Stories from Asia & beyond
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Travel writing
BBC Travel
- An Indian state's harmonious approach to life
- Khasis: India's indigenous matrilineal society
- Sri Lanka's last indigenous people
- Japan's spectacular bike ride through six remote islands
- Sri Lanka's most beautiful train journey
CNN
Reinventing Sri Lanka: As the country reopens to international travelers, the tourism industry ponders its future
Atlas Obscura
- Pakistan’s trucks are vibrant, bedazzled works of art
- The Indian village where every person’s name is a unique song
- How elephant poop becomes fancy paper in Sri Lanka
- Capturing Sri Lanka’s ancient, almost lost martial art
- How Indian perfumers capture the smell of rain
Nikkei Asia
- How Bentota became Sri Lanka's art and design heartland
- Exploring Bhutan's hidden valleys and nature trails
- Footloose in Hanoi: Celebrate city's charm, street food and relics from past
- Remote boat: Traveling the rivers of northern Laos
- Footloose in Bengaluru: India's Silicon Valley
- Exploring Sri Lanka's beautiful but neglected north
- Hiking Sri Lanka's tea trail
- Exploring Japan's Seto Inland Sea region, on two wheels
Silk Air & Singapore Airlines (print +digital)
- Girls Make Waves, on Sri Lanka’s first local women surf club
- 7 hikes in Sri Lanka for enjoying its lush landscapes
- Homegrown bars around Colombo are reinventing arrack, a once-overlooked Sri Lankan spirit
Malaysia Airlines (print)
- Bounty and bliss, a cover page travel feature on Kerala, God’s Own Country
- Healing hands in Kerala, a cover page feature on Ayurveda and wellness
- Hot sips in the Himalayas, on Kathmandu’s growing coffee scene
Condé Nast Traveller (India, Middle East & Global)
- What to do when you return to Sri Lanka this winter
- The 19 best bars in Sri Lanka
- The best hotels in Galle, Sri Lanka
South China Morning Post
- Insiders’ guide to Sri Lanka’s Southern Province
- ‘Living canvas’: Galle Fort art trail promotes Sri Lankan cultural tourism
- Tours around India’s Goa highlight a vibrant cuisine and cultural history
- Forget work from home – try work from mountains
Lonely Planet
- What a near-death experience in Pakistan taught me about the kindness of strangers
- How to get around in the Maldives
- 8 of the best places in Asia for women traveling solo
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Cathay
- Michelin-starred chef Rishi Naleendra’s top dining spots in Singapore
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Food writing
BBC Travel
- Sri Lanka’s musical 'choon paan' bread trucks
- Jackfruit: the ‘vegan sensation’ that saved Sri Lanka
- Here's where Asia's best female chef goes for pad Thai in Bangkok
- 'Like a warm hug from home': The addictive love cake only baked at Christmas
New York Times
- The Many Sides of Curry Leaves, on cooking with curry leaves in Sri Lankan cuisine
- Recipe: Parippu Themparaduwa (Dal With Curry Leaves)
Al Jazeera
- Harvesting ‘true cinnamon’: The story of the Ceylon spice
- Rice morning, noon, and night in Sri Lanka
Bon Appétit
- Sri Lankan kiribath is creamy, velvety, and made with 3 ingredients
- This Super Green Latte blend is just like my Amma’s
- On TikTok, the “CEO of Chai” is making tea—and spilling it too
- How my parents’ herbal cure-all soothes me to sleep
Eater
- An Eater’s guide to Goa, India’s sunshine state
- Where To Eat 2025: Luang Prabang
- An Eater’s guide to Sri Lanka
New Lines Magazine
- In Sri Lanka, Economic crisis alters the taste of tea
- Why short eats are an emblem of Sri Lankan identity
Nikkei Asia
- Destination dining takes Asia by storm
- You can learn a lot from a country's supermarkets
- The politics of cuisine in India's social system
- Breakfast in Phuket: Five must-visit early morning eateries
- Sri Lankan chefs reach out to the world
Saveur
- In Sri Lanka, this centuries-old spirit Is shaking up the local cocktail scene
Christian Science Monitor
- Foraged feasts: India’s ‘Mother Earth’ cafes promote resilient foodways
- Vocational restaurants in Laos cook up a brighter future for young people
The Juggernaut
- Sri Lanka’s little-known Memoni cuisine
- Rishi Naleendra, Michelin star-chef, spotlights Sri Lankan cuisine
- Sri Lanka: The reality of mealtime in the midst of economic collapse
- The Sri Lankan hopper is going global
- The revival of Sri Lanka’s kithul palm treacle
Whetstone
- In Sri Lanka, lamprais keeps the Dutch Burgher legacy alive
- A sticky Sri Lankan dessert steeped in history
Sprudge
- In Sri Lanka, Kopi Kade brings specialty coffee to the capital city
- The Sprudge guide To coffee In Kathmandu
Vittles: Thambili: the king of all coconuts
Food52: Meet hilsa, the beloved fish that connects Bengalis
Tenderly: My home is the taste of eggplant
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Climate & Community
BBC
- From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka's natural flood buffers
- The ingenious living bridges of India
- The ancient Sri Lankan ‘tank cascades’ tackling drought
Atlas Obscura
- What it takes to clean up a massive nurdle spill
- How this demon dance banishes illnesses in Sri Lanka’s remote jungles
The Guardian
- No milk, no eggs, small hope: fears rise for Sri Lanka’s malnourished children
- ‘It’s not like chicken farming’: why manta rays are being chopped up in Sri Lanka
- ‘Nurdles are everywhere’: how plastic pellets ravaged a Sri Lankan paradise
- Spice of life: how turmeric became the 'new gold' for Sri Lanka villagers
- Sri Lankans face up to ‘unmeasurable cost’ of cargo ship disaster
VICE: COVID is Exposing How the Global Fashion Industry Values Workers
Christian Science Monitor
- Young Sri Lankans working on tea estates find a path out of poverty
- Sri Lanka searches for solutions amid exodus of doctors
New Lines Magazine
- Human-Elephant Conflict Is Rising in Sri Lanka
- As tourism surges in Sri Lanka, locals are asking who truly benefits
Atmos: The secret to saving Asian elephants? Oranges.
Reasons To Be Cheerful:In Sri Lanka, ‘the ocean is for everyone’