ASEAN is an organisation that brings together nations but what about personal connections? This series features five very different relationships that span across the various ASEAN countries, profiling the dynamics between individuals.
ASEAN is an organisation that brings together nations but what about personal connections? This series features five very different relationships that span across the various ASEAN countries, profiling the dynamics between individuals.
Sofia, a young Singaporean volunteering in Cambodia, invites Ban, a tuk-tuk driver to join her for a beer in the midst of a downpour. From there, an unlikely friendship forms, strengthened by a shared passion for photography.
Adi follows his dreams and leaves Indonesia to be the lead singer in a band in Malaysia. There, he meets his bandmate's mother, Hazizah. In the decade since, they have forged a close relationship that rivals that of most mothers and sons.
In the Muay Thai ring, Krai, a Thai trainer, and Sai, his Laotian protégé, have a connection built on blood, sweat and tears. Beyond the ring, separated from their families, they have also learnt to be there for each other.
Thianh and Minh move to the Philippines with their Filipino husbands in the wake of the Vietnam War. As cooks, they meet Jun who works helping displaced Vietnamese. Over the decades, that initial link has stood the test of time and relocation.