He was one of the very rare faculty members who was always generous with his time and subject expertise for Southeast Asia library acquisitions or any Southeast Asia related library matters whenever and wherever I needed his consultation. Throughout his life, Jeff established himself as an accomplis...
Nature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktopdoi:10.1038/news.2009.1136Anjali NayarNatureNayar, A., Wildlife trade threatens Southeast Asia's rare species. Nature, 22 December, 2009.
5. Look out for bedbugs– Unfortunately, bedbugs are a reality in Southeast Asia. Though rare, you will likely encounter them at some point if you’re traveling around the region for any length of time. Always check your accommodation in advance. If it looks dirty, simply move on. Also,...
Southeast Asia is an incredibly safe place to backpack and travel — even if you’re traveling solo and even as a solo female traveler. Violent crime is super, duper rare. Petty theft (including bag snatching) is the most common type of crime in Southeast Asia, especially around popular tou...
To snag a rare patch of grass (or better yet, send a friend to go and hold your spot) head out early with a large tarp and a few foldable chairs. Whatever area your tarp (and chairs) cover is yours for the day, so as long as one person is out there with a tarp in hand, you...
On the one hand, it is shown in general that a very common diachronic change in this linguistic area is for Dwell and Postural verbs to develop into Locative verbs. On the other hand, specifically in Tibeto-Burman languages, Locative verbs derived from these two lexical fields may further ...
Term Dates in Southeast Asia In most international schools serving an expatriate community, the school year runs from September to June. In rare cases for some schools serving a local population, however, the school year may run from February to December or even May to April, so it is import...
Southeast Asia possesses key advantages, including low labor costs, abundant raw materials, and strong manufacturing capabilities. While some economies, like Indonesia and Vietnam, may feel the impact of China's slowdown more than others, the region, as a whole, can mitigate ...
Generally speaking, Southeast Asia is incredibly safe. In fact, it’s one of the safest regions in the world. You aren’t going to really face any physical danger, and it’s rare to even get robbed or mugged. People are nice, respectful, and friendly. ...
(also Tonlé Sap) that is Southeast Asia’s largest lake. From the city’s ubiquitous rooftop “sky bars,” one can easily see the point at which the silty-brown river converges with the Mekong, a brighter bluish gray in color. In the May-to-November wet season, so much water flows ...