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Yangon's shuttered British Club sends a message
Drawing on long but troubled ties, London could yet play a role in ending Myanmar's nightmare
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One island is enough for Penang
Malaysian state's offshore reclamation plans risk environmental disaster
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Space travel puts spotlight on India's best-loved dishes
Astronauts to feast on biryani and khichdi when they launch next year
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A broken old gravestone may tell a desperate tale
Mystery tombstone could suggest posthumous social shaming across the ages
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No swearing please, we're Indian (women)
Insults are okay, but sexism and bigotry are not, language campaigners say
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In Japan, transport companies really do deliver
As online shopping booms, couriers seem to be everywhere, all the time
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When comfort food is no longer a refuge
A Myanmar exile's struggles with food offer a metaphor for her country's trials
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A wake-up call to Asia, tackle your own 'Asian hate'
Bangkok cab ride shows that COVID-19 tensions are bringing discrimination into the open
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Could COVID-19 save Thailand's tourist-ravaged coast?
Lessons from Railay pit post-pandemic environmental resurgence against tourism imperative
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'Lost food' project shows developing Asia how to tackle hunger
Small idea with big impact gives hope and nutrition for Malaysia's poor, and lessons for the world
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Biggest challenge for Asia's star athletes is Western stereotypes
Sports fans refer to many in condescending terms
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Japan proves that 'cute' can be soothing
In unsettling times, national passion for 'kawaii' offers peace of mind
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Tokyo launches 'toilet diplomacy'
Glass-walled restroom is clear symbol of Japan's affair with washroom hygiene
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The first samurai: How a Japanese actor created the 'macho' role model
Toshiro Mifune's portrayal in 'Yojimbo' inspired American spaghetti westerns
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Happy beginnings in Thailand's prisons
Unique skills training program transforms lives of female inmates
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Thailand's vibrant cafe culture serves 'selfie society'
For many young coffee-shop afficionados, online posing tops pursuit of caffeine highs
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Indonesia embraces best and avoids worst of 'Bali model'
Jakarta pins hopes on Lake Toba for a new model of sustainable tourism
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Sri Lanka's cautionary tale of pandemics and sorcery
When the state buys into local superstitions and homemade potions, it makes for an unhappy ending
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Japan learns to shimmy the pandemic blues away
Social media proves that when the going gets tough, the tough start dancing
