dilemma: my Thai girlfriend uses skin lightening cream Dear Pa Farang, I would guess that like many other western men are like me, and appreciate and enjoy the dark beautiful skin color of their Thai wives and girlfriends. Lately, my GF has started to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Dr Laura Agustín and Thai sex workers: Anti-trafficking Rescues are Our Biggest Problem
Perhaps the most controversial topic we write about here at WoWasis is the excesses of the NGOs and governmental bodies involved in policing the sex trade in Asia. $30,000 Pedophilia NGO scam: if allegations are true, who’s watching the Watchers? NGO Pedophilia controversy heats up in Cambodia and Is it time for a website to archive […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis book review: ‘Chinaman,’ a fictional Sri Lankan cricket tale by Shehan Karunatilaka
There’s some damn good fiction coming out of Sri Lanka these days, but it’s not all that easy to find. Bookstores exist in Colombo, but they’re not exactly on tourist routes. We at WoWasis found really great stores — including the Odel shop — in the shopping gallery at the airport, near the exit gates […]
Read the rest of this entry »Pa Farang’s advice: am I being set up by a Thai lady in Macau?
The Good Manner: Advice on Asia from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s dilemma: am I being set up by a Thai lady in Macau? Dear Pa Farang, I’m Korean-American, but work in HK and frequent Macau saunas once in a while. I don’t even look at the Chinese girls. My eyes shift directly to Thai girls […]
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