ALOR – Preserving Paradise
Savvy divers know this far-flung archipelago as the home of stunning reefs and exhilarating currents, and now a group of dive operators and conservationists...
World Poetry Day 2022
Every year on March 21, World Poetry Day celebrates humanity’s most prized forms of artistic expression of culture and identity. The art of poetry...
INDONESIA – TROPICAL RAINFOREST HERITAGE OF SUMATRA
{Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Sumatra Utara (North Sumatra)}, Jambi, Sumatra Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatra Selatan (South Sumatra), Bengkulu, and Lampung}
The 2.5 million-hectare Tropical Rainforest Heritage...
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...
A Drop in the Ocean
With the establishment of locally managed marine areas around just three of the Mergui Archipelago’s 800 islands, the race to safeguard this jewel of...
A PEEK INTO AN OBSCURE NOOK OF ASIA – The Russian Rice Connection
According to an old legend of the Soyot people, a vicious person can never find the way into the valley of the Ok-hem River:...
Precious Places in Japan
SACRED ISLAND OF OKINOSHIMA AND ASSOCIATED SITES IN THE MUNAKATA REGION
Located 60 kilometres off the western coast of Kyushu, Okinoshima is an exceptional example...
8 Healing Herbs Home to Southeast Asia
Text by Khong Swee Lin
Images from Shutterstock
Let’s explore the shared history between people and herbs in Southeast Asia, in which many countries share the...