Kerala floods telling of how India’s minorities are being pushed to the wall
India still takes pride in being seen as the world’s largest secular democracy, but its secular fabric is bursting at the seams trying to balance the diktats of the state,…
Why Crazy Rich Asians matters for all Asians, not just Asian Americans
Actor and Filmmaker James Tang takes a look at the negative criticisms of Crazy Rich Asians from around Asia and says you’re all missing the point. Despite opening at #1 in…
Earthquake survivors struggle to meet daily needs, request govt allowance
As the emergency response period for recent earthquakes comes to an end, survivors continue to struggle with daily needs as they remain displaced from their homes. Earthquake…
Asia’s deadly month
Earthquakes have shaken Indonesian islands, floodwaters have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and unseasonal cyclones have battered coastlines around the region. It has…
Kim Jong-nam murder trial: Accused arrive at High Court ahead of crucial ruling
The two accused charged with the murder of Kim Chol or Kim Jong-nam arrived at the Shah Alam High Court at 8.20am Thursday amid tight security. The High Court will decide today…
Tourists cause human traffic jam at Mt. Fuji
Weekend tourists flocked to Mt. Fuji on Aug. 12 and caused a human traffic jam along the hiking trail. While Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji always seems to appear majestic and somewhat…
Raising a toast to India-Pakistan Partition literature
Third generation Indians and Pakistanis are doing their bit to not let the India-Pakistan rhetoric affect them, the rhetoric that peaks every year on August 15 – when India…
Chinese plans draw international students
A shift in strategy has seen more international students enroll in Chinese universities. When Thai student Patcharamai Sawanaporn finished college last year, she wanted a change…
Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Yagi hits Philippines
Transport services disrupted amid flash floods; China braces itself for approaching typhoon. More than 54,000 people were moved to safer ground in the Philippine capital and…
Unified dictionary aims to reduce 70-year language gap between two Koreas
As the two Koreas strive to improve relations, a stalled project to bridge the linguistic gap between them could be revived. While Korean is the official language of the two…