Culture, Heritage
How Formosa Birthed The Southeast Asian Languages
The aboriginal dialect of the tiny island of Taiwan is…
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Culture, Heritage
Homemade Burmese Booze for Sale
This source of income is so important, households keep their secret recipes closely guarded
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Culture, Health, Science
Ancient Remedies: East vs West
Leeches, lobotomies and magic mercury potions: the earliest medicines from both ends of the globe
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Culture, Heritage
Why Nepal’s Young Brides Marry Apples First
The first of a Newari girl’s three marriages is to an everlasting fruit
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Culture, Heritage
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
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Culture, Heritage
Mesopotamia: the Birthplace of Justice
The world’s first written laws came from its first civilisation, Mesopotamia, and along with it the earliest judicial proceedings in the presence of a king
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Culture, Heritage
A Dyeing Art
From artisans in two rural Indian villages come a huge share of the Hindu world’s sacred bracelets
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Heritage
The Himalayan Parasite Worth More Than Gold
The parasitic fungi that spawned a decade-long, Nepali gold rush may soon die out thanks to climate change
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