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A data visualisation showing the percentage of cast diversity in blockbuster movies from 1998 to 2019.

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Asian representation in movies: have things changed since 1997?

People & Society / Asia Wide

Like its name, Crazy Rich Asians has spawned a series of superlatives: it was heralded as a movement in terms...

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by Isabella Chua
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Singapore Where Got Ghost?

Singapore Where Got Ghost?

People & Society / Southeast Asia
by Gwyneth Cheng
We’re just that into mie: Asia’s obsession with instant noodles

We’re just that into mie: Asia’s obsession with instant noodles

People & Society / Asia Wide
by Isabella Chua
A batik artist dyes hot wax onto cloth using a canting, a traditional tool used in the batik process to draw patterns.

What is batik? Unweaving the fabric of an identity

History & Culture / Southeast Asia
by Dewi Fitzpatrick
Indonesia’s new capital threatens Borneo’s orangutans, people, and dolphins

How will Indonesia’s new capital in Borneo affect wildlife and people?

Infrastructure & Development / Southeast Asia
by Naomi Clark-Shen
Aerial view of East Timor

Australia & East Timor: A Tale of Oil and Exploitation

Infrastructure & Development / Southeast Asia
by Vinita Ramani and Kathy Xu
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Atlas Asia: a map database by Kontinentalist

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