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Chairman LIM Geok Khoon No. 131 • Issue 3/2018 columnS picturesque REFLECTIONS 24 E DI TOR I A L Publisher/Editorial Director John THET • [email protected] associate Editors 26 Editorial support DE S IG N graphic designer Rivy LEE • [email protected] contributing designer Tinhtwe JUSTIN • [email protected] Web/it Dutch CATALON • [email protected] A DV E R T I S I NG & M A R K ET I NG accounts managers Desmond HO • [email protected] Anne LOW • [email protected] events & marketing executive Ellfrance PHANG • [email protected] C I RC U L AT ION Senior traffic/production Manager Victor OW • [email protected] 28 Ideals and Identities BY YD BAR-NESS, LINDA LEE BY ROBERT LIE An Epic Experience BY JENNIE PEARSON, DAVID OLSEN Wildlife 34 Arenas of Valour BY WONG YI WEI BY GEORGE DIAN BALAN Nature 32 The Mustapha Model BY BEN BLACKLEDGE Geography 36 Cities of Champions 38 A Snip Outdoors Culture The Last Great Tuskers These majestic specimens and their ground-sweeping tusks are rapidly fading from the species – and perhaps even human memory Science 30 Mornings in Malacca In this ex-trading port crown jewel situated along its namesake Straits, laid-back living is the order of the day art passport 98 Adventure ASEAN Southeast Asia is blessed with prime terrain for heart-pumping adventure travel. We take you on a circuit of the best outdoor exploits BY CLAUDIO SIEBER CON T R I BU TOR S ABDULLAH bin Abdul Kadir Yoav Daniel BAR-NESS Hannah BAILEY George Dian BALAN Ben BLACKLEDGE BOEY Kim Cheng Jonathan CHANG Charlotte HODGES Lester V LEDESMA LEE Jian Wei Thomas Inhye LEE Robert LIE LIM Yong Teck Hidetoshi NISHIMURA David OLSEN ONG Keng Yong Jennie PEARSON Claudio SIEBER Gareth TAN Moe THUZAR WONG Yi Wei 12 revealed Rachel Genevieve CHIA • [email protected] Ian BONGSO-SELDRUP • [email protected] Tina JACOB • [email protected] Linda LEE • [email protected] MinLi KONG • [email protected] EU vs ASEAN Heritage 40 The Harvest Games Literature 42 Mr Raffles Comes to Malacca BY ABDULLAH BIN ABDUL KADIR Language 44 A Universal Second Language 96 Healthy High Memories timeless 112 Paradise BY BOEY KIM CHENG Editorial Submissions • [email protected] Subscriptions • [email protected] Feedback • [email protected] 34 Copyright © 2018 by Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd. No material may be reproduced without writ