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By Thanaporn Promyamyai and Dene-Hern Chen/AFP • Jul 09, 2021
In Thailand, a new fad of "CryptoAmulets" - virtual images of revered Buddhist monks - are the latest venture in the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), bringing luck to tech-savvy buyers
By Alastair McCready • Jul 08, 2021
Once a bustling port of the British Empire, by the late 1960s George Town was a city in decline. But 1972 would prove to be the turning point for Penang, transforming the island once again into a Malaysian economic powerhouse
By Andrew Haffner • Jun 30, 2021
Welcome to Season 2 of the Anakut podcast! As June is the Pride Month, we're kicking off with Cambodia's LGBTQ+ community, discussing the hopes and challenges facing individuals today. Joining us is Skyler Ros, a transgender fashion designer, and Seng Reasey, executive director of rights group SILAKA
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 22, 2021
Gaiyathiri Murugayan, the Singaporean woman guilty of starving, assaulting and ultimately killing a domestic worker, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday June 22
What's in a name? For the free cats of Singapore, writing them off as 'strays' misses the fuller story of these feline residents, with the community cats that roam the city-state offering an insight into the psyche of Singaporeans
By Stephanie C. Heng • Jun 10, 2021
As Vietnam works to contain the latest Covid-19 outbreak, the country has announced plans to postpone the Southeast Asian Games, said the state media on Wednesday June 9
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 09, 2021
Today the crumbling Hotel Renakse sits empty in the shadow of Phnom Penh's Royal Palace, being slowly reclaimed by nature. But in the early 1990s, the hotel played host to three decisive moments in the reintroduction of press freedom to Cambodia
By Alastair McCready • Jun 04, 2021
Indonesia's Voice of Baceprot, an all-female heavy metal band, is popular among many rock music enthusiasts. But selling their parents on their dreams is an ongoing battle
By Agnes Anya/AFP • Jun 03, 2021
Hidilyn Diaz, a Filipina weightlifter who took silver at Rio 2016, now has her sights set on winning, hoping to become the first Olympic gold medal winner from the Philippines.
By Patrick Lee/AFP • May 27, 2021
Nguyễn Dân An has in recent years led a disparate collection of Vietnamese athletes for the country’s first bobsled team. Winning their first medals this year, the team has its sights set on the unlikely goal of becoming Vietnam's first representatives at the Winter Olympics
By Govi Snell • May 27, 2021
Thailand's first newspaper The Bangkok Recorder – a little-read and short-lived publication founded by an American Christian missionary in the mid-19th century – is barely remembered today, but it left a profound mark on Thai society
By Wanpen Pajai • May 26, 2021
The capital’s growth has been centuries in the making. In this compilation sourced from libraries and other digitised collections, cartographers mapped the expansion of the city from a riverside settlement to a modern metropolis
By Andrew Haffner • May 18, 2021