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White Rice or Black Sago?

On the island of Siberut, eating rice is both a status symbol and a sign of destruction of traditional ways.
Hardcore Vietnamese Bánh Mì - The “Bang Me” We Love

A naughty conversation on Twitter led me to scribble this post in my head.
The Best Kind of Cooking Class

Singapore’s doyenne of Peranakan cuisine and all-round food ambassador Violet Oon educates this writer on the finer things in life – like how to impress the mother-in-law at the dinner table.
The Indian Kitchen: The Basics

An Indian blogger and mum tells us how she stocks her pantry – and gives us a couple of quick and easy vegetarian recipes.
Cancer in a Nut

The betel nut is causing rates of oral cancer to rocket in the Indian subcontinent, with children as young as four its biggest users.


	The Rice Dumpling:An Echo of What We Once Were For a long time, the Duan Wu festival was one of few occasions in the year that poor Chinese allowed themselves the luxury of meat. SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM \| Jun 8, 2011
	The Duan Wu Festival – and Its Dumplings Making rice dumplings is a family tradition in many Chinese homes. But did you know one practises dumpling-wrapping with sand, instead of rice? HUNGRY CATERPILLAR \| Jun 6, 2011
	The Food-Blog World: Are Asians Taking Over? Food blogs abound in the West, but it’s the denizens of Asian descent who might be ruling the epicurean roost. KEVINEATS \| May 25, 2011
	Kue Leker: A Colonial Legacy An Indonesian street snack harks back to the country's colonial past. FIONA CHANDRA \| May 18, 2011

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The 7th Edition of Angkor Photo Festival

The first photo festival in SE Asia is back! Now on its 7th year, Angkor Photo Festival runs from November 19 to 26 in Siem Reap, Cambodia and will be showing the work of 110 photographers, including 60 from Asia. Created in 2005, the festival is the first of its kind in the region, and is a platform to discover, educate and share talent from all over the world. MORE>>
Street Kids Meet Street Dogs

A unique relationship between Kathmandu city's street children and stray dogs. MORE>>
The Resistance Movement: Street Art Revisited

Street art has become a form of art that cannot be ignored. 'The Resistance Movement' is a group exhibition that portrays four different emerging local artists: Mazlan Ahmad (Skope), Eman Raharno (Clogtwo!), Farizwan Fajari (Speak Cryptic), Shahril Supangat (OneTwoDelta). MORE>>
Ropain - Nurturing Paddy

Families that enable the culture and development of rice. MORE>>
"Our Journey, Our Future" - Charting 100 Years of Aviation in Singapore

The Exhibition, running from 8 August to 31 October 2011, traces the rich historical journey of Singapore aviation, highlighting the big and small steps that have shaped the industry today. MORE>>
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	The Rice Dumpling:An Echo of What We Once Were For a long time, the Duan Wu festival was one of few occasions in the year that poor Chinese allowed themselves the luxury of meat. SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM \| Jun 8, 2011
	The Duan Wu Festival – and Its Dumplings Making rice dumplings is a family tradition in many Chinese homes. But did you know one practises dumpling-wrapping with sand, instead of rice? HUNGRY CATERPILLAR \| Jun 6, 2011
	The Food-Blog World: Are Asians Taking Over? Food blogs abound in the West, but it’s the denizens of Asian descent who might be ruling the epicurean roost. KEVINEATS \| May 25, 2011
	Kue Leker: A Colonial Legacy An Indonesian street snack harks back to the country's colonial past. FIONA CHANDRA \| May 18, 2011