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columns

chairman

LIM Geok Khoon

country spotlight

10 Brunei at a Glance

nature

24 Spectacular Sights of Asia

reflections

26 High Points of the

East and West

revealed

28 Iconic Games of Asia

science

30 Microscopic Plastic Liter

32 Rivers of Filth

geography

36 he Map hat Opened Up

Southeast Asia

BY IRENE LIM

culture

38 Folk Tales from Asia

BY LYNN CHUA

heritage

42 Debunking the

Kama Sutra My

BY JOCELYN LAU

literature

44 he Art of War

memories

98 he Disappearin

Puppet heatre

BY JOCELYN LAU & L

timeless

11 2 Seize the Day

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picturesque

Picture Perfect

Veteran photographer Michael

Yamashita explores unique angles of

photographing Singapore

BY MICHAEL YAMASHITA

INTERVIEW BY JOCELYN LAU

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wildlife

he Terrapin Guardian

BY LAW YAO-HUA

34

passport

Tr a v e l A s i a

Dive in to explore a sunken Japanese

ighter plane of Johor’s east coast

and travel back in time in Bardhaman.

Bangkok invites you to explore the old

and new while Makati City ofers you a

multifaceted experience

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