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By Sophie Deviller and Pitcha Dangprasith/AFP • Nov 16, 2021
After a 20-month coronavirus break, Thai kickboxing's spiritual home is embarking on a revolution with fancy lasers and female fighters on the ring
By Amanda Oon and Weilee Yap • Nov 03, 2021
The co-editor of a new anthology of personal essays from Singapore discusses how changing narratives of gender, politics and the environment are shaping Singaporean literature
By Anton L. Delgado • Oct 20, 2021
Danish band Michael Learns to Rock became the first international act to visit the Kingdom in decades. Their pop hits continue to resonate among a generation of adoring fans
By Amanda Oon • Oct 12, 2021
A growing trend of censorship and suppression in the name of religion is cracking down on Malaysia’s creative sector. The country’s artists are finding ways to fight back and speak out
One of Singapore’s oldest ethnic communities is also its smallest. Eurasian Association members open up about making a cultural mark and fighting for recognition as an overlooked ethnic group
By Amanda Oon • Oct 07, 2021
Vietnam is among the top 16 most biodiverse countries in the world, but its native animals are increasingly threatened with extinction. Some of the nation’s talented illustrators have joined the fight to protect and raise awareness of the remaining at-risk creatures
By Govi Snell • Oct 04, 2021
The author reflects on the treatment of older persons in Singapore. Her perspective from working with artists and making end-of-life care decisions for an ailing parent provides some answers
By Li Li Chung • Oct 01, 2021
Handicraft companies in Siem Reap are balancing a service-minded mission against the hard realities of a Covid-19 economy. Without government aid, some are risking bankruptcy by taking employee welfare into their own hands
By Jack Brook • Sep 30, 2021
A ski theme park developer wants to take advantage of the pristine nature and chilly weather of Cameron Highlands, but rapid deforestation and poor planning undermine its potential as a nature tourism powerhouse
By Ashley Yeong • Sep 17, 2021
As the pandemic death toll in Malaysia surpasses 21,000, strangers feeling a common loss have come together to launch a website commemorating lives taken by the virus
By Ashley Yeong • Sep 16, 2021
In the Kingdom, most stories are told in Khmer. But the Bophana Centre’s filmmaking programme is training indigenous youth in northeastern Cambodia to document their communities and languages that risk being subsumed by the dominant national culture
By Jack Brook • Sep 02, 2021
Under the looming threat of violence since Myanmar's coup, activists in the country are working to ensure the highly-politicised programmes working to preserve ethnic languages don’t go missing for good, even if it means going into hiding
By Kiana Duncan • Aug 02, 2021