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Dying for Sleep: Trucking Tragedies in Australia Persist

Truck-related fatalities in Australia have surged in recent years. Fatigue, fraud and unsafe practices are key contributors to the rise…

Sep 3

Dying for Sleep: Trucking Tragedies in Australia Persist

Sep 3

Floyd Whaley

The Survival Secrets That Aeta Tribesmen of the Philippines Taught American Military Pilots

Indigenous Aeta guides in Subic Bay, Philippines, helped downed American pilots survive in the jungle by teaching essential skills like…

Sep 2

The Survival Secrets That Aeta Tribesmen of the Philippines Taught American Military Pilots

Sep 2

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Rooted

Secret Ingredient: Chili Peppers Win Cook Offs…and Might Have Medical Benefits

Chili cook offs have found their way from the Southwestern United States to Asia, and they have brought with them spicy tales

Mar 23

Secret Ingredient: Chili Peppers Win Cook Offs…and Might Have Medical Benefits

Mar 23

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Beyond the Scoreboard

In War-Torn Cambodia, the Golf Course Was a No Fire Zone

During the turbulent 1990s, warring political and military leaders played golf peacefully together on the country’s only golf course

Mar 19

While war was occurring in Cambodia, peace was found on the golf course.

Mar 19

Floyd Whaley

True Crime in the Pacific: The Mysterious Assassination of Haruo Remeliik

The assassination of the first president of Palau threw the tiny island nation into turmoil. It took more than a decade, and a determined…

Jan 24

True Crime in the Pacific: The Mysterious Assassination of Haruo Remeliik

Jan 24

Floyd Whaley

The Wildlife Killing Fields of Cambodia

In the early 2000s, I was assigned to explore the impact of landmines on the wildlife of Cambodia. It would take me on a strange odyssey…

Jan 7

The Wildlife Killing Fields of Cambodia

Jan 7

Floyd Whaley

Peaceful Paradise or Political Hotspot: Is it Time to Take Another Look at Visiting Zamboanga City

Zamboanga City and other parts of Mindanao are increasingly open to tourism. Photo: Stephanie Ecate

Jan 5

Peaceful Paradise or Political Hotspot: Is it Time to Take Another Look at Visiting Zamboanga City

Jan 5

Floyd Whaley

Syria’s One Woman Rescue Operation

Rather than return to the safety of her home country, a Filipina maid in war-torn Syria dodged bullets to rescue others.

Jan 4

Syria’s One Woman Rescue Operation

Jan 4

Floyd Whaley

From Bangkok Alleys to the World Stage: The Inspiring Legacy of Sumet Kaewtipnet

Jan 3

From Bangkok Alleys to the World Stage: The Inspiring Legacy of Sumet Kaewtipnet

Jan 3

Floyd Whaley

Climate Change Behind Bars: How Inmates are Helping Tame California’s Wildfires

Volunteering from Prison Cells to Mountain Peaks: How Inmates Contribute to Over Half of California’s Firefighting Effort, Facing Brutal…

Aug 7, 2023

Climate Change Behind Bars: How Inmates are Helping Tame California’s Wildfires

Aug 7, 2023

Floyd Whaley

Floyd Whaley

Writer, editor and journalist in Southeast Asia and points beyond. Words in The New York Times, Reuters, Los Angeles Times and others.

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