Still Standing: Tasmania’s Richmond Bridge – Landmark of Convict Labours

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TASMANIA’S Richmond Bridge is a tribute to simple form and a lasting symbol of Australia’s European origins. While surviving convict-built bridges are still relatively...

Treasures of Asia: The 5 Most Popular Gemstones in Asia

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Text by Tay Thye Sun and Rachel Kwek. Photos by Tay Thye Sun and ShutterstockThe infinity stones that make up the infinity gauntlet might...

Reflections: Voyages Across the Seas

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When we speak of world explorers, icons like Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan come easily to mind, leaving Zheng He a mere afterthought....

Rock of Ages

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Text: Senani Ponnamperuma, by way of Selina TanThe history of Sigiriya (pronounced sih-GIH-ree-ah) is one of vision, grandeur, beauty and tragedy unparalleled in Sri...

Top 5 Things to Buy and Try in Singapore

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1. CHILLI CRAB Talk about finger-lickin’ good! Described as “sensuous” and “sweet, yet savoury”, with a “fluffy texture”, Singapore’s world-famous chilli crab – ordered with...

A Dying Tradition

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by Hastings Forman THE CLANGING OF HAMMERS ON METAL, ECHOING THROUGH THE BACK ALLEYS OF BANGKOK, SOUNDS OUT A FADING TRADITION In the face of globalisation,...

Water from Heaven

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Text: Prakhar Tripathi and Rachel Kwek. Photos: Prakhar Tripathi Considered holy by believers of different faiths, the mysterious Gurudongmar Lake is known to provide water...

10 Places to Visit on the Modern Silk Road

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The Silk Road is one of the most famous trade routes across Asia. Used by Chinese and middle-eastern merchants to travel and trade for...