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India’s disappearing railways by Angus McDonald will be published by Carlton Books on 20 November, £30. There will be an exhibition of Angus’s photographs at the Royal Geographic Society in London in December, and historian and broadcaster, Michael Wood, will be delivering an illustrated talk, Travels in India, on 17 December, 7pm, (rgs.org). Proceeds will go to the Angus McDonald Trust (angusmcdonaldtrust.org), the charity established in his memory to fund healthcare projects in rural Asia
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GrrlScientist: Indonesia is home to a tiny breed of chickens that are kept and bred purely for ornamental reasons. So of course, that means their human caregivers must hold a beauty pageant where these diminutive birds can strut their stuff.
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Palawan offers gorgeous beaches, aquamarine waters and secluded coves. Now, an ethical boat tour meanders wherever passengers choose to go, and offers a close-up of village life on the water’s edge. By Aya Lowe
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The old, the new and the renovated make for a rich panorama of structural design in Singapore. Architect Tiah Nan Chyuan takes in the forest, as well as decaying industrial zones
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Pho Thin, in the capital’s historic French Quarter, offers an unusual take on Vietnam’s ubiquitous noodle soup
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These imperfect rice grains were usually discarded following the milling process but have been elevated into a delicious signature street food dish by the ever-resourceful Saigonese
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