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2014 was a year for faraway cuisines to take up residence in U.S. kitchens — cookbook authors cast their nets for flavors from Paris, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and points in between.

The action comes after at least two people were killed and dozens were injured in clashes with army soldiers earlier this week.

This week on Weekend Preview: Thai food, beer tasting, a little art and a little bit of cinema. Joining us is Performance Magazine editor Maya Kroth.

In a new collection, a mixed martial arts fighter-turned-poet exposes the social and medical challenges caused by malaria in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sriracha sauce — that wondrous concoction of red jalapeno chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt — is simple and pure, with a depth of flavor that matches its unmistakable heat. If you like your meals with a little kick, Lynda Balslev has some recommendations that will knock you off your feet.

Airs Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

In an exclusive interview, Abhisit Vejjajiva rejects the notion that he had anything to do with the latest government's fall. But he said that the Thaksin-friendly government was simply too corrupt to stay on.

Focusing only on public documents and on-the-record statements paints a complicated picture of the man police say walked into a building at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday and shot dead 12 people before being killed himself.

China's power is growing in its own backyard of Southeast Asia, even in countries that were once firmly anti-communist. Through transportation projects, cheap goods and cultural centers, China is using its influence to try to make friends throughout the region.

A 27-year-old Thai man who refused to stand when the royal anthem was played in a movie theater has been charged with offending the dignity of Thailand's king. The man says nothing in the Thai constitution requires him to stand. The crime is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.