under Wei Fen Lee

A Woman in Bangladesh

I only saw men wherever I went, and every young man was a hopeless romantic

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18 May 2011 | BY Wei Fen Lee
The Ha Ha Queen of Singapore

In a country known for strict censorship laws, the most famous comedian is Kumar, a drag queen of Indian descent who pulls no punches

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3 Nov 2010 | BY Wei Fen Lee
The Volunteer Trap

Foreigners who shell out good money to do social work in India often go back feeling cheated, misled and sometimes just ignored.

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3 Sep 2010 | BY Wei Fen Lee
The Simple Epicurean

Ramki Krishnan lives, cooks and hosts foreign travellers for free in a 71 sq ft van in Chennai.

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9 Aug 2010 | BY Wei Fen Lee
Pedal Power

Here’s something Indian cities could learn from the United Kingdom. London has launched a Cycle Superhighway to make more people commute via bicycles.

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29 Jul 2010 | BY Wei Fen Lee
The Price of Friendship

Friendship has been added to the list of commodities you can purchase. Newly started North American company Rent a Friend now permits someone to hire a friend or rent out their friendship, starting from $10 an hour.

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19 Jul 2010 | BY Wei Fen Lee
Foreign Accent Syndrome

A new case of the rare Foreign Accent Syndrome has been recorded in New Zealand, where Bronwyn Fox’s Kiwi accent turned into a mix of Welsh, Scottish and North London accents overnight.

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19 Jul 2010 | BY Wei Fen Lee
The Money’s not Worth It

One of the biggest hauls of fake Indian currency notes has been recovered in Kathmandu.

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16 Jul 2010 | BY Wei Fen Lee
The Guru Who Sold His Wisdom

Robin Sharma on the need for overcommunication, usefulness of acronyms and uselessness of cynics.

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7 Jul 2010 | BY Wei Fen Lee
In Search of Sex

According to Google, the word ‘sex’ is typed in most frequently in Delhi, followed by Jakarta, then Mumbai. India ranks as the second region most interested in searching for ‘sex’.

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25 Jun 2010 | BY Wei Fen Lee
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