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School sows seeds of food wisdom
Oped, Published on 06/01/2024
» 'I bring a very big sack of delicious wheat for all of you," Buto Trigo, a monster with a scary set of three eyes, told her audience of young people at an open-air theatre performance in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. "It's good to fry or steam. Try it! Your homemade cooking will look beautiful," she said, likening its beauty to that of the sinister queen she is allied to.
Balancing sustainability, wealth
Oped, Published on 17/10/2023
» Under the shimmering turquoise waters, vibrant-coloured corals pulse with life as marine life weaves through what was, for a while, a scene of unprecedented blight. Thailand's Maya Bay is experiencing a resurgence following a four-year closure. Behind that transformation from a damaging symbol of overtourism to a beacon of sustainable travel in Southeast Asia, lies a cautionary tale of how tourism can leave a trail of destruction.
The pleasure of doing business, Asian style
News, Published on 06/10/2013
» This could easily be labelled Week of the Summits. There are two big ones _ the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) event, followed almost immediately by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, senior government officials and heads of government and industry, from more than two dozen countries, will attend the meetings. But the obvious, if seldom asked, question is, "why"?