The Wretched Acts of Domestic Worker Abuse
Some people think they have the carte blanche to treat foreign live-in help in barbaric ways. And sometimes the law lets them get away with it.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Soupy End to Indian Sharks
India lands an estimated 70,000 tonnes of sharks annually, and they eat none of it.
DIVYA KARNAD
The Rice Dumpling:An Echo of What We Once Were
For a long time, the Duan Wu festival was one of few occasions in the year that poor Chinese allowed themselves the luxury of meat.
SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
Where Are the Tiananmen Leaders Now? (Part 2)
Some discovered Jesus, and others wealth and success on Wall Street. A handful is on Twitter where one of them tells of how he was entrapped by his wife, a Chinese undercover spy. Here are the 21 most wanted leaders of the Tiananmen uprising, 22 years later.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Where Are the Tiananmen Leaders Now? (Part 1)
Some discovered Jesus, and others wealth and success on Wall Street. A handful are on Twitter where one of them tells of how he was entrapped by his wife, a Chinese undercover spy. Here are the 21 most wanted leaders of the Tiananmen uprising, 22 years later.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
What is Authentic Asian Food?
If you’re looking for the real deal, the best place to start may be the kitchen.
ANDREA NGUYEN
Too Explicit? HK Sex Education Book Raises Eyebrows
Sex is an intimate way of expressing love between Mummy and Daddy, Hong Kong tells its 3- to 6-year-olds.
JING GAO (Translation)
Asian Films at Cannes 2011
Takashi Miike, Hong Sangsoo, Kim Ki-duk and Eric Khoo are amongst the heavyweights competing at the prestigious film festival this year.
BERNICE TANG
Hong Kong: McWeddings, for Couples Who Are Seriously “Lovin' It”
Will you get married in a McDonald’s? Some couples in Hong Kong, well, they do.
SUZIE LEUNG
My Sex Education in Singapore
Sex texts, escorts and ‘four floors of whores’ – the city-state can be a real eye-opener
ANNE WONG HOLLOWAY
Hong Kong: Murder, in Our Chungking Mansions Hotel
Check it out before you check into it. That seems to be the moral of this traveller's tale.
VEIALU
Hong Kong
Miffy, Bugs and Playboy
It’s the Chinese Year of the Rabbit! To celebrate all that is fluffy and floppy, we bring you 12 of the world’s most famous bunnies.
CLARISSA TAN
Mount Singapore Traffic Police on Beemers
Fancy taxi surcharges, car certificates (a.k.a. COEs), bad driving… Anne Wong bemoans the state of Singapore’s roads – and the bureaucratic brains behind them.
ANNE WONG
Cleopatra Wong: So Bad it’s Good?
This 1978 James Bond-meets-Bruce Lee movie has corny dialogue and bizarre dubbing, but the visual collage of 1970’s Manila, Singapore and Hongkong make it worthwhile. For a while, at least.
DARIUS SIT