Japan looks to sports to bridge cultural gap with foreigners
Hoping to strengthen ties between foreign residents and the communities in which they reside, the Japan Sport Association has held sports events for foreign and Japanese residents…
Lifestyle
How Filipinos cook, eat, and talk about food
Abundance becomes a way of saying: You are welcome here, you matter, our house is your house—so feel at home.
Revisiting ‘falcha’ in modern-day Kathmandu
These ancient shelters once hosted gossip, games, and devotion—and now shelter modern commuters with the same warmth.
Penang’s past engraved in vintage photographs, postcards and mail
Dr Chua Hock Khoon's treasure trove of vintage photographs, postcards, and censored mail serves as a poignant reminder of historic global conflicts that have profoundly affected…
Mattel taps into ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ fan craze with new doll line
The new toys will start rolling out this summer, roughly a year after the film's release, as Mattel hopes merchandise can stoke its continued popularity.
How snark and tea-spilling communities call out Singapore’s influencers
Cheating scandals, overinflated claims of wealth, and out-of-touch language are just a few of the many concerns that occupy the users of r/SingaporeInfluencers, a Reddit forum…
Too old to dance? Not for these Korean ‘Dancing Grandmas’
They thought their best years were behind them. But former school teachers in their 70s made it to the international stage — and rewrote their future.
Celebrity chef Nadiya Hussain’s latest cookbook shows why Bangladeshi food belongs on every Ramadan table
Titled "Rooza," it is a book shaped by Ramadan nights, by fasting and feasting, by family tables heavy with anticipation, and by a quiet and subtle reclaiming of her Sylheti and…
The ‘McDonaldisation’ of nasi lemak: Can Singapore’s central kitchens save the food industry?
While central kitchens do not have the best reputation at the moment, some restaurants argue that an additional facility could help improve the quality of food and steward…
“Kavadi” maker from Malaysia’s Ipoh takes pride in his work
The kavadi 31-year-old C. Dineskumaran is working on is a towering two-tiered structure adorned with some 1,300 peacock feathers and stands nearly 2.74m tall.