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Finding Harmony Between Humans and Elephants
….How one non-profit organisation is encouraging alternative crops to reduce human–elephant conflict in Thailand.
Text Sarah Eichstadt
When elephants enter her farm, Roengrom “Rom” Amsamarng runs...
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Science
Payphones Through the Years
With the advent of mobile phones, public payphones have fallen by the wayside. We take a look back at how they have evolved with...
Culture
Ghost Nets of the Ocean
Huge fishing vessels pipe through the Torres Strait every day, casting their nets and reeling in the bounty. But yet more net drifts along the coast, forgotten but for the animals that become ensnared in it, and the islanders whose paradise wanes with the ocean's suffering. Rising to the call, these ambassadors have woven their message of conservation into stunning works of art.
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Turtle Nesting Season in Singapore: How can we help?
Dropping by Changi Beach or East Coast Park for your weekly cycling or picnic outings? You might chance upon adult sea turtles at these beaches! As much as they might be adorable and fascinating to watch, please do not disturb them, since these turtles might be nesting their eggs!
Between...
Light and Shadow
A play of light and shadow in Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Text: Rachel Genevieve Chia
Since arriving in Vietnam over a decade ago, Justin Mott has established himself as a photographer in Southeast Asia. He has been published in the New York Times, BBC, TIME, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. Mott also hosts the...
Cebu Celebrates – The Kaumahan Festival
Text & photos by Rudi Roels
When I travel to Asia, I try to choose my travel dates so that they match up with the amazing festivals the region is so famous for. I have seen psychedelic, vibrant and vivid festivals in India, China, Indonesia and many other countries.
But...
Photographer Spotlight: Mohd Samsi
Landscape Category September 2020 Winner, taken in Royal Belum, Malaysia, captioned "Dramatic Cloudy in the Morning at Royal Belum Forest, Malaysia".
As ASIAN Geographic’s annual Images of Asia (IOA) 2020 Photo/Videography Competition looms closer, submissions to our IOA Monthly competition – the precursor to our annual event – are pouring...
Current Affairs
Observing The New Uzbekistan
Central Asia's most populous nation Uzbekistan was voted for their leader. Around 20 million Uzbeks are eligible for an election on 9 July at...
Palm Progress
Can palm oil plantations and endangered rainforests really coexist? One conservationist says yes.
Text and images credit: Nathan Sen
The island of Borneo, divided among Malaysia,...
Above the Water: Sea Science
Text by Benjamin P.Horton
340 MILLION people are at risk of flooding from sea-level rise by 2050.
We know that rising sea levels affect every coastal...
The Gold Trap: How COVID-19 is pushing Filipino children into hazardous work
By Marielle Lucenio
The Philippines had been making slow progress in its long fight against child labour, but the pandemic reversed the gains that had...
A culture of silence blunts the impact of a new Vietnamese law against sexual...
By Trang Vu
Vietnam’s new labor law requires employers to put in place mechanisms to prevent and penalize sexual harassment in the workplace. But Vietnamese...
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The Road to Independence: Burma (1945 – 1962)
From the 1962 Democracy Protests, through the 1974 U Thant Crisis, the 1988 Uprising, and the 2007 Saffron Revolution, to the 2021 Spring Revolution, Myanmar has fought against the whims of its military leaders and suffered at the hands of the army. To make sense of the tumultuous events of the past six decades, we must understand the complex politics and power struggles that have dominated this country once known as Burma.