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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...
Travel and Adventure
Science
International Polar Bear Day: Meet the Snow Giants
Today, on International Polar Bear Day, we celebrate the majestic snow giant and its charming characteristics.
What may seem like a coat of white fur to from afar is actually collective strands of pigment-free and transparent hair, with a hollow core that reflects visible light
Culture
Back From The Dead
Eternal rest is a lifelong task for the indigenous people of South Sulawesi, who reunite to serve their dead relatives once every few years
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The Legendary Ip Man: Grandmaster & Gentleman of Wing Chun
“It is difficult for a student to pick a
good teacher, but it is more difficult for
a teacher to pick a good student.”
– IP MAN (1893 – 1972)
Ip Man, also known as Yip Man (葉問), was an Asian icon like no other. Born on 1 October 1893 in Foshan, Guangdong...
Enchanted Forests: A World of Fascination
(Text and photos by Jürgen Freund, with Stella Chiu-Freund)
From Borneo to the Solomon Islands, Indonesia to the Philippines and Australia, we enter a magic world, where the sounds of the forests come to life in charming fashion, displaying an array of colours and a diversity of behaviours that have...
National Wildlife Day: 5 Animals on IUCN Red List That You Must Know
Today on September 4, we celebrate National Wildlife Day, founded in 2005 by animal behaviourist and philanthropist Colleen Paige. This special day highlights the unique place of wildlife as an essential component of the world’s biodiversity, as well as a key pillar of livelihoods for people, particularly among communities...
Celebrating World Elephant Day with Rajan’s Story
12 August marks the 9th year of World Elephant Day! First launched on August 12, 2012, by Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation, it seeks to spread awareness on their dwindling population and threats they are facing.
Over a century ago, the African elephant population saw numbers as high...
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.
