Indian filmmaker Sanju Surendran’s “Fishers of Men” centers on Sreekumar, a vegetarian bank officer in Kerala whose contented ...

On the morning of Feb. 6, the road leading to the Bardiya District Administration Office in western Nepal was filled with people moving as one. Dust rose from their footsteps. Voices layered over each ...

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (March 18, 2026).

The Asian Film Awards (AFA) recently spotlighted a trio of actors as youth ambassadors for this year’s edition. “She makes a ...

In the small village of Kundli, under Rajia Panchayat in Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district, Rajasthan, begins the story of a 43-year-old tribal farmer, Vanta Ramdas Charpota. Despite repeated ...

A boom in mineral and gold mining is polluting Mekong tributaries and other rivers in Southeast Asia. Indigenous and rural, farming communities are trying to stand up to for their villages and unique ...

Like many in the central Philippines village of Tabon, Analyn Fedelis makes a living fishing at night. That’s when many fish come closer to the surface and are easier to catch. Bright lamps help draw ...

Across China on March 12, 2026, vast fields of blooming flowers transformed rural landscapes into colorful tourist ...

At a budget webinar on agriculture, the prime minister highlights digital platforms, crop diversification and fisheries expansion as key to strengthening rural incomes and sustaining farm-sector ...

Four women in Asia's tourism industry proving that sustainability is not a trend, but a long-term commitment to people, places and purpose.

DAK LAK – The Đắk Lắk Provincial Police have issued a decision to initiate criminal proceedings, indict the suspect, and prohibit a ship captain from leaving his place of residence for the crime of ...

I got to wondering how the folks at the Galilee fishing docks are coping this brutal winter, so I called one of the few women who work down there. Her name is Andrea Incollingo, and decades ago she ...