The Soninke people today are probably best known for their skills as farmers and herdsmen, derived from the influence of a tribe called the Fulani, who taught them the trade. They reside in and around Ghana, speaking a Mande language called Soninke, which is spoken in...

Lindsay Sandiford, the 56 year old grandmother from the UK arrested for drug smuggling in Bali, is still waiting to be executed by firing squad. Bali’s district court in Denpasar concluded a guilty verdict after Mrs Sandiford was arrested at a Bali airport in May of...

The cultural diversity of London is something that is becoming increasingly evident throughout the capital.       Although it is something that has always existed in the city to some degree, in recent years the boom in migration has exacerbated the...

The continuing globalisation of business through the Internet has led to an escalating demand for organisations to communicate financial information in many languages. Maintaining the accurate details of financial information during a translation is of paramount...

Many people would love the freedom to work from home. If you have good bilingual or trilingual language skills, then providing telephone translation services is one way to make some extra cash without leaving your house. Nevertheless, before you get excited about...

Very little has been recorded as to the linguistic wealth of the Burmese people over the years. This is perhaps owing to half a century of oppressive military rule, following decades of British colonialism. This has prevented the English speaking world from fully...