Reader’s Digest Asia (English Edition)

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Comfort in the Familiar

Reader’s Digest Asia English Edition

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

NEWS WORTH SHARING

My Sister’s Laugh • I was crossing a busy street in a strange city when I heard something familiar

SMART ANIMALS • These happy creatures are on a mission to rescue – or be rescued

Why Cats Make Great Pets • Good companions and easy to look after

CHOOSING A CAT TO SUIT YOUR LIFESTYLE

Stress Migraines 7 Steps to Relief • Busy lives can put you under strain that can lead to stress migraines

Teach Your Memory to Perform Better

WORLD OF MEDICINE

Kevin Kwan SOCIETY WIT • Best known for writing Crazy Rich Asians, the Singaporean-born author’s novels are a cultural phenomenon, soaring to the top of bestseller lists and inspiring a hit movie

Real Super Humans • You won’t believe the superpowered feats these men and women have pulled off

QUOTABLE QUOTES

How to Build a Better Brain • New research shows that boosting your memory and brain cells doesn’t require technology or special supplements. The simple solution: stick to the basics

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing the Funny Side

THE GREAT TWEET OFF: SELLING AND BUYING EDITION • The folks of Twitter like to keep one hand on their phones, and the other on their wallets.

I Am Almonds … The Health Nut (Only Not)

GLORIOUS WHITE ALMOND GAZPACHO

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

Loneliness, 2020’S OTHER HEALTH CRISIS • Maintaining regular social connections is essential, not just for our self-esteem, but also our all-round health

LIVING ON MY OWN • “It’s almost like having an empty bubble around you”

WHAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU’RE FEELING LONELY

LONELINESS RESOURCES • Need to talk? Here’s a list of organisations that can offer a listening ear.

The Real-Life Lord of the Flies • Our expectations are that teenagers washed ashore on a deserted island would soon turn to barbarity. But what if we are wrong?

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

“I DIDN’T KNOW HOW LONG I’D SURVIVE” • With his leg caught in the sharp, whirling teeth of a gigantic corn conveyor and no one around to hear his screams, this farmer grabbed his pocketknife and did the unthinkable

GENIUS USES FOR Baby Wipes • Create scent sachets, clean your pet, remove stains and more

Studying Abroad • Sometimes we need to follow our own path, however difficult, writes Wong Ming Yan in her third instalment

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour on the Job

IMPERFECT FIT FOR THE JOB

SEPARATED BY RELIGION • Balkan wars are still fought in Bosnia, only now in the school system

THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON KANGAROO ISLAND • Raging bushfires. Devastated wildlife. And the compassionate souls who went to the rescue

WHAT’S NEW IN RD TALKS • Sit back and enjoy the audio versions of the most engaging stories to have appeared in Reader’s Digest magazine.

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