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Internet celebri-babies “Momo Twins” are so cute we could eat them right up【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Mar 22, 2016
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Having 159,000 followers when you’re just eight months old has to be some kind of record, right?

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• Cute, SE Asia
• (babies • baby photos • costumes • cute • Infant • pictures • Singapore • Star Wars)

Compassionate supermarket manager offers shoplifter a job instead of pressing charges

• Meg Murphy
  Mar 21, 2016

Instead of resorting to punishment, this supermarket manager tries to solve the root of the problem in this heartwarming tale of second chances.

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• SE Asia
• (in the feels • kindness • Malaysia • shoplifting)

Artist takes paper planes to the next level, builds tiny seats complete with tray tables【Video】

• Cara Clegg
  Mar 16, 2016

Paper artist recreates airplanes to-scale in painstaking, minute detail.

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• SE Asia
• (commercial • paper airplane • paper craft • Singapore • Singapore Airlines • video)

Gudetama the lazy egg comes to Kyoto—as Japanese-style cafe treats!

• Kay
  Mar 15, 2016

For a limited time, the MACCHA HOUSE cafe in Kyoto will be collaborating with Sanrio’s well-loved apathetic egg, Gudetama!

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• Food & Drink, Japan, SE Asia
• (cafe • Gudetama • Kyoto • MACCHA HOUSE • Sanrio)

Thai cat “adopts” litter of chihuahuas, protects them adorably 【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Mar 13, 2016

“We may not all look alike, but we’re still family.”

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• SE Asia
• (Bangkok • cats • chihuahua • cute animals • friends • pets • Thailand)

Noodle stall in Thailand is dishing out some mighty fine treats for your eyes and your taste buds

• KK Miller
  Mar 12, 2016

We’ll take whatever this guy is serving.

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• Food & Drink, SE Asia
• (hot men • Noodles • Restaurant • Thailand • tom yum)

30 Photos that perfectly capture everyday life in the Philippines【Photos】

• Amy Chavez
  Mar 12, 2016

We spent a day taking photos from the back of a pick-up truck in the Philippines. This is what we saw…

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• SE Asia
• (Cebu • city life • culture • Philippines • photos)

Seven capsule hotels in Japan and around the world【Photos】

• KK Miller
  Mar 12, 2016

Because it’s not just Japanese people who like to get cozy in a one-person pod.

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• Japan, SE Asia
• (around the world • canada • capsule hotels • hostels • Malaysia • pods • Singapore)

Should you swim with whale sharks just because you can?

• Amy Chavez
  Mar 4, 2016

If you’ve ever wanted to swim with whale sharks but weren’t sure if it’s an eco-friendly idea or not, then this article is for you.

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• SE Asia
• (diving • ecotourism • environmental impacts • Oslob • scuba • whale sharks)

Kit Kat Green Tea Ice Cream spotted in the wild, but it’s not available in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 20, 2016

It looks like it belongs in Japan, but it’s another Asian country that’s laid claim to the delicious-looking sweet.

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• Food & Drink, Japan, SE Asia
• (chocolate • desserts • green tea • ice cream • Kit Kat • matcha • Nestle • sweets)

Creative mum takes cats and anime characters out of the bento box and into cute sushi collection

• Oona McGee
  Feb 16, 2016

Rice balls and sushi pieces have never looked more adorable!

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• SE Asia
• (animals • anime • Baymax • bento • cats • cute • Disney • kyaraben • Minions • sushi • tsum tsum)

Danbo dances to Michael Jackson’s “Love Never Felt so Good,” charms us with adorable moves【Video】

• Preston Phro
  Feb 9, 2016

Sometimes, even boxes just feel like dancing.

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• Internet, SE Asia
• (cute • Danbo • Danboard • dancing • funny • Michael Jackson • video • VS GAG)

Hate your job? Be honest: Is it really worse than massaging hot supermodels for a living?

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 8, 2016

This Singaporean ad shows that there’s nothing more unbearable than rubbing down beautiful ladies all day.

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• SE Asia
• (beautiful women • commercial • funny • massage • models • Singapore)

Pen-and-ink illustration takes us on a road trip through the whimsical world of Ghibli

• KK Miller
  Feb 6, 2016

How many different movies can you find in this one piece of art?

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• Internet, SE Asia
• (art • Cat Bus • Hayao Miyazaki • ink • Kerby Rosanes • sketch • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Singaporeans are getting creative when it comes to combating the low fertility rate

• Jamie Koide
  Feb 5, 2016

With one of the lowest birth rates in the world, activists in Singapore are using clever advertising campaigns and humor to try to trigger a baby boom.

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• SE Asia
• (ads • birth rate • children • Parenting • relationships • Singapore • society)

Give a dog a meatball and he’ll be your wingman for life【Video】

• KK Miller
  Feb 4, 2016

The helpful pooch in this commercial from Thailand proves that dogs really are man’s best friend.

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• Internet, SE Asia
• (ads • cute • dogs • moving • Thailand • touching • video)

Real-life Iron Man? Partially paralyzed Indonesian welder claims to have built bionic arm【Video】

• Meg Murphy
  Feb 3, 2016

Scientific breakthrough or elaborate hoax? Either way, that’s a cool arm, bruh!

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• SE Asia
• (cosplay • Indonesia • inventions • Iron Man • robotics • video)

Singapore appears to have had a special place in David Bowie’s heart

• Jamie Koide
  Jan 31, 2016

Singaporeans remember David Bowie fondly, as well as his 1980s documentary in which the Southeast Asian city-state appeared.

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• SE Asia
• (1980s • David Bowie • documentary • film • Ricochet • Singapore • video)

Get a massage on the go with a smartphone-controlled AiraWear massage hoodie

• Jamie Koide
  Jan 27, 2016

Don’t have the cash or time for an appointment with a masseuse? No worries; this new massage hoodie promises to work out your knots while you sit back and relax.

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• Internet, SE Asia
• (AiraWear • clothing • cool • hoodies • Singapore • T.Ware • technology)

This Thai ad is making the internet cry with its “Hachiko-like” story【Video】

• Meg Murphy
  Jan 27, 2016

People seriously need to stop chopping onions in here…

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• SE Asia
• (animals • dogs • Hachiko • heartwarming • sad • Thai ad)

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