Asian_Geographic_Issue_4_2017

Unlikely Heroes LANDMINES HAVE LEFT THOUSANDS OF CAMBODIANS DEAD OR WITHOUT LIMBS. BUT THANKS TO A TASK FORCE OF TRAINED RATS, T ...

A bOve left Mine warning signs are commonplace around Cambodia left Workers conduct daily briefings, before the war on landmines ...

“I thought APOPO were crazy when they said they were going to use rats” APOPO’s Programme Officer, Soeun Prom They have also giv ...

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It doesn’t matter that their rodents are an entirely different species: Locally, rats are now revered as life- saving celebritie ...

Sowing Peace SEEDS OF PEACE EDUCATES AND INSPIRES YOUTH FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO TRANSFORM CONFLICT – SOWING UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP ...

A bovE This writing on the wall in the city of Bethlehem calls for global action to end occupation bElow Ruba and Alina at the G ...

The vision of Seeds of Peace is simple: Equip young people with the technical skills and relationship- building capacities they ...

A bovE Celebrations during the Purim in the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem. Purim is an ancient Jewish holiday that commemora ...

build empathy and respect in order to shift deeply ingrained attitudes and perceptions in countries in conflict. The key to the ...

CHRISTINE HOGG is a freelance journalist and editor at Photographers Without Borders, a volunteer-run, not-for-profit outfit dev ...

Hig HligHts They’ve been saddled with various labels, depending on who has held the position of power at the time: freedom fight ...

IMAGES © SHUTTERSTOCK China Liu Xiaobo iran Akbar Ganji The renowned political prisoner was a bastion for human rights in China. ...

Phili PPines Benigno Aquino Jr. VietnaM Ho Chi Minh s outh Korea Kim Dae-jung Benigno Aquino Jr. was the leader of the oppositio ...

MyanMar Dr Ma Thida Myanmar’s National Convention process – which was set up to negotiate a democratic constitution – took 14 ye ...

IMAGE © MICHAEL LEE It was bucketing down when we arrived in Shanghai, but the wet weather did little to deter our excitement. W ...

IMAGE © MICHAEL LEE Dafo Temple – which translates to the “Giant Buddha Temple” – and it’s certainly deserving of its name: It h ...

IMAGE © MICHAEL LEE It was worth the extra paperwork. Once we’d exited the gate, we were greeted with the sight of the Gobi Dese ...

IMAGE © MICHAEL LEE IMAGE © SYLVIA YONG The next day’s visit to the Mogao Caves was the definitive highlight of the trip. From t ...

All questions were derived from the past two years’ issues of ASIAN Geographic magazine, and so the more vigilant and diligent s ...