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A quarterly magazine of arts, literature, culture, politics, the environment and society in Asia, written by people from the region or those who know it well.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Bring a unique piece of Mekong Review history home with you this year! There's still time to support us by purchasing an original watercolour painting of one of our print issue covers by Erica Eng : ko-fi.com/mekongrevi....
A heartfelt thanks from us to you, this holiday season.
A heartfelt thanks from us to you, this holiday season.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Purchasine each art piece is also a meaningful contribution to Mekong Review's year-end push!
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Playing with nationalism is to take part in a risky game. A reflection by Peixuan Xie, prompted by Thai–Cambodian tensions earlier this year, before conflict flared up again.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Playing with nationalism is to take part in a risky game. A reflection by Peixuan Xie, prompted by Thai–Cambodian tensions earlier this year, before conflict flared up again.
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@mekongreview.com 's tenth anniversary issue just dropped, including my interview with @trinhhuulong.bsky.social on how he built a library-in-exile of Vietnam's banned books. Read it now! And if you don't have a subscription to Mekong Review--I highly recommend it!
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The librarian of Vietnam’s banned books - Mekong Review
In a nondescript office on a university campus in Taipei, Trịnh Hữu Long maintains one of the world’s most extensive collections of Vietnamese banned books.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
@mekongreview.com 's tenth anniversary issue just dropped, including my interview with @trinhhuulong.bsky.social on how he built a library-in-exile of Vietnam's banned books. Read it now! And if you don't have a subscription to Mekong Review--I highly recommend it!
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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It has long been a dream of mine to write something for @mekongreview.com, one of my favorite magazines.
So I'm proud to announce that my interview with the brilliant Vietnamese journalist @trinhhuulong.bsky.social will be coming out very soon in Mekong Review's upcoming issue!
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So I'm proud to announce that my interview with the brilliant Vietnamese journalist @trinhhuulong.bsky.social will be coming out very soon in Mekong Review's upcoming issue!
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November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It has long been a dream of mine to write something for @mekongreview.com, one of my favorite magazines.
So I'm proud to announce that my interview with the brilliant Vietnamese journalist @trinhhuulong.bsky.social will be coming out very soon in Mekong Review's upcoming issue!
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So I'm proud to announce that my interview with the brilliant Vietnamese journalist @trinhhuulong.bsky.social will be coming out very soon in Mekong Review's upcoming issue!
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I absolutely love our tenth anniversary cover, beautifully illustrated by @badiucao.bsky.social, paying homage to the Gen Z protesters across Asia and the way they’ve embraced One Piece as a symbol of their determination for freedom and resistance 💪🏼
Really looking forward to everyone reading our tenth anniversary edition! It’ll be with our stockists in November, and is already at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival bookstore 🤩🤩🤩
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I absolutely love our tenth anniversary cover, beautifully illustrated by @badiucao.bsky.social, paying homage to the Gen Z protesters across Asia and the way they’ve embraced One Piece as a symbol of their determination for freedom and resistance 💪🏼
Really looking forward to everyone reading our tenth anniversary edition! It’ll be with our stockists in November, and is already at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival bookstore 🤩🤩🤩
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Really looking forward to everyone reading our tenth anniversary edition! It’ll be with our stockists in November, and is already at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival bookstore 🤩🤩🤩
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For me, this is a story that will never get old. In these past couple of years, as bombs have rained down on Gaza and Ukraine, I have, alas, often thought of the Peace Plane.
For me, this is a story that will never get old. In these past couple of years, as bombs have rained down on Gaza and Ukraine, I have, alas, often thought of the Peace Plane.
By complete coincidence, the artist Bradford Edwards died exactly six years ago in Phnom Penh — I’m delighted that his ‘Peace Plane’ (co-created with the #Vietnamese artist Nguyen Manh Hung) gets to fly again — and its simple message will be seen once more
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The Peace Plane flies again by Connla Stokes
An essay about an art installation created for peace by an American and a Vietnamese artist, whose fathers fought in the war in the Vietnam.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Thanks to Pandan Weekly for publishing this ‘Writer’s Cut’ version of an essay that first appeared in @mekongreview.com
For me, this is a story that will never get old. In these past couple of years, as bombs have rained down on Gaza and Ukraine, I have, alas, often thought of the Peace Plane.
For me, this is a story that will never get old. In these past couple of years, as bombs have rained down on Gaza and Ukraine, I have, alas, often thought of the Peace Plane.
I don't want to give too much away but the upcoming @mekongreview.com cover (and the whole issue) is absolutely 🔥🔥🔥
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We're compiling the mailing list for this issue TODAY so this is your last chance!
October 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
We're compiling our mailing list for the next issue on 13 October—if you'd like your subscription to start with the November 2025 issue, remember to subscribe to Mekong Review before this weekend! (And remember our discount code!)
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October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We're compiling our mailing list for the next issue on 13 October—if you'd like your subscription to start with the November 2025 issue, remember to subscribe to Mekong Review before this weekend! (And remember our discount code!)
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Dina Zaman brings a lot from her past to Malayland, but she’s also firm in looking forward and seeking the humanness in Malaysia’s obsession for categories and othering.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Dina Zaman brings a lot from her past to Malayland, but she’s also firm in looking forward and seeking the humanness in Malaysia’s obsession for categories and othering.
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We're turning 10 soon! To celebrate, we're sharing a discount code, valid until the end of November. If you want your subscription to start with the November 2025 issue (our 10th anniversary issue!), remember to subscribe by 10 October, before we compile our mailing list!
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September 17, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Just read the very good article about scam compounds in Myanmar. Lots of interesting stuff in this edition.
It’s August, which means a new issue of Mekong Review 🥳
In this issue: young K-pop stans in Myanmar join resistance efforts, the contestation of Indonesia’s history, an interview with Saigon Soul Revival… and more!
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In this issue: young K-pop stans in Myanmar join resistance efforts, the contestation of Indonesia’s history, an interview with Saigon Soul Revival… and more!
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September 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Just read the very good article about scam compounds in Myanmar. Lots of interesting stuff in this edition.
Nepal’s prime minister has resigned, and the parliament building was set on fire amid anti-corruption protests
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Nepal's parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests
A social media ban that aimed to stifle an anti-corruption movement sparked unrest leaving at least 22 dead since Monday.
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September 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Nepal’s prime minister has resigned, and the parliament building was set on fire amid anti-corruption protests
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“Even when there’s no reason to believe things will improve, we can’t help but cling to this diminishing hope"
Poignant piece from @mono24.bsky.social in @mekongreview.com on Cambodia's golden age of journalism, feat. Mech Dara, Kann Vicheika and Phuong Vantha:
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Poignant piece from @mono24.bsky.social in @mekongreview.com on Cambodia's golden age of journalism, feat. Mech Dara, Kann Vicheika and Phuong Vantha:
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In the face of funding cuts and growing oppression, Cambodian reporters cling on to hope through memories of a golden age of journalism
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September 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
“Even when there’s no reason to believe things will improve, we can’t help but cling to this diminishing hope"
Poignant piece from @mono24.bsky.social in @mekongreview.com on Cambodia's golden age of journalism, feat. Mech Dara, Kann Vicheika and Phuong Vantha:
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Poignant piece from @mono24.bsky.social in @mekongreview.com on Cambodia's golden age of journalism, feat. Mech Dara, Kann Vicheika and Phuong Vantha:
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A rare comic on Mekong Review! This comic by Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray was produced as part of our partnership with RMIT University's nonfiction/lab, responding to the prompt 'hope in the everyday'.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A rare comic on Mekong Review! This comic by Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray was produced as part of our partnership with RMIT University's nonfiction/lab, responding to the prompt 'hope in the everyday'.
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In the face of funding cuts and growing oppression, Cambodian reporters cling on to hope through memories of a golden age of journalism.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
In the face of funding cuts and growing oppression, Cambodian reporters cling on to hope through memories of a golden age of journalism.
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I love introducing people to Mekong Review and I especially love seeing people buy the magazine (or, even better, subscriptions) so drop by lyf Farrer Park today before 8pm if you’re in Singapore!
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August 31, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I love introducing people to Mekong Review and I especially love seeing people buy the magazine (or, even better, subscriptions) so drop by lyf Farrer Park today before 8pm if you’re in Singapore!
Here at lyf Farrer Park running a booth in support of the launch of Mynah Magazine’s latest issue!
If you’re in Singapore, drop by before 8pm to pick up a copy of our magazine or get access to an event-exclusive discount for subscriptions!
If you’re in Singapore, drop by before 8pm to pick up a copy of our magazine or get access to an event-exclusive discount for subscriptions!
August 31, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Here at lyf Farrer Park running a booth in support of the launch of Mynah Magazine’s latest issue!
If you’re in Singapore, drop by before 8pm to pick up a copy of our magazine or get access to an event-exclusive discount for subscriptions!
If you’re in Singapore, drop by before 8pm to pick up a copy of our magazine or get access to an event-exclusive discount for subscriptions!
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The world may be falling apart but I just sat 50 feet from Yo-Yo Ma and Angelique Kidjo as they performed songs from all over the world including Once in a Lifetime by the Talking Heads 😍
August 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The world may be falling apart but I just sat 50 feet from Yo-Yo Ma and Angelique Kidjo as they performed songs from all over the world including Once in a Lifetime by the Talking Heads 😍
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Just heard that one of the few remaining Australia-wide mainstream outlets for arts reviews (specifically film, books, television and music) will be dumping their review pages from next month. Can't say I'm surprised (there's been pressure to axe them for a long time), but it'll still be a huge loss
August 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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In a world that often overlooks the power of young people online, fan communities have emerged as an unseen engine of revolution in Myanmar.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
In a world that often overlooks the power of young people online, fan communities have emerged as an unseen engine of revolution in Myanmar.
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