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The First Giant Panda Cub Born In Singapore Celebrates His First...
Text and images by the Mandai Wildlife Group
Le Le, the first Giant Panda cub to be born in Singapore, has just turned one (on...
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Science
Everyone’s a Palaeontologist at DinoQuest
With the advent of augmented reality, interactive game design and advanced animatronics, exhibitions are no longer passive affairs limited to only reading and watching....
Culture
Bye-Bye Boat: Rituals on Savu
Text by Khong Swee Lin. Photos by Carl-Bernd Kaehlig
A riot of mystical symbols and shapes dances across the weavings. Undulating lines, geometric motifs, animals,...
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Dear World, Let Us All Fist Bump and Peace Out!
September 21 is the day where the world observes and celebrate a day to promote global solidarity for building a peaceful and sustainable world.
by Nora Ismail
ITS ORIGIN
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. In February, the United Nations Security Council unanimously...
Asia’s Age-Old Beauty Trends
Across Asia, women throughout the ages have decorated their faces in pursuit of specific beauty ideals
Bangkok’s Chinese Heritage May Soon Be Bulldozed
The Thai capital's new train line may see the removal of cultural sites including an iconic village of alms bowl makers
Iraq Through the Fall
Alexandra Boulat was a photojournalist best known for her photos documenting the war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Gaza. She co-founded the VII Photo Agency.
Current Affairs
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...
Who Peels Your Garlic: Inside Manila’s Informal Economy
By Geela Garcia
The garlic peeling industry in Baseco, Manila renders Filipino women among the least visible, worst paid, and most dispensable part of...
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The Uniquely Southeast Asian Sport of Sepak Takraw
Sepak takraw may have been around since the 15th century, but it’s no forgotten relic. Find out more about the history of this fast-growing sport – and its bid for Olympic recognition
