Antonio Graceffo is an author and economist working in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Antonio Graceffo is an author and economist working in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The emergence of Mongolian wrestlers, with new ...

The martial art of Bokator has been rescued from near extinction thanks to the relentless efforts of grandmaster Sam Kim Sean and the promotions of American Antonio Graceffo. SO important was the ...

Antonio Graceffo is a wanted man. His crime? Supporting the Shan people in their rebellion against the ruling military junta in Burma, known euphemistically as the State Peace and Development Council ...

Archery training in Ulaanbaatar. The archers are preparing for Naadam. Credit: Antonio Graceffo In mid-July, each year, up to 1,000 racing horses, decked out in their traditional finery; exactly 512 ...

For the first time in history Cambodia’s Bokator warriors will pit their fighting skills against rivals from different martial arts background away from home. Adding a new dimension to this ...

Can humanitarian groups preserve both indigenous peoples' cultures and their lives in the wake of a crisis, or is it always one or the other? In Asia Sentinel, a Hong Kong-based online journal of ...

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Dulamsuren Demberel, a 58-year-old herder who lives an eight-hour drive from Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar, finds it harder each month to make the household budget work.

On a hill within an internally displaced people’s camp in Burma’s Karenni State, a solitary cross, scarred by a recent Burmese army airstrike, stands adjacent to a damaged Catholic church.

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