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...
3 Key Buddhist Sites In Southeast Asia
BOROBUDUR
Central Java, Indonesia
Located on the Indonesian island of Java, Borobudur is the largest and most famous Buddhist temple in the world. The temple is...
Can Singapore’s home cleaning scheme reduce maid abuse?
By Rachel Genevieve Chia
Photos Zachary Tang
Demand for part-time home cleaning is up amid Covid-triggered shortages of full-time household help. A newly-formalised scheme gives Singapore’s...
SABAH – Diving in Paradise
SIPADAN ISLAND
Lying just off the northeast coast of Borneo is Sipadan, Malaysia’s only oceanic island. This magical isle was made famous by renowned French...
8 Days Luang Prabang and Nong Khaiw
Asian Geographic planning for this expedition in November 2023 for your unique experience of the real remote countryside of Laos with the local way...
The Pink Orchid Mantis
With a pink and white body and large lobes on its feet resembling flower petals, Hymenopus coronatus is a beauty, but the life of this “flower...
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...
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...