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— February 16, 2019The Cabin in Chiang Mai offers a rehab programme for young male addicts but, at US$15,000 a month, it’s out of reach for many
Continue Reading ...The Cabin in Chiang Mai offers a rehab programme for young male addicts but, at US$15,000 a month, it’s out of reach for many
Continue Reading ...Osborne is the brains behind novels such as the Ballad of a Small Player and Hunters in the Dark, both of which are being made into films
Continue Reading ...Budapest-born literary agent Eva Koralnik recalls the 1944 Nazi invasion of Hungary that ended her happy childhood
Continue Reading ...A chance invitation to French ethno-historian Françoise Pommaret to visit the Himalayan kingdom in 1981 led to her making Bhutan her home
Continue Reading ...A frequent ‘cattle class’ traveller says its time to introduce women-only seating sections on planes to end the battle for the armrest once and for all
Continue Reading ...How anxiety led pair to cannabis, coke, Xanax and rehab as teens. Both students were taking ketamine at 13 and had drug rehabilitation when they were still teenagers. Both say too little help is available for young people with drug problems, and a children’s support group says schools should make more time for drug education.
Continue Reading ...The Sydney-born chef also reveals how he fell in love with ‘heady, delicious, exotic’ Bangkok, and recalls meeting his partner of 30 years, Tanongsak Yordwai, over tequila shots in a dive bar
Continue Reading ...The travel industry wants to cash in on the rise of short-haul travellers in Asia. One company has launched a new campaign around the ‘Holiday Quickie’
Continue Reading ...The Australia-based American academic Kevin Carrico, who has researched tensions between Hong Kong and mainland China, as well as the city’s independence movement, speculates why tabloid Wen Wei Po might be interested in his movements
Continue Reading ...Yossi Alpher talks about why he has two passports – American and Israeli – and says that he believes peace with the Palestinians is close to impossible
Continue Reading ...Chinese orphan takes on Hong Kong role at her adoptive mother’s childcare foundation. Jenny Bowen adopted baby Maya in 1997, then went on to set up orphanages across China. Maya, now 23, works as a programme coordinator at the OneSky Centre in Hong Kong
Continue Reading ...Dai pai dong are an important part of local culture, but are we doing enough to keep them alive
The secret to enjoying Macau is figuring out which house is best for you
The Namibia-born, Cambridge-educated conservation expert has been tracking the desert lions of Namibia for 35 years. He talks about how he has built a relationship with the big cats and why he doesn’t sleep at night
Tasked with building upon one of Hong Kong’s greatest success stories, Aron Harilela shares his vision for growing his father’s legacy, the family hotel business and why he thinks Hong Kong will continue to be a global economic hub
Though the “Lady” was the main attraction, the Irrawaddy Literary Festival managed to focus the spotlight on Myanmar’s changing book landscape
One rehab clinic operating in Hong Kong has recorded a 30 per cent increase in the number of people seeking help for sex addiction – and counsellors believe hook-up apps, such as Tinder, are to blame