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Lunar New Year 2021 is literally just around the corner. You may be excited for the (albeit, muted) festivities coming up, but are you ready to dive deep into the customs that will ensure a successful celebration, and in turn, a successful year? The following 'tips' may only be applicable to those of you who observe these intricate, often superstitious rules. But even if you don't believe in the many […]

For 27 stray dogs with disabled hind legs, a shelter in Chonburi, Thailand, run by a foundation called 'The Man That Rescues Dogs (TMTRD)' is what they call home. Set up by a Swede who had moved to Chonburi in 2002, the shelter doesn't just house the aforementioned dogs. It also teaches them new ways to get around their physical disabilities, with the help of 'wheelchairs'. Most of the shelter […]

It's not everyday you get to wake up to your town literally being painted a crimson red, looking almost like blood. That's what happened to the residents of Jenggot, near the town of Pekalongan in Central Java, Indonesia. The area had been inundated with floods that swept across the entire town, including nearby batik-manufacturing facilities. IMAGE: Reuters / CNN Photos of the red flooding surfaced on social media and sent […]

In retrospect, 2020 feels like such a disorienting blur. It's like the entire year just vanished before our eyes, condemned to the pits of memories we wish to forget. Ever since COVID-19 changed our lives, forcing us to live in this 'new normal', the one question on everyone's mind is, "when will things go back to normal, normal?" As in, a reality in which we no longer have to worry […]

We often take food delivery riders for granted. Especially now that we're all staying at home, trying to not get COVID-19, these men and women with their food packages go to immense lengths, rain or shine, to make sure we get to fill our empty stomachs. One Thai foodpanda rider embodied that value of top-notch customer service when he rowed a boat to deliver food to some fishermen. In a […]

Disney+ users "won't have to wait very long" for a Southeast Asian superhero, said Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige at the launch of the streaming platform in Singapore on February 2, 2021. This is great news for Southeast Asia, as we can definitely expect to see more regional representation in the movies and TV shows we love. And if Feige's words are to be believed, we won't have to wait […]

Officials from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have finally released what they call a 'playbook', detailing the health and safety measures being put in place for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Literally titled 'The Playbook', there's a set of rules for everybody involved with the games, including Olympic officials, as well as the participating athletes themselves. There will be specific playbooks made available for athletes, media, and broadcasters later on. […]

In a tweet posted on February 3, 2021, offline messaging app Bridgefy announced that it had been downloaded over one million times in the last 48 hours, following a military coup that unfolded in Myanmar. Bridgefy, a Mexican tech startup, first rose to prominence during pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong back in 2020. Following the detention of Myanmar's democratically elected leaders, people turned to Bridgefy as a way to communicate […]

If you've been following the news lately, you'll know by now that Myanmar has basically devolved into a military state once again. The armed forces have taken control of the government, detaining key political figures in its hungry path to power. However, a video has been making its rounds on social media, purportedly showing a Myanmar PE teacher holding an aerobics dance class out in the open.. while a convoy […]