Reader’s Digest Asia (English Edition)

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LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

EDITOR’S NOTE • Lives Well-Lived

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WHAT A HOOT! • We asked you to think up a funny caption for this photo.

Reader’s Digest Asia (English Edition) • Vol. 127 No. 734 February/March 2025

The Survivors’ Coffee Group

SMART ANIMALS • Manage to endear, whatever their antics

Now Hear This • Losing your hearing suddenly, even if there is no pain, is always urgent

Benefits Of Bone Broth • Bone broth is enjoying a boost in popularity

WORLD OF MEDICINE

LISTEN To The Rush • When Toni Marks casts his fishing line out into the moving waters of the remote rivers of New Zealand in search of wild trout, his attention is fixed firmly on the sounds of nature

BREAKTHROUGHS In Treating Melanoma

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE • Pinned by a giant boulder, a hiker had two choices: panic or gut it out. He did both

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY

THE SEARCH FOR PRIME • A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found – but the search for maths perfection continues

WHO IS LUKE DURANT?

CRAZY SPORTS • Soccer, jogging, golf? Some athletes prefer more unusual pastimes

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

FOR THE RECORD: Facts About Vinyl

THE FIRST PHOTOBOMBER… • … struck in 1853! And other ‘new’ fads that are actually ancient history

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO DIE ON A HOCKEY RINK • One minute I was playing, the next I was in the hospital

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour On The Job

MORE JOB SEARCH TIPS • If you’re job-hunting, don’t forget to proofread your LinkedIn profile. Unlike these poor souls.

Ah, The Island Life • Hospitality agents working on an island share some questions from tourists and encounters they have had.

Time For Paws • Questions about big, small, real and fictitious cats

QUOTABLE QUOTES

A Trail Of Spirits • Exploring Japan’s alpine wine regions reveal some hidden historical and cultural wonders

JOURNEY TO RECOVERY • A remarkable woman shares her story of survival after a vicious attack transformed her life

PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on page 110

FAMILY FUN

TRIVIA • Test Your General Knowledge

PUZZLE ANSWERS • From Page 106

WORD POWER • Dangerously In Love