Irwin Loy

A musician strums the pin, the Cambodian harp, during a rehearsal in Phnom Penh.

Cambodia works to revive an ancient harp, plucked from a temple wall

Arts, Culture & Media

How do you make an instrument relevant that hasn’t been heard for hundreds of years? A French ethnomusicologist is recreating Cambodian instruments that vanished centuries ago.

Why Some Men in Cambodia Don’t Think Gang Rape is Gang Rape

Development & Education

Bali Woodcarver Making High-end Guitars

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Training to Become Cambodia’s First Underwater Deminers

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Khmer Rouge Trial Begins in Cambodia

Conflict & Justice

Why a Bangkok Neighborhood Flood Barrier was Torn Down

Global Politics

Reporter Irwin Loy reports on the dividing line in a flooded part of Thailand’s capital, Bangkok.

The World

Slideshow: Thailand’s Flood Leaving Stranded Pets

Global Politics

Some of those stranded in Thailand’s calamitous floods are family pets. A group of volunteers has been heading into flooded Bangkok neighborhoods, rescuing frantic cats and dogs.

The World

Slideshow: Bangkok Residents Skeptical Worst of Floods is Over

Global Politics

Thailand’s government says the worst of the flooding there is over. But people who live in submerged parts of Bangkok say they don’t trust the government’s pronouncements.

Myanmar ‘to Grant Prisoner Amnesty’

Global Politics

The US said this week, if Myanmar showed concrete progress on issues like political prisoners, it would respond.

North Korean Defectors Traverse a Dangerous Journey to Reach South

Conflict & Justice

More and more North Koreans are using the underground railroad along the Mekong River to reach Thailand in their journey to defect to the South.