The reality of the chatters' work is a far cry from the image of the platform presented by OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair in her recent Lunch with the FT www.ft.com/content/9411...

"We're professional catfishers, but we all need the paycheck." Filipino OnlyFans 'chatters' explain to @asia.nikkei.com
how tens of thousands in SE Asia work long hours impersonating content creators on the site to help them make millions of dollars asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/so...

The line: "This undercurrent of 18th-century agrarian romanticism reinforces the image of a leader drifting out of touch," is wonderful....

Great @asia.nikkei.com scoop - analysis of Facebook posts suggests that Cambodia's military death toll in the July conflict with Thailand was 10 times what the authorities announced. asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...

And here's the article that goes with it @asia.nikkei.com asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...

There are plenty of senseless conflicts in the world but the Thai-Cambodian clashes are up there among the most senseless of the lot.
@asia.nikkei.com www.youtube.com/embed/XGX0n7...

Thailand and Cambodia have accused each other of escalating the cross-border conflict as fighting spreads to area near Gulf of Thailand @asia.nikkei.com asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...

NEW VISUAL INVESTIGATION: Inside America’s booming immigration detention industry

Our analysis has identified a number of facilities housing hundreds more people than they are designed to hold. Lawyers and detainees told the FT people have been sleeping on the floor.

👉 ig.ft.com/us-immigrati...

Populism has caught up with Japan and found fertile soil - column here from @urbandirt.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/ab62...

I've just listened to this series and it's both powerful and shocking - the "normalisation of deviance". But at least the situaiton appears to be changing. Well worth 3.5 hours of your life. @susannastanford.bsky.social

Thinking of going to the Expo in Osaka? Here are my tips for what to see (Japan and France), avoid (India) and how to get best bang for buck (plan as much as possible in advance) #osakaexpo #expo asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Li...

It seems the Trump administration doesn't know what it wants from the tariff negotiations with Japan, let alone how to get there. I pity the negotiators from all governments queuing up to meet officials in DC... @asia.nikkei.com asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trad...

Growing up is all about parental "healthy neglect" at times....

Am thinking about the late-night scenes in the @matinastevis.bsky.social - Ilya Gridneff household right now. One writing the splash for the @nytimes.com, the other for the @financialtimes.com. Are they in different rooms? Are they talking....?

Anyone thinking Thailand is a fun, free, fearless place to live and work should think again.... asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Tur...

Perhaps least surprising news of the day: Myanmar bans foreign journos because of blackouts and a water shortage, MRTV quotes Maj Gen Zaw Min Tun as saying. asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Natu...

Wonderful obit of 'walking internet router' Gwen Robinson - Nikkei Asia and ex-FT journalist, and tour de force across Southeast Asia. Gwen, you will be sorely missed. asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Ob...

It was a privilege to see Paula Radcliffe running the Tokyo Marathon today - such an inspiration for those of us “of a certain age”. Here she is at 37.5km, still looking v strong

Surely the Arsenal headlines should be along the lines of: Jesus reborn in Palace in early Christmas delivery or 'Angel' Gabriel delivers three early Christmas gifts to Arsenal faithful

As someone who's recently moved to Tokyo, I'd urge those who run subways to come & see how the Japanese do it. Everything is super efficient and customer friendly (and in English!). Only thing newbies need to watch is that different lines are run by different firms - so best to use a tap-&-go card.

The FT is hiring a Chief UK Business Correspondent. Come work with good people and me! Apply by Monday!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

Big day in Indonesia today - they say all politics is local but the results will be a sign of how popular new president Prabowo Subianto is... @nikkeiasia.bsky.social asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ind...

"It suddenly becomes real -- it took me six years to realize this is real." Caecilia Chu, CEO of Singaporean FX digital wallet YouTrip, lays out her path to an IPO for the start-up @nikkeiasia.bsky.social asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/AS...

Pleasure is.... coming into the office and seeing a view like this #mtfuji