https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/512289/feed Bryan joined the SCMP in 2022 after video reporting for news organisations like the PBS NewsHour, BBC and Reuters. Originally from a small US-Mexico border town, Bryan has worked in Washington D.C., Peru, Bolivia and Hong Kong. He has an MSJ from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Police have found 12 corpses allegedly being used for black magic rituals at a cult retreat in Thailand’s remote Kamphaeng Phet province. Thai police quoted black magic gurus at the Siri Chan Forest Monastery as claiming the dead bodies gave worshippers supernatural powers. https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/article/3287791/police-horrified-uncover-12-bodies-linked-black-magic-cult-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/article/3287791/police-horrified-uncover-12-bodies-linked-black-magic-cult-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:51:15 +0000 In a remote Indonesian village, teacher Abidin uses the Korean alphabet Hangul to transcribe and preserve the endangered Cia-Cia dialect, ensuring its survival for future generations. https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/article/3286843/indigenous-dialect-indonesia-saved-koreas-alphabet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/article/3286843/indigenous-dialect-indonesia-saved-koreas-alphabet?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2024 02:52:19 +0000 There are nearly 400,000 migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong as of 2024, most hired from the Philippines and Indonesia to do daily house chores like cooking and cleaning as well as caring for children, pets and the elderly. A migrant domestic worker employment contract is for two years, but if terminated early by the employer or employee, domestic workers only have two weeks to find a new job. https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/article/3283997/help-wanted-hong-kong-domestic-workers-fighting-stay-city-despite-2-week-rule?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/article/3283997/help-wanted-hong-kong-domestic-workers-fighting-stay-city-despite-2-week-rule?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Oct 2024 01:00:26 +0000 In 1969, the United States landed the first human on the moon, beating the former Soviet Union in the Cold War-era space race. Today, there are 77 space agencies around the world. Of the four nations which have reached the moon, three are in Asia – Japan, China and India. https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/article/3279340/space-race-elevates-asia-new-world-order?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/article/3279340/space-race-elevates-asia-new-world-order?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Sep 2024 04:00:09 +0000 The Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong was once considered the densest settlement in the world. The sprawling neighbourhood was often characterised as a lawless enclave with poor living conditions, criminal activity and a thriving black market, trading anything from pirated goods to drugs and sex. It was demolished in 1994, but its legacy lives on through the memories of those who once lived there. Thirty years after it was torn down, former residents and others who worked there share some of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/article/3262414/kowloon-walled-city-tales-hong-kongs-city-darkness?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/article/3262414/kowloon-walled-city-tales-hong-kongs-city-darkness?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 May 2024 02:49:48 +0000 Voguing, an improvisational dance style characterised by high-energy and sharp angle movements, made its way from the US to Japan and Taiwan in the 1990s, arriving largely through classes organised as a form of cultural exchange. But the faded from the dance scene in East Asia until recently, when groups of young people decided to host balls in Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong, with an emphasis on teaching vogue’s vibrant history, which has its roots in the mid-20th century and New York’s Harlem... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3249205/strike-pose-how-new-yorks-vogue-dancing-which-madonna-helped-make-famous-1990s-making-comeback-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3249205/strike-pose-how-new-yorks-vogue-dancing-which-madonna-helped-make-famous-1990s-making-comeback-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jan 2024 01:00:22 +0000 A US$3 billion megaport in Peru seen as a new gateway to Asia is on track to open four of its 11 berths at the end of 2024, offering a faster Pacific Ocean route to China for sea cargo from this part of Latin America. The project broke ground in 2011 in the small city of Chancay about 72km (44 miles) north of Lima, and with major help from Chinese investment. It was designed to make Peru a global shipping hub, competing with Chile and Ecuador as a link between South America and East... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/americas/article/3233614/peru-megaport-open-new-pacific-trade-route-china-will-it-be-win-all?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/americas/article/3233614/peru-megaport-open-new-pacific-trade-route-china-will-it-be-win-all?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Sep 2023 03:21:09 +0000