Jewelled Princes
The Shan people celebrate the ordination of young Buddhist novices with Poy Sang Long – an extravagant spiritual party that usually takes place between...
Island of Tongues
Researchers say one-fifth of the world’s languages – including numerous Asian dialects – developed from the lingua franca of Taiwanese aborigines.
Few will associate primarily...
Asia’s Broken Soles
Jia Sidao, the ambitious chancellor of the Song dynasty, creeps over to the daughter of the late emperor. He lulls the trusting little girl...
Qusbegi: The Lord of Birds
Text and images by Bryan Chan and Marija Savic
Fitted in an enormous cowhide coat and a colourful peaked hat ringed with fur, the qusbegi...
Daggers Forged in Fire
Text and images by Diego A. Garcia
Of the countless weapons bought and sold every day around the world, relatively few can be considered a...
Hibaku: The Witness Trees of Hiroshima
Almost 200 trees survived the direct effects of the Hiroshima atomic blast on August 6, 1945, and are now called hibaku jumoku – the survivor trees.
Fading into Oblivion
Text by Rajeswari Vikirama and Rachel Kwek
Language experts say half of the world’s nearly 7,000 languages are expected to be extinct by the end...
The S.E.A. Write Award Ceremony
A Prestigious ASEAN Award Presented to the 2016-18 Winners
Since 1979, the S.E.A. Write Award, or the Southeast Asian Writers Award, has been presented annually...