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When faith moves millions: Inside the uniquely Philippine Catholic tradition of Traslacion

Every year, the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene in Manila gathers one of the largest mobile crowds in the world. It is also one of the most physically demanding religious events…

  • Published: January 9, 202611:16 am
  • Author Cristina Eloisa Baclig
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Rising arrivals, shrinking returns for Bhutan’s tourism industry

Industry stakeholders say the current tourism policy allows substantial revenue leakage, with foreign travel agents controlling key segments of bookings and tour arrangements.

  • Published: January 9, 202611:13 am
  • Author KP Sharma
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Land without owners: How Himalayan villages govern commons beyond the state

In Himachal Pradesh, faith-based land custodianship challenges modern ideas of ownership, conservation, and consent.

  • Published: January 9, 202611:00 am
  • Author Rachna Verma
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How expensive is a lifetime of Korean health care?

A report released Wednesday estimated that, as of 2023, average lifetime medical expenditure per person reached 246.56 million won.

  • Published: January 8, 202610:40 am
  • Author Choi Jeong-yoon
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How Pakistani writer Ibne Safi taught an entire generation to read

As reading shifts from shared print cultures to fragmented digital feeds, what happens to the common habits that once anchored public life?

  • Published: January 8, 20269:34 am
  • Author Shuyan (Michael) Huang
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Disasters leave Bhutan’s pockets empty

As citizens file taxes, the financial cost of floods and landslides once again falls largely on domestic budgets.

  • Published: January 8, 20269:11 am
  • Author Yangyel Lhaden
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Indonesia’s new criminal code takes effect, stirring concerns over civil rights and free speech

The code criminalises insulting the president and vice president, potentially leading to imprisonment, sparking debate over free speech.

  • Published: January 7, 202610:13 am
  • Author Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
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Why Korea has yet to name an airport after a politician

South Korea's airports have largely been treated as functional infrastructure — spaces where neutrality, safety, and administrative accountability have traditionally outweighed…

  • Published: January 7, 202610:10 am
  • Author Lim Jae-seong
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Bhutanese capital Thimphu faces growing urban heat risk, new study finds

On a sunny afternoon in Thimphu, the difference is easy to feel. Step off a shaded, tree-lined footpath onto a wide asphalt road, and the heat rises sharply underfoot. That…

  • Published: January 7, 202610:05 am
  • Author Yangyel Lhaden
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Growing unease in Asia-Pacific as US strike on Venezuela challenges rules-based order

Asian nations are concerned that the US strike on Venezuela undermines the rules-based international order. Some leaders and analysts criticised the recent US action, warning it…

  • Published: January 7, 20268:34 am
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