Culture

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 13, 2022 • 5 min read

Tourism New measures for Malaysia’s tourism recovery

By Lim Ann Gee • Jan 13, 2022
Preparing new measures to deal with the new wave of epidemics, the minister of tourism hopes to gradually reopen the border

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 12, 2022 • 6 min read

Tourism VTLs could unlock Malaysia’s tourism potential

By Lim Ann Gee • Jan 12, 2022
The industry hopes the government and ASEAN to discuss the establishment of more VTLs to unify the cross-border tourism policies of various countries

Culture • Jan 06, 2022 • 10 min read
Literature

Former Hmong refugee writes stories the world needs

Through memoirs, essays and children’s books, Kao Kalia Yang brings the Hmong experience and lives of displaced people to the page
By Govi Snell • Jan 06, 2022

Culture • Jan 04, 2022 • 4 min read
Street food

Street cravings: Phnom Penh delivers night bowls of kuy teav

Nearly two years into the pandemic, the capital’s noodle callers serving the prized pork-based soup have proved resilient under extraordinary circumstances
By Text by Stew Post. Photos and video by Anton L. Delgado • Jan 04, 2022

Culture • Dec 14, 2021 • 8 min read
Interview

Angkor Archaeological Park plans changes in the year ahead

As Cambodia’s crown jewel of history and tourism reopens, a park official discusses forthcoming changes affecting visitors from within and beyond the Kingdom
By Text and Photos by Anton L. Delgado • Dec 14, 2021

Culture • Dec 09, 2021 • 7 min read
Poetry

Singapore writer unearths eco-social issues through her poetry

Esther Vincent uncovers themes of urbanisation and nostalgia in the rapidly developing metropolis through her new collection of work
By Poems by Esther Vincent, introduction by Amanda Oon • Dec 09, 2021

Culture • Dec 08, 2021 • 8 min read
Transport

Vietnam’s metro system is a tale of two late trains

The new Hanoi subway line debuted in November despite bloated budgets and delays continuing to slow the nation’s mass transit development
By Govi Snell • Dec 08, 2021