Drowning under Waste
Hong Kong faces a huge waste disposal problem. Hidden under many of its beautiful parks, golf courses and sports grounds are millions of tons of garbage. Only three of...
tea, salt, and teranga
Not all salt harvesters are held in equal esteem. As in many economically-challenged zones across the world, outside Dakar, in the shallow basin of Senegal’s Lac Rose, salt workers...
Confessions of a Tech Challenged Blogger
It’s worth noting that an author is an incurable multitasking addict – he is writing the blog, reading Fay Weldon, watching Anger Management on TV channel, has FB open...
Gordan Ćosić: A Visual Author of Life and Times
Tatjana interviewed Gordan Ćosić, an eminent artist, illustrator, designer, and photographer, from Serbia, exclusively for Different Truths. Gordan Ćosić, a renowned Serbia-based artist, and photographer, authors his life and...
Dumpster Divers Can Bankrupt You the Easiest Way
A renowned cybersecurity consultant, Reetwika warns us against dumpster divers, who collects discarded items from a garbage bin (dumpster) and makes money by vending them to a reseller. A...
Human Rights Reframed: Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was mainly drafted by the colonial powers thus voices of third world countries could not be heard in the noble document since...
Pranayama and Meditation for Healthy and Glowing Skin
Our fashionista and beauty expert, Shameena, tells us how Prayanama and meditation can help keep the skin young and glowing, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Each...
Lonely in a Crowd
Loneliness has become an epidemic in Hong Kong. A recent study of working persons found that about a quarter of people in Hong Kong showed some form of anxiety....
Festival Lights in Singapore, Blotting History, Stoned to Study, Lost and Found
Shail talks of four news, in the last week, in her regular column. Diwali-themed trains, a station and five buses in Singapore to run until October 31. Taj Mahal...
Friends Online
We introduce a new weekly column from this Sunday. Chennai-based Sumita tells us a story about online friendship, exclusively in Different Truths. September 11 Monday, 09:45 pm Aryan Chelvam...