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Life in the Shadows
On the island of Phuket, the traditional art of shadow puppetry - which has entertained islanders for generations - is being kept alive by determined…
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May 14
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Beijing, Bangkok and Beyond
Meet Tyler Roney, Bangkok-based author and the new editor of the city's much-loved BK Magazine. In a wide-ranging interview, we talk about bars, banjos…
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May 7
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Memories of Macau
Take a trip with me down memory lane, as I recall the bygone days of old Macau, the Portuguese colony in south China that has since become a monument to…
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Apr 30
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Life in Lockdown
The following is an article written by an individual in the ongoing Shanghai lockdown, sharing their thoughts, hopes and fears. To avoid reprisals, they…
Apr 23
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Notes from a Desert Island
I recently spent a week on a remote island off southwest Cambodia. With no running water, mains electricity or - gasp, horror - WiFi, it was a true…
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Apr 16
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Guiding the Way
I'm pleased to announce that a new guidebook I was privileged to be part of hits the shelves of good bookshops (and that online shop Amazon) everywhere…
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Apr 9
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The Most Famous Cambodian
is not who you think...
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Mar 26
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The Pier
Late in the night at the end of an abandoned pier, a man faces down his fears as a storm builds around him. He shares the evening with his companion, or…
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Mar 19
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The Slice is Right
Shanghai-based Mike McGirr explains the importance of zero-waste in his new design for Phnom Penh pizza restaurant 4P's, and how it is actually possible…
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Mar 5
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The Futurist
Meet James Clark, a digital nomad long before that became a thing, and the author of Future Southeast Asia, a website dedicated to revealing where the…
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Feb 26
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Bloody Sunday
Listen now (8 min) | It was exactly 80 years ago today that the colonial British forces surrendered the so-called 'fortress' of Singapore to the…
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Feb 15
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
To paraphrase David Bowie, sometimes you just have to turn and face the strain. Over the last four years, that's what I've been trying to do, as I…
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Feb 5
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