Nusantara: Indonesia’s Hope For A New And Prosperous Capital City
Southeast Asia’s largest city is Jakarta. The city is sinking at the quickest rate in history. It is currently the capital of Indonesia, but not [Read More…]
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North Korea’s Basketball Point Rules Makes Their Game More Insane
Basketball is obviously one of the most popular sport in the entire planet. Almost everyone knows its basic rules. But North Korea has decided they [Read More…]
Singapore Pushes For Contactless Payments: Hawker Centres Going Digital With A Few Bumps On The Road
Singapore continues to push for a cashless society with Hawker centres in its crosshairs. For the government, this can help with its effort on curving [Read More…]
Bhutan Decriminalizes Homosexuality Following Other Asian Nations
This December 11, 2020, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan’s parliament approved a legislation to ease restrictions on same-sex relationships. The lawmakers in the Himalayan country [Read More…]
Commodified Vietnamese Brides: Economic Heroines and the Underground Trade
I’ve recently been fascinated with Vietnam and it’s cultural heritage. I’ve been doing a lot of online surfing about it and as I try see [Read More…]
Japan’s Lonely People: Suicides, Hikikomori, and Lonely Deaths
I’ve been seeing a lot of stories lately in the media about loneliness all over the world. On how it has become a sort of [Read More…]
Shinzo Abe Openening Japan’s Doors To More Foreign Workers
On Novemer 2, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet approved a draft legislation that would allow more foreign workers to enter Japan and [Read More…]
Indonesia Earthquake-Tsunami: Casualty Now At 384 Dead, 540 Injured, 29 Missing
UPDATE: On the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Central Sulawesi, at 77 km from Palu City – Indonesia, the toll of casualty has risen [Read More…]