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Finding Harmony Between Humans and Elephants
….How one non-profit organisation is encouraging alternative crops to reduce human–elephant conflict in Thailand.
Text Sarah Eichstadt
When elephants enter her farm, Roengrom “Rom” Amsamarng runs...
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How gaming became an athletic event
Video games have come a long way from internet cafes and LAN shops, and the profitability of this popular pastime might just make Olympians out of enthusiasts
Culture
Nagaland – Discovering India’s Forgotten Frontier
Text and images by Subhasish Chakraborty
A team of Anthropologists from a Paris based NGO was scheduled to visit the Northeastern state of Nagaland. They...
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Nagaland – Discovering India’s Forgotten Frontier
Text and images by Subhasish Chakraborty
A team of Anthropologists from a Paris based NGO was scheduled to visit the Northeastern state of Nagaland. They were on the lookout for a French-speaking guide and made a request to a Kolkata travel management company with whom I was working. Since I...
5 Top Places to See Wildlife in Asia
From the rare Amur tigers of Siberia, to the gangly gibbons of Borneo, Asia has a wealth of wildlife. Some animals freely roam the wild, whereas others rely on human intervention to stop them from teetering into extinction. Sabrine Ong picks out the top 5 places to see wildlife...
Join us at Asian Geographic Hot Soup Challenge 2022!
The long-awaited Asian Geographic Hot Soup Challenge is back in 2022!
The Hot Soup Challenge will test participants’ knowledge on Asia in a competitive environment with exciting prizes to be won. Participants should register in groups of four to form their teams. There are no age limits on the participants,...
Top 3 Destinations to Visit in Vietnam
A "floating village" at Rock Island, Ha Long Bay
Journey with us through this exotic and compelling country as we highlight the top three must-visit destinations on your next trip to Vietnam.
Text credit: Elizabeth Lim
Images credit: 123RF
BA LUA ARCHIPELAGO
Located in Kien Giant province in southern Vietnam, Ba Lua Archipelago is...
Current Affairs
Observing The New Uzbekistan
Central Asia's most populous nation Uzbekistan was voted for their leader. Around 20 million Uzbeks are eligible for an election on 9 July at...
Palm Progress
Can palm oil plantations and endangered rainforests really coexist? One conservationist says yes.
Text and images credit: Nathan Sen
The island of Borneo, divided among Malaysia,...
Above the Water: Sea Science
Text by Benjamin P.Horton
340 MILLION people are at risk of flooding from sea-level rise by 2050.
We know that rising sea levels affect every coastal...
The Gold Trap: How COVID-19 is pushing Filipino children into hazardous work
By Marielle Lucenio
The Philippines had been making slow progress in its long fight against child labour, but the pandemic reversed the gains that had...
A culture of silence blunts the impact of a new Vietnamese law against sexual...
By Trang Vu
Vietnam’s new labor law requires employers to put in place mechanisms to prevent and penalize sexual harassment in the workplace. But Vietnamese...
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The Road to Independence: Burma (1945 – 1962)
From the 1962 Democracy Protests, through the 1974 U Thant Crisis, the 1988 Uprising, and the 2007 Saffron Revolution, to the 2021 Spring Revolution, Myanmar has fought against the whims of its military leaders and suffered at the hands of the army. To make sense of the tumultuous events of the past six decades, we must understand the complex politics and power struggles that have dominated this country once known as Burma.
