We called her ‘Mamak’: Remembering Indonesia’s hiking mother
By the time she passed away four years and four months after summiting Semeru, she would not only complete this challenge, becoming perhaps the oldest Indonesian woman to do so,…
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ByteDance founder becomes China’s richest person
Zhang Yiming's, 41, personal wealth has reached $57.5 billion, surpassing Zhong Shanshan, founder of bottled water company Nongfu Spring and Tencent Chairman and CEO Ma Huateng.
Thai woman spends US$176k to clone beloved French bulldog
Paphaeng, now five months old, is Thailand’s first cloned dog. Despite a slight difference in the left ear pattern, she appears healthy and cheerful.
Japanese man who spent over 40 years on death row to receive record $1.4 million for wrongful conviction
Iwao Hakamata, 89, had been in custody for 47 years and 7 months — or 17,389 days — since his arrest in August 1966 until his release in March 2014.
Chinese tourists redefine bucket list
In addition to routine sightseeing, travelers are looking for more diverse and immersive experiences.
Tracing the Shinawatra hidden assets controversy
From former Thai PM Thaksin to incumbent PM Paetongtarn, THB4.4 billion in promissory notes emerge.
Bhutanese climate activist cycles across Australia to warn of vanishing glaciers
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk's advocacy focuses on the rapidly vanishing Himalayan glaciers, which supply fresh water to 240 million people in the region and another 1.65 billion…
This South Korean calligrapher also has an entrepreneurial spirit
As peculiar as hLee Sang-hyun's start was in the writing arts, his journey to establish himself as an artist in the field was far from that of a typical calligrapher, quietly…
Rethinking char development in Bangladesh
Ensuring land rights for char people and introducing a decentralised and democratic system of governance for them are vital for achieving char development.
Stateless man sues for right to be granted Malaysian citizenship
Velmurugan, 38, who said he has been asking to be granted citizenship for seven years now, revealed that it was difficult for him to find a permanent job to take care of his…