The twisting road that leads to Indonesia’s future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys enjoying a laze out on the tarmac.
Bubbly Bath? This $200,000 Romantic Maldives Package Will Literally Bathe You in Champagne
Nothing says romance better than a private getaway to the Maldives—or sitting in 600 liters of sparkling wine.
Love and lust in Bhutan
Night Hunting, An Age-old Practice In Bhutan That Allows Men To Have Sex With Unknown But ‘consenting’ Women, May Or May Not Result In Marriage. Sathya Saran On A System That Continues To Produce …
Dubai property market deals hit yet another high on Thursday at AED2.8 billion
Thursday’s property deals included 516 sales transactions worth AED1.73 billion, 71 mortgage deals of AED596.74 million and 26 gift deals amounting to AED503.85 million Dubai property market deals hit …
Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Day 5, Taraz to Shymkent
In two southern Kazakhstan cities, the January protests devolved into shocking violence, from the use of live ammunition against protesters to police beatings of those detained.
Sri Lanka’s Dry Zone; a Misnomer, and its repercussions
By Dr. J. Handawela jameshandawela@gmail.com Background Since Independence the key development policy pursued by the Lankan government has been large scale irrigated paddy farming in the Dry zone (DZ) …
Parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan jolted by 5.8-magnitude earthquake
Islamabad: An earthquake of 5.8-magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday, but no loss of life or property had been reported so far, according to the National Seismic Monitoring …
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Afghanistan
CPEC: PM speaks to Li, iterates PDM govt’s commitment Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Afghanistan First phase of 1,000MW solar panels: Bidding process to begin next week, PM infor …
Towards an Anthropology of Surveillance
Ever since Pearl Harbor, US military and intelligence agencies have been obsessed with collecting as much information as possible, not only to intercept attacks on American interests, but to …
Thailand Ranked 9th Top Cheapest Place in the World To Quit Your Job and Move To
A recent list published by Forbes has ranked the top 10 best countries in the world to move to for those looking to live on the cheap, with Thailand tied 9th alongside Italy. The list titled “Quit …