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On the up
From a forward-looking emirate to coastal enclaves in Mexico and Morocco, these cities are emerging from the pandemic having made bold improvements and attracted new residents.
Better together
Amid rising global tensions, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is – quietly –becoming more influential than ever before.
Defence
South Korean fighter jets, a defence show in Baghdad and the problem with EU flag waving.
The next big things
Malaysian singer-songwriter AlexTBH and Belgian-Lebanese artist Tamino represent a new generation of musicians forging distinctive sounds while challenging cultural boundaries in their respective homelands.
Read all about it
There’s a bookshop boom in Malaysia aided by unconventional business models and pandemic-changed reading habits.
Paradise found
Eclectic influences have shaped modern-day George Town to make it an attractive place to set up shop.
Glowing for gold
Malaysia’s favourite sport gets the neon treatment at Shuttle in the Dark. Monocle hits the court.
Beyond a joke
In an era where comedy walks a tightrope between relevance and risk, satirists worldwide navigate the delicate balance of wielding humour as political weapon while avoiding cancellation or worse.
Talking funny
The Greek stand-up and actress on ‘doing the accent’, audience empathy and the illness that forced her to tell jokes sitting down.
Off the map
Sometimes a sustainable solution is on the doorstep. We start our tour of domestic success stories in Lapland, where foreign visitors are absent but Finns are strapping on skis.
