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By
Frédéric Janssens
• Oct 11, 2012
Traditional beliefs surrounding birth abound in the Kingdom. While some seem amusing and harmless, others pose real health problems
Their faces marked with intricate tattoos, an older generation of Chin women embody a dying art of ritual in one of the country’s most isolated and persecuted states. Photographer Brent Lewin captures their story
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Brent Lewin
• Oct 11, 2012
Recent environmental crises have made Bangkok’s need for eco-construction clear, but only a few developers are thinking green
By
Liam Aran Barnes
• Oct 11, 2012
The quality of roads in the Philippines and Vietnam took a bashing in the 2012 Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum. A key indicator in a country’s infrastructure competitiveness ranking, the Philippines scored a disappointing 3.1 and Vietnam an even worse 2.6 on a scale of one to…
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Southeast Asia Globe
• Oct 11, 2012
China’s yuan is set to usurp the US dollar and the euro as the trading currency of choice in Southeast Asia, experts say. Money matters: by 2015, Asean will become China’s biggest trading partner, say experts Thanks to zero tariffs, preferential trade policies and geographic advantages, trade between China…
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Southeast Asia Globe
• Oct 11, 2012
Despite Southeast Asia sitting at the heart of the world’s rice bowl, scientists are working to ensure food security issues won’t leave much of the region hungry
By
Sacha Passi
• Oct 10, 2012
She has the lineage to rival some of the world’s most prominent political families, yet Nurul Izzah Anwar is set to pave her own path towards a new democracy
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Sacha Passi
• Oct 10, 2012