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Photos show games, dancing and singing bringing people together in Indonesia

Two men held rubber bands apart at chest height while a woman hopped over them from one side to the other, earning applause and boisterous encouragement from others marveling at her leaps.

The Independent UK

Could This Southeast Asian Country Be the Best Place to Retire?

This country's vibrant cities, serene beaches and rich heritage make it a hot tourist destination. Its low living costs make it a great place to retire.

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Raising The Bar: Nepal's Emerging Cocktail Culture

On a lively weekend, a bartender in Nepal's capital Kathmandu balances carefully a slice of titaura, a local tangy and spicy hog plum treat, on top of a martini glass.

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Singapore celebrates success on 60th anniversary but challenges loom ahead

Al Jazeera looks at some of the challenges that Singapore could face over its next 60 years.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia gather to praise ceasefire with Thailand and mourn the dead

Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia have held a religious ceremony to honor soldiers killed in recent border clashes with Thai forces and to pray for peace

The Independent UK

The country that has rebranded from backpacker destination to cultural escape

Yolanthe Fawehinmi says Vietnam has changed a lot over the last 10 years

The Independent UK

‘Don’t erase the soul of Bingin’: Bali locals dismayed as 48 businesses destroyed in local crackdown

Demolition of 48 cliffside establishments at Bingin beach marks flashpoint in the struggle between mass tourism and desire to retain Indonesian island’s ‘magic’

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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi erupts again with ash plumes reaching miles away

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, has erupted for a second straight day, sending a column of ash and volcanic material up to 11 miles into the sky early Saturday and blanketing villages with debris

The Independent UK

Dangerous Mekong River pollution blamed on lawless mining in Myanmar

Fishing communities in Laos feel effect of pollution from gold, rare earth mining in rebel-controlled areas of Myanmar.

Al Jazeera

Thailand returns two Cambodian troops in advance of key border talks

Cambodia demands return of more soldiers held by Thailand as border tensions simmer between the two countries.

Al Jazeera

Thai-Cambodian Cyberwarriors Battle On Despite Truce

Thailand and Cambodia may have reached a ceasefire to halt their bloody border clashes, but cyber warriors are still battling online, daubing official websites with obscenities, deluging opponents with spam and taking pages down.

International Business Times

Puppet Ban In Indonesian Capital Threatens Buskers

In the sweltering streets of Jakarta, buskers carry towering, hollow puppets and pass around a bucket for donations.

International Business Times

Cambodians return to scenes of destruction after fleeing border fighting with Thailand

Thousands of displaced people in Cambodia and Thailand are returning home after a nearly week-long clash

The Independent UK

Thai Family Mourns Soldier Son Killed Just Before Truce

The clock was pointing towards peace when Private First Class Theerayuth Krajangthong was cut down on the Thai frontier -- among the last casualties before a midnight ceasefire with Cambodia.

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Displaced Cambodians Return Home After Thailand Truce

As Cambodia and Thailand's ceasefire held Tuesday, Lat Laem hared back home -- one of the first evacuees to return to the frontier since deadly cross-border clashes sent more than 300,000 people fleeing.

Al Jazeera

On huge river island in India’s Assam, annual floods threaten local arts

Women making clay pots using their feet, men-only performances past midnight – some unique art forms being washed away.

International Business Times

Thai-Cambodia Evacuees Hail Truce News With Mixed Emotions

Counting down the minutes to midnight when a truce with Cambodia is due, Thai evacuee Jeanjana Phaphan is full of a fragile hopes and doubts that peace will prevail.

International Business Times

Thais And Cambodians Refuse To Quit Homes On Clash Frontier

Under the drumbeat of artillery fire near Thailand's border with Cambodia, farmer Samuan Niratpai refuses to abandon his buffalo herd -- stubbornly risking his life to tend his livestock.

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‘Like my other half’: man mourns wife and children killed buying snacks amid Thailand-Cambodia clashes

Komsan Prachan’s family had nipped into a convenience store at a petrol station when rocket hit in Sisaket province

International Business Times

'We Are Neighbours': Fleeing Thais And Cambodians Call For Peace

As Cambodia and Thailand traded deadly strikes, fleeing civilians on both sides described their cross-border neighbours as "siblings" and "friends" -- swapping calls for peace against the backdrop of artillery barrages.

Al Jazeera

Cambodians flee border with Thailand as clashes continue for third day

An estimated 38,000 civilians in Cambodia and almost 140,000 in Thailand reported to have fled fighting on the border.

Al Jazeera

Death toll in Thailand-Cambodia border clashes hits 32, over 130 injured

Cambodia reports additional 12 deaths as fears grow of a larger conflict breaking out between the neighbours.

The Guardian - UK

‘At least here I can’t hear the blasts’: Thai evacuees flee Cambodian border clashes

Deadliest fighting in more than a decade has driven more than 130,000 stunned Thai from their homes seeking safety

International Business Times

Cambodian Evacuees Sheltering In Temple Pray For End To Thai Clashes

In the leafy grounds of a Buddhist pagoda, hundreds of Cambodians fleeing deadly clashes with Thailand take refuge in the open air, most sitting on the ground while a lucky few doze in hammocks.

International Business Times

Thai Woman Herds Cats Under Fire In Cambodia Clashes

When the first salvo of Cambodian artillery screamed across her village, Thai seamstress Pornpan Sooksai's thoughts turned to her five beloved cats: Peng, Kung Fu, Cherry, Taro and Batman.

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