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Pakistan’s Movie Industry is Being Remade
By StoriesAsia
Young actors are revolutionizing Pakistan’s film and television industry.
Malaysia Group Teaches Refugee Women how to Read and Write
By Associated Press
A new school in Kuala Lumpur is giving refugee women from Myanmar and Indonesia a chance at a better life.
Whatever Happened to Gwadar University?
By Mariyam Suleman
Can a hashtag help bring back a promised opportunity for Gwadar, the famous port city of CPEC?
Taiwan Accused of Failing to Protect Medical Rights of Southeast Asian Workers
By Nick Aspinwall
A coalition held a protest outside Taiwan’s disease control center after several migrant workers said they were illegally terminated after getting sick.
Actors Connect in ‘Subconscious’ to Play Young, Old Hokusai
By Associated Press
Yuya Yagira plays younger Hokusai and Min Tanaka portrays the older Hokusai in the closing film of the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Taiwan Has ‘Brunch With Tsai’ After Her LGBT Support Angers Prayer Breakfast Organizers
By Nick Aspinwall
The president’s breakfast date was canceled at the last minute over her support for the LGBT+ community. Taiwanese internet users weren’t having it.
Hong Kong’s Blueprint Changed Protests Around the World
By Silvia Frosina
From Belarus to Thailand, activists worldwide are learning from the city's pro-democracy movement.
India’s Junk Artists (and Where to Find Them on the Web)
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Junk art is a sphere in which India’s garbage challenge and its tradition of jugaad (improvisation) merge, with sometimes jaw-dropping results.
Fighting Deforestation in Sri Lanka
By Savithri Sellapperumage
Can Sri Lanka live up to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's environmental commitments?
Silent Battles: How Pakistani Women Counter Harassment in Cyberspace
By Allia Bukhari
“Unless these issues are addressed in the real world, they will continue to exist and increase in the online world.”
Pandemics and the Post: Mongolia’s Pony Express
By William Taylor
The most famous horse-based postal relay came with the rise of the great Mongol Empire in the 13th century.
After Outrage, Indian Brand Pulls Ad with Interfaith Couple
By Associated Press
The ad featured a Muslim man and his Hindu wife, with the tagline: “A beautiful confluence of two different religions, traditions and cultures."