Patterns

PATTERNS


	The Pursuit of Thai Coyotes in Singapore DARIUS SIT You might think that the scantily-clad erotic dancers at Thai discos are here for a quick buck. But some of them are really looking for love, and a growing number of Singaporean men are falling for them.
	Dance Like Nobody’s Watching DIPTI SHERCHAN Bedridden for two years, Charan Pradhan realised time wouldn’t help him heal. But dancing just might.
	Chinese Men Who Love Western Women 新洲日报, Translated by Ministry of Tofu Independent, straightforward and less materialistic than their Chinese peers – that’s the growing allure of Western women for Chinese men.
	Southeast Asia: Have Safe Sex, Risk Arrest. IRIN Punitive laws against condom-carrying sex workers might be hampering the region’s fight against AIDS.
	A Woman's Eye CARMELA MENDOZA If a picture says more than a thousand words, what do the pictures taken by women photographers in Asia say about their countries and societies?
	Deadly Bites IRIN More dangerous than cholera, dengue and malaria, snakebites is an oft-overlooked menace in Asia.
	It Smells So Much Nicer Outside IRIN Some 10 million people in Vietnam prefer to poop in the woods.
	Winged Rajahs, Colonels and Dukes KHEW SIN KHOON Why do Asian butterflies have names such as Sergeant, Red Admiral and Viscount? Because British military men came, collected and christened them.
	Are NGOs Bad for Nepal? RAUNAK AGARWAL Extensive aid-driven, non-profit work may not help Nepal’s development after all.
	Mental Torture in Malaysia NIGEL LIM The exquisite, completely unnecessary practice favoured by parents in Malaysia known as extra tuition.
	Why Buildings Die Young in China ANNIE LEE More bad news for the environment: many young, strong buildings are demolished in China amidst a frenzied appetite for “newer”, more prestigious ones.
	What’s in a Yuon? KENNETH T SO and SOPHAL EAR Barbarians, hill tribes, outsiders, yuon... Why have racist names existed across Southeast Asia for years?