Corruption continues to intensify in two-fifths of the world’s nations, nurtured by persistent poverty, political instability and crime.
In percentage terms, the number of countries perceived to be corrupt fell slightly, according to recent surveys by Transparency International, an international watchdog group. But that’s only because the sample size of its annual study has gotten larger [...]

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At its peak in the 12th century, the Angkor kingdom spread across Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, Laos and Vietnam. Angkor is the largest pre-industrial city known to man. So how did Angkor mysteriously disappear?
As archaeologist Damien Evans explains, the team’s findings give a stark warning to Cambodia’s corrupt and greedy rulers, and to modern societies worldwide. [...]

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So many people have defected from North Korea that the government is now building a wall along the Chinese border. This exclusive report follows one family’s dangerous exodus.
At a safe house in China, a brother and sister collapse into each other arms. For months, ‘Uncle Jung’ has been trying to smuggle his sister and her [...]

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If you have been following FSM Contributing Editor Adrian Morgan’s stupendous coverage of radical Islamofascist insurgencies, you will want to read this extensively researched conclusion to Adrian’s examination of the increasingly hostile Islamist encroachments in southern Thailand.
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There may be political solutions to the crisis in the south of Thailand. While funds are channeled to the [...]

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While many Americans vacation in Thailand luxuriating in five star hotels and sunbathing on its beautiful beaches, the south of Thailand has seen an insurgency that is nearly unrivalled in its savagery. FSM Contributing Editor Adrian Morgan explains why Thailand might not be your best holiday choice.
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