A tortoise found only in Myanmar’s central dry zone with an ornate shell that is prized by wildlife traffickers has been saved from the brink of extinction with the help of an international collective ...

Indonesia has 54,720 km of coastline — the second largest in the world — yet the traditional fishing industry is faced with poverty and underdevelopment. 25-year-old Utari Octavianty, together with ...

One of Bali’s largest off-the-beaten-path attractions is not for everybody. Visitors to the 9-hectare site have to brave dirt, broken glass, as well as dense foliage and plenty of cobwebs. It’s a far ...

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The moment someone knocked on the door of the hotel room, the play was afoot. A man in his late 20s entered the doorway, his eyes darting around furtively until they met mine. I was seated on a chair, ...

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As one of the most active volcanoes in the country, Taal Volcano has been the source of some of the most destructive and deadly volcanic eruptions in Philippine history, with records going as far back ...

“We were all waiting to see which pair you would wear today,” is not something one hears often about a pair of jeans. But it’s a line 58-year-old denim patchwork artist Ruslan Tagan frequently hears.

Making sushi shouldn’t be this hard — or if we’re being completely honest, awkward — but what’s a bit of cringe around the edges when it comes to matters of the heart? It’s the day after Valentine’s ...

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