These news stories are of particular interest to me because I've been to Tibet and Burma.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6944750.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6947251.stm


Sometimes it surprises and alarms me that many Canadians and Americans know very little about Asia and/or don't seem to care much about it. We need to remember how lucky most of us are in comparison to most of the other people in the world. I remind myself of this when I catch myself thinking about how I make less money than most of my friends do.