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Golden Regalia More than a millennium before Ferdinand Magellan landed in the archipelago that he called Filipinas, the islands were filled with thriving communities, ruled by their respective...

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What we know about Singapore’s fourth Prime Minister Lawrence Wong “I am ready for my next assignment,” a beaming Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had declared at a People’s Action ...

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The Majestic Theatre Located in the heart of Chinatown, the Majestic blends Western and Chinese architectural styles, and remembers the love story that founded it.  Built in 1927 by Eu Ton...

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Marsiling Tunnels A set of tunnels puzzling Singapore, sparking numerous conspiracy theories about its origins since the late 20th century, has its mystery finally cracked. Located on Admiralt...

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‘The River Merchants’ In Boat Quay, bronze statues fashioned by Aw Tee Hong in 2003 encapsulate an antiquated routine for merchants and laborers of early Singapore . These statues depict a...

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IN DILI, INDONESIA’S FUTURE MEANS TRYING TO FORGET ABOUT TIMOR-LESTE’S PAST Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, a former military officer, has been linked to alleged atrocities in ...

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Tortoises of Kusu Island Off the southern shores of Singapore  where waves whisper ancient tales, you can find Kusu Island. In the Hokkien dialect, kusu means "tortoise" or “turtle.” T...

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Myanmar’s army massacred Rohingyas. Now it wants their help NEARLY SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE MYANMAR MILITARY KILLED THOUSANDS OF MUSLIM ROHINGYAS, IN WHAT THE UN CALLED “TEXTBOOK ETHNIC CLEAN...

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“Romancing” the Ballot: Public Housing in Singapore - Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia In February 2023, a few months after I departed from my field site in Singapore, the Deputy Prime Minis...

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The ‘death doula’ who invites people to discuss the taboo subject over dinner with an aim to live well Tan Ming Li is a certified death doula. Just as there are those who facilitate bringi...

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How a Dinner Series Brought Borobudur’s Stone Reliefs to Life Often described as the world’s largest Buddhist monument , Borobudur rises from the jungles of central Java: a nine-leveled s...

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The Standing Buddha Wat Intharawihan is not among the most famous Bangkok temples. However, inside the Wat Intharawihan temple, visitors can see a giant and shining golden Buddha with more tha...

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Elderly Poverty in Brunei - The Borgen Project In 2023, a significant demographic milestone emerged with broad social and economic impacts: the global population of adults aged 50 surpassed t...

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Manila Film Center Imelda Marcos envisioned Manila as the cultural center of Asia. Fresh from a successful staging of the 1974 Miss Universe Pageant, where a specially built theater was comple...

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Kaman-utek Blue Soil Also known as the Blue Soil Hills, Kaman-utek is a riveting expanse of bluish-green mounds in Balili, Bontoc. This area has also been called the Blue Soil of Sagada, but t...

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Kiangan National Shrine Located in Pindongan, Ifugao, a six-and-a-half-hour drive north of Manila, the Kiangan National Shrine marks the end of World War II in the Philippines . The shrine is ...

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Timor-Leste: ‘Critical level’ of food insecurity for 360,000 people - WFP report Around 360,000 people in Timor-Leste, a country with a population of 1.3 million, face critical levels of f...

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Yesus Kase Berkat In one of the few Protestant-majority cities in Indonesia , you can find this interesting statue of Jesus looking like he’s about to take off over the sprawling city of Man...

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Myanmar: Young people attempt to flee ahead of conscription order A DEADLY STAMPEDE OUTSIDE A PASSPORT OFFICE THAT TOOK TWO LIVES AND UNENDING LINES OUTSIDE EMBASSIES - THESE ARE JUST SOME EXA...

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Snake Island of Palawan Officially known as Vigan Island off the idyllic beaches of El Nido, Palawan, is the lone but captivating Snake Island. Unlike some other islands around the world with ...

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