The art of imitation
Lawrence Li
On Japanese pop legend Ōtaki Eiichi
Tag: Issue 21
Thailand’s future
Chris Baker
The spectre of the Thammasat massacre hangs over the current protest in Thailand
Too toxic
Robert Templer
After four decades of destruction, China is facing an environmental catastrophe
China imagined
Yuan Zhu
Despite claims of exceptionalism, China is a normal country
The Tonle Sap
Abby Seiff
The Tonle Sap, a tributary of the Mekong, is dying
Osborneland
Paul French
Alienated souls in exotic locations—welcome to Osborneland
The takeover
Antony Dapiran
Beijing has wasted no time in making Hong Kong China
The provocateur
Michael Vatikiotis
Michael Vatikiotis talks to Kishore Mahbubani about his new book, Has China Won?
Modesty culture
Dania Kamal Aryf
We need to talk about Malaysia’s modesty culture
Cross purposes
Michael Reilly
Xi Jinping’s megalomania can’t explain everything in the Taiwan Strait
Losing Hindustan
Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh
When did the reimagination of Hindustan begin?
Telling our stories
Su Lin Lewis
Black Lives Matter reminds us of the rich history between Asia and Africa
The Jarai
Martin Stuart-Fox
How did the Jarai survive colonialism, nationalism, even the Khmer Rouge?
Way through
Conner Bouchard-Roberts
Lockdown is forcing us to discover our own hometown
Fidelities, in time
Siddharth Dasgupta
Poetry from Siddharth Dasgupta
Poetry
Vasvi Kejriwal
Poetry from Vasvi Kejriwal
Plain fantasy
Anne Stevenson-Yang
Finally, some great stories from China
Arhats in Clementi
Michael Freeman
A latter-day Baudelaire rambling the streets of Singapore
Lament for an Airport
Rupert Arrowsmith
Poetry from Rupert Arrowsmith
That era
Wong Yi
A short story inspired by Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love
Home quarantine
Khai Q. Nguyen
Memories are let loose in a Ho Chi Minh City quarantine facility
The peace plane
Connla Stokes
Remembering Bradford Edwards and his peace plane
Home truths
Chath pierSath
Looking for love and home in Vietnam
Penang retreat
Marc de Faoite
A bookshop in George Town rides the pandemic