Observed the Other Day: The 3:07 to Badulla

The latest episode of Observed the Other Day: Riding the rails in Sri Lanka's tea country, as seen through my overworked iPhone.

Nuon Chea on the stand

What does an 85-year-old accused war criminal sound like? Here's a short clip of Nuon Chea speaking in court today, sans interpreter.

The Khmer Rouge and the uncertain road to justice

Listen:

"They did so much damage to my family, but they just sit there without anything to worry about."

Kup Aisha sits on her bed, her wrinkled hands folded over a flowing skirt. She has the TV on in the background, though she barely glances at it.

Today, Aisha will walk into a courtroom on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, and stare into the faces of the people she holds responsible for her misery.

In a country where the Khmer Rouge are blamed for the deaths of one-quarter of the population, justice has many meanings. In this radio piece for PRI's The World, I look at one woman's story.

What happened when a flood barrier split a Bangkok neighbourhood in half

"It changes people. It makes good people go mad."A long barrier of dirt and mud runs down the length of Hathai Mit Road. For weeks, this makeshift dike has been one of Bangkok’s last lines of defense. It’s kept floodwater from rushing south, into a key industrial zone, and on to Bangkok’s central core.

On one side of the road, the simple homes have been submerged in chest-deep water for weeks. But the barrier kept the other half of this village dry--until last week, when dozens of frustrated villagers living north of the barrier tore it down.

In this radio piece for PRI's The World, I look at how a flood barrier divided one Bangkok community.

Pet Rescue: Bangkok

Yelping terriers, wayward crocodiles, several dozen felines, a hairless poodle and a certified cat lady: While the floods in Bangkok have rendered thousands homeless, volunteers are scouring the city, rescuing--or in some cases, capturing--stranded pets.

"I can't live here any longer," says Tuanjai Chanpeng, standing outside her home in water that reaches up to her chest, "but I'm not leaving without my cats."

In this radio piece for PRI's The World, I spend a day with Bangkok's pet rescue brigade.