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Denis D. Gray
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Pioneering winemaker finds early success in Myanmar hills
by Denis D. Gray - March 28, 2016 - 1:10pm
When a democratically elected Myanmar president takes office this week after decades of military rule, some will be toasting the historic moment with a beverage decidedly not paired with this tropical, Southeast...
Myanmar's minorities fear election victory by military
by Denis D. Gray - November 1, 2015 - 1:21pm
During nearly seven decades the villages of the Karen have been torched, their men summarily executed and their women raped as the ethnic minority battled Myanmar's military regime in the world's longest-running...
'Rebel' female Buddhist monks challenge Thailand status quo
by Denis D. Gray - September 12, 2015 - 12:29am
On a rural road just after daybreak, villagers young and old kneel reverently before a single file of ochre-robed women, filling their bowls with rice, curries, fruits and sweets. In this country, it's a rare s...
Killing of environmental activists rises globally
by Denis D. Gray - April 15, 2014 - 8:21am
As head of his village, Prajob Naowa-opas battled to save his community in central Thailand from the illegal dumping of toxic waste by filing petitions and leading villagers to block trucks carrying the stuff —...
Some with Alzheimer's find care in Thailand, Philippines
by Denis D. Gray - December 30, 2013 - 8:31am
Residents of this facility for people with Alzheimer's disease toss around a yellow ball and laugh under a cascade with their caregivers, in a swimming pool ringed by palm trees and wind chimes. Susanna Kuratli,...
Ethnic traditions vanishing as Myanmar opens up
by Denis D. Gray - December 26, 2013 - 3:53pm
High in the hills of Myanmar's Chin state, Shwe Mana plays a gentle song on a bamboo flute using only her nostrils — one of the last of her tribe to preserve this ancient skill. A dark, intricate web of tattoos...
Thailand's self-exiled ex-PM may never return home
by Denis D. Gray - December 13, 2013 - 9:26am
Since being ousted as Thailand's prime minister in a 2006 military coup, Thaksin Shinawatra has been a very busy man. The billionaire bought and sold England's Manchester City football club, acquired...
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