Irreverent, informed and downright eclectic crime fiction and reportage from Southeast Asia and beyond
I was saddened to hear that Sousath Phetrasy, the owner of the Mali Guest House in Phonsavan in Northern Laos, died, in his late 50s, on 25. September 2009. A brilliant and troubled man, Phetrasy was an unlikely veteran of the CIA’s secret war in Laos in the 1960s and 70s, the agency’s largest campaign, [...]
German Cinema Premiere for Marc Eberle’s film The Most Secret Place on Earth – The CIA’s Covert War in Laos (Screenplay: Marc Eberle/Tom Vater) KÖLN – 26.April, 11.30Uhr | Filmforum NRW im Museum Ludwig: Bischofsgartenstr. 1, 50667 Köln | Tel. 0221. 221 24498 | http://www.filmforumnrw.de/ HAMBURG – 4.Mai, 20 Uhr | Kino Abaton: Allendeplatz 3, [...]