Some interesting shifts in the pattern of Japanese visitor arrivals 🛫🇯🇵 statistics.jnto.go.jp/en/graph/

H5N1 strain of bird flu found in raw milk from infected animals: WHO 🦠🥛 channelnewsasia.com/world/h5n1-str…

How a little-known clergyman studying worms by candlelight in the 1700s inspired Charles Darwin 🪱 theconversation.com/how-a-little-k…

Lies, damn lies and longevity 👵 “The Greek labour ministry launched an investigation after the 2011 census counted fewer than 2,500 centenarians, yet 9,000 pensions were being paid to centenarians.” ft.com/content/912c2b…

The Lombok leopard is not amused…🐆🏝️🇮🇩

“Restaurant dining makes up about 60% of the food service industry in Asia…. That is a sharp drop from 76% in 2019, data this month showed, with delivery apps such as Grab and Shopee making up much of the difference.” 🥘📱🌏 asia.nikkei.com/Business/Food-…

Who is Singapore’s Lawrence Wong? How an underdog with no grand political ambitions became the next prime minister 🇸🇬 scmp.com/week-asia/poli…

Untold: The Race of the Century ⛵️🏆🇦🇺 I almost never watch Netflix, but this is excellent - thanks to Holly Morse for finding it. youtu.be/B7fkfJ-BogM?si…

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis Vacationing in Mentawai, West Sumatra 🎸🌶️🇮🇩 Love it. indonesiaexpat.id/featured/red-h…

The ingenious wines birthed from black volcanic craters 🍇🌋🇪🇸 Always thought these were fascinating. bbc.com/travel/article…

“The man is at least the third to self-immolate in the US in the last four months.” 🔥🇺🇸 OK…

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Beautiful takedown of The Economist by Singapore's Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam.

Homemade tagliatelle with spicy bolognese (and my preferred amount of Parmesan and black pepper)…🍝🇮🇹🇮🇩

It could be weeks before flights between the Malaysian peninsula and Sabah and Sarawak return to normal after a volcanic eruption left air traffic over the two states in chaos 🌋🛬🇲🇾 thestar.com.my/news/nation/20…

Latin America must brace as El Nino flips to La Nina, experts warn 🌎 reuters.com/world/americas…

South Australia’s flooded caves hide a rich megafauna history 🦘🤿🇦🇺 cave-diving-for-fossils.netlify.app