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By Huei Ting Cheong • Jan 13, 2021
Kuala Lumpur's Petaling Street has a long and rich culinary history as the historic centre of the capital's Chinese community. But having fallen into disrepair, today it is undergoing a revival, spurred on by the social media boom among Malaysia’s urban middle class
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 13, 2021
As Indonesian investigators continue seek to explain why a plane with 62 people aboard slammed into the sea minutes after takeoff, they said on January 13 they were hopeful of retrieving a crashed passenger jet's second black box
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 12, 2021
In the latest round of a charm offensive following unprecedented criticism of the monarchy during Thailand's street protests, King Maha Vajiralongkorn has visited prisons and been pictured sweeping floors alongside his official consort
By Wanpen Pajai • Jan 11, 2021
Monosodium glutamate, better known as MSG, has a rough reputation in the culinary world for its perceived bad health effects. But this naturally occurring ingredient has simplified and revolutionised the preparation of Thai cuisine, helping to bring good food to the masses
Following the deadly crash of Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500, body parts, twisted wreckage and clothing were plucked from waters off the Indonesian capital on Sunday as the location of the black boxes, key to understanding the cause of the accident, were located
By Dessy Sagita/AFP • Jan 11, 2021
The crew of Indonesian passenger jet Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500, that crashed off Jakarta at the weekend with 62 people aboard, did not declare an emergency or report technical problems before it suddenly plunged into the sea, an investigator has said
By Haeril Halim/AFP • Jan 11, 2021
In Singapore, people are divided into four main racial groups – Chinese, Malay, Indian and “Others”. But in an increasingly modern and diverse city-state, many people of mixed heritage, among them African-Singaporeans, don't feel they fall into neat racial categories
By Ashley Tan • Dec 31, 2020
Pre-war and genocide, the 1950s was a time of great hope and aspiration in Cambodia. This collection of photos, taken by LIFE Magazine photographer John Dominis in 1957, captures that time in the Kingdom's history
By Saigoneer • Dec 22, 2020
On December 14, 1992 – after miraculously surviving decades of war, strife and looting – Angkor Wat was officially listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, we've scoured through the pictorial archives to uncover some of ancient monuments more iconic moments
By Dani Gill • Dec 14, 2020
On December 12, 1948, British troops massacred 24 civilians in the village of Batang Kali at the height of communist insurgency, the Malayan Emergency. Some regard it as Britain's My Lai, with the relatives' of those killed continuing their search for the truth to this day
By Christopher Hale • Dec 11, 2020
In squeaky clean Singapore, the reality of life for the city-state's thousands of sex workers remains an under-told story. As part of this year's FreedomFilmFest, director Jessica Lee hopes to shed light on the lives sustaining this murky industry under lockdown
By Ashley Tan • Dec 11, 2020
As youth-led protests rumble on in the Thai capital Bangkok, thousands of kilometres away in Los Angeles, a cohort of Thais in America are pushing forward with a pro-democracy movement of their own
By Tara Abhasakun • Dec 09, 2020