WTF is Up in Southeast Asia + Hong Kong

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‘WTF is Up in Southeast Asia + Hong Kong’ is a podcast by Coconuts Media that delivers impactful, weird, and wonderful reporting by our journalists on the ground in Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Bali. Listen to headline news and insightful interviews on matters large and small, designed for people located in – or curious about – Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.

Episode Date
Bizarre groping at Bangkok EDM fest + other top stories | WTF SEA + HK | December 15, 2022
Dec 14, 2022
Indonesia’s new penal code: more than unsexy time + other top stories | WTF SEA + HK | December 8, 2022
Dec 07, 2022
Singapore decriminalizes gay sex + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | December 1, 2022
Nov 30, 2022
Um, No: Convoluted Malaysian election explained + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | November 24, 2022
Nov 23, 2022
Hainanese chicken rice… sandwich? + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | November 17, 2022
Nov 16, 2022
Thai trafficking victims face prosecution at home + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | November 10, 2022
Nov 09, 2022
Religious police nab Halloween revelers in KL + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | November 3, 2022
Nov 02, 2022
Kinky gallery opens in Bangkok + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | October 27, 2022
Oct 26, 2022
Triggering footage at Bali bombings memorial + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | October 20, 2022
Oct 19, 2022
Inappropriate laughter gets Bangkok officer sacked + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | October 12, 2022
Oct 12, 2022
Tragedy at Kanjuruhan Stadium + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | October 6, 2022
Oct 05, 2022
SEA cuss words make for a fucking banger + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | September 29, 2022
Sep 28, 2022
RIP interfaith pleasantries + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | September 22, 2022
Sep 21, 2022
That old kidney for iPhone joke again + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | September 15, 2022
Sep 14, 2022
Joseph Schooling’s cannabis non-scandal + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | September 8, 2022
Sep 07, 2022
Peruvian trans man dies in Bali police custody + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | September 1, 2022
Aug 31, 2022
Najib: 12 years a prisoner + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | August 25, 2022
Aug 24, 2022
Old men and an anti-LGBT manifesto + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | August 18, 2022
Aug 17, 2022
Cattle shit everywhere in Bali? + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | August 11, 2022
Aug 10, 2022
An eggs-istential crisis in Malaysia + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | August 4, 2022
Aug 03, 2022
Singapore executes drug convict + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | July 28, 2022
Jul 27, 2022
We seat you not: Chairs stolen from BKK stadium + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | July 21, 2022
Jul 20, 2022
A cowgirl romp gone wrong + more top stories | WTF SEA + HK | July 14, 2022
Jul 13, 2022
Changes are afoot! | July 7, 2022
Jul 06, 2022
Legalization Express: The dos and don’ts of marijuana in Thailand, with Coconuts Bangkok’s Milk | July 1, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
Let's talk chocolate and sustainability with Nat Geo's Louise Mabulo | June 24, 2022
Jun 23, 2022
FRESH TUNES FRIDAY: Myrne takes us for a spin in 'Circles' | June 17, 2022
Jun 16, 2022
How sexual taboos are silencing Christian Hongkongers, with Peace Chiu | June 10, 2022
Jun 09, 2022
True boys' love representation on new web series 'Getaway', with Sean Foo | June 3, 2022
Jun 02, 2022
Hope for the Earth in Gen Z, with Melati Wijsen | May 27, 2022
May 26, 2022
Indonesian preacher Abdul Somad a no-go in Singapore, with Carolyn Teo | The Coconuts Podcast | May 20, 2022
May 19, 2022
Bongbong boings to victory in the Philippine presidential election | The Coconuts Podcast | May 13, 2022
May 12, 2022
The Podcast of Plastic, with Antoinette Taus | The Coconuts Podcast | May 6, 2022
May 05, 2022
The struggle against capital punishment in Singapore, with Kokila Annamalai | The Coconuts Podcast | April 29, 2022
Apr 28, 2022
Online predators and the fetishization of Chinese-Indonesian women, with Kevin Ng | The Coconuts Podcast | April 22, 2022
Apr 21, 2022
FRESH TUNES FRIDAY: Didi J revs up her career with 'Murcielago' | The Coconuts Podcast | April 15, 2022
Apr 14, 2022
The Carrie Lam Conundrum in Hong Kong, with Peace Chiu | The Coconuts Podcast | April 8, 2022
Apr 07, 2022
Civil rights in Singapore, with Constance Singam | The Coconuts Podcast | April 1, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
A Filipina in Ukraine, with Krysten Boado | The Coconuts Podcast | March 25, 2022
Mar 24, 2022
FRESH TUNES FRIDAY: Singapore's YAØ has no Asian shame in 'Lose Face' | The Coconuts Podcast | March 18, 2022
Mar 17, 2022
Ukraine's ambassador to Indonesia on the Russian invasion | The Coconuts Podcast | March 11, 2022
Mar 10, 2022
Quarantine-free travel to Bali, with Amahl Azwar | The Coconuts Podcast | March 4, 2022
Mar 03, 2022
Philippine elections warm up with Ash Presto | The Coconuts Podcast | Feb. 25, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
Fresh Tunes Friday: Stephanie Poetri shows off a different side in 'Picture Myself' | The Coconuts Podcast | Feb. 18, 2022
Feb 17, 2022
2 men and a historic make-out in Beijing, with Carolyn Teo | The Coconuts Podcast | Feb. 11, 2022
Feb 10, 2022
Getting a load of croc (meat) with Nicky Tanskul | The Coconuts Podcast | Feb. 4, 2022
Feb 03, 2022
Thailand ablaze with excitement over recreational weed | The Coconuts Podcast | Jan. 28, 2022
Jan 27, 2022
FRESH TUNES FRIDAY: Singapore's Lincoln Lim talks about 'Home' | The Coconuts Podcast | Jan. 21, 2022
Jan 20, 2022
There are anti-vaxxers in Singapore?! | The Coconuts Podcast | Jan. 14, 2022
Jan 13, 2022
A Very Coconuts Countdown: The year's top stories | The Coconuts Podcast | Dec. 3, 2021
Dec 02, 2021
Social distancing double standards in Singapore, with Carolyn Teo | The Coconuts Podcast | Nov. 26, 2021
Nov 25, 2021
Fresh Tunes Friday: Getting to know Iman Fandi a little more | The Coconuts Podcast | Nov. 19, 2021
Nov 18, 2021
The waste emergency in Bali, with Sheany | The Coconuts Podcast | Nov 12, 2021
Nov 11, 2021
The plea for presidential pardon over Malaysian man on death row, with Yeu-Gynn Yeung and Nurul Azliah | The Coconuts Podcast | Nov 5, 2021
Nov 04, 2021
The NOC saga that's swept Singapore, with Carolyn Teo | The Coconuts Podcast | Oct 29, 2021
Oct 28, 2021
The destructive force of excessive online shopping and plastic consumption, with Dr Intan Suci Nurhati and Paul Foster | The Coconuts Podcast | Oct 22, 2021
Oct 21, 2021
Fresh Tunes Friday: Behind the Back To The Middle EP, with Bryan Estepa | The Coconuts Podcast | Oct 15, 2021
Oct 14, 2021
Beauty pageants and queerphobia in the Philippines, with Samantha Beltran | The Coconuts Podcast | Oct 8, 2021
Oct 07, 2021
Dick pics and sexting: The Malaysian celebrity preacher in hot water, with Yeu-Gynn Yeung | The Coconuts Podcast | Oct 1, 2021
Sep 30, 2021
Keepin' it reel, with world-renowned angler Jeremy Wade | The Coconuts Podcast | Sept 24, 2021
Sep 23, 2021
The Coconuts 10th Anniversary Special | The Coconuts Podcast | Sept 17, 2021
Sep 16, 2021
The debut album that's been eight years in the making, with Gentle Bones | The Coconuts Podcast | Sept 10, 2021
Sep 09, 2021
Finding Hope In The Dark for survivors of sexual violence in Singapore, with Kelly Leow | The Coconuts Podcast | Sept 3, 2021
Sep 02, 2021
The Bali suitcase murderer's early release, with Julianne Greco and Sheany | The Coconuts Podcast | Aug 27, 2021
Aug 26, 2021
The pangolin spotted wandering around a suburban village in the Philippines, with Anna Varona, Edward Lorenzo and Dr. Glenn Maguad | The Coconuts Podcast | Aug 20, 2021
Aug 19, 2021
Racist restaurant owners and hiring malpractice in Hong Kong, with Hillary Leung | The Coconuts Podcast | Aug 13, 2021
Aug 12, 2021
How Singapore's nightlife scene is staying alive, with Joshua Pillai | The Coconuts Podcast | Aug 6, 2021
Aug 05, 2021
The Indonesian flight attendants caught having an affair, with Nadia Hamid | The Coconuts Podcast | Jul 30, 2021
Jul 29, 2021
How Covid-19 is leaving bodies in Bangkok's streets, with Chayanit Itthipongmaetee | The Coconuts Podcast | Jul 23, 2021
Jul 22, 2021
Why Manila's MRT-3 train welcomes cats on board but not children, with Kristine Fonacier | The Coconuts Podcast | Jul 16, 2021
Jul 15, 2021
The Bear Brand milk boom sweeping Indonesia, with Andra Nasrie | The Coconuts Podcast | Jul 9, 2021
Jul 08, 2021
Expressing identities, with Heckin Unicorn creator Teo Yu Sheng | The Coconuts Podcast | Jul 2, 2021
Jul 01, 2021
Behind the crime thriller podcast Fey Hollow: The Fairy Tale Murders, with Joshua Simon and Natasha Koster | The Coconuts Podcast | Jun 25, 2021
Jun 24, 2021
The deep-sea explorer who discovered the Titanic wreck, with Bob Ballard | The Coconuts Podcast | Jun 18, 2021
Jun 17, 2021
Having a winner's mindset, with Jessica Ramella | The Coconuts Podcast | Jun 11, 2021
Jun 10, 2021
The case of the stolen wedding photo, with Sarah Bagharib and Nurul Azliah | The Coconuts Podcast | Jun 4, 2021
Jun 03, 2021
100 days since the coup, with Raise Three Fingers featured artist Ohn Mar Win | The Coconuts Podcast | May 28, 2021
May 27, 2021
A crash course on cryptocurrency, with Raman Shalupau | The Coconuts Podcast | May 21, 2021
May 20, 2021
Holy scandal! The Philippine priest accused of having an affair, with Rachel Malaguit | The Coconuts Podcast | May 14, 2021
May 13, 2021
Craft beer 101 and Mikkeller Bar's first hawker bar, with Sylvester Fedor | The Coconuts Podcast | May 7, 2021
May 06, 2021
The bid to save the Sunda Pangolins on The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, with Niraj Rao | The Coconuts Podcast | April 30, 2021
Apr 29, 2021
Race to the Center of the Earth, with Emmy Award-winning producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri | The Coconuts Podcast | April 23, 2021
Apr 22, 2021
Talking to wild man Bear Grylls about his new show, with Nurul Azliah | The Coconuts Podcast | April 16, 2021
Apr 15, 2021
Censorship, gay conversion therapy, and making films that matter, with Aqua Man director Jet Ho | The Coconuts Podcast | April 9, 2021
Apr 08, 2021
Talking Asian culture, representation & hate crimes as East meets West, with Justin Bratton | The Coconuts Podcast | April 2, 2021
Apr 01, 2021
The legality behind owning your likeness in Singapore, with Ryan Su | The Coconuts Podcast | March 26, 2021
Mar 25, 2021
The rise of CBD-infused dishes in Thailand, with Chayanit Itthipongmaetee | The Coconuts Podcast | March 19, 2021
Mar 18, 2021
The sexual harassment problem in Singapore, with Nurul Azliah | The Coconuts Podcast | March 12, 2021
Mar 11, 2021
Behind the collab 'A Day At A Time', with Gentle Bones and Clara Benin | The Coconuts Podcast | March 5, 2021
Mar 04, 2021
Sea Turtle trouble in Bali, with Sheany | The Coconuts Podcast | February 26, 2021
Feb 25, 2021
The plant-based food boom in Bangkok, with Jug Sriyananda | The Coconuts Podcast | February 19, 2021
Feb 18, 2021
Taking a leaf from Ann Gacutan's planner, with Ann Gacutan | The Coconuts Podcast | February 12, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
Aerobics, dangdut and accidentally filming a coup, with Min Ye Kyaw | The Coconuts Podcast | February 5, 2021
Feb 04, 2021
Behind the bilingual bop 'Won't You Come Around', with Charlie Lim and Aisyah Aziz | The Coconuts Podcast | January 29, 2021
Jan 28, 2021
How to navigate dating apps in Singapore, with Nixalina Watson | The Coconuts Podcast | January 22, 2021
Jan 21, 2021
How to make boredom work for you, with Martin Lindstrom | The Coconuts Podcast | January 15, 2021
Jan 14, 2021
Sex, Scandals & Viral Posts: The most-read Coconuts stories of 2020, with Julianne Greco | The Coconuts Podcast | January 8, 2021
Jan 07, 2021
One American man's hunt for his long-lost Thai love, with Todd Ruiz | The Coconuts Podcast | December 18, 2020
Dec 17, 2020
Making music that strikes a chord, with Jason Yu | The Coconuts Podcast | December 11, 2020
Dec 10, 2020
The silent struggle of refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia, with Mozhgan Moarefizadeh and Nicole Curby | The Coconuts Podcast | December 4, 2020
Dec 03, 2020
Bursting the Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble, with Hillary Leung | The Coconuts Podcast | November 27, 2020
Nov 26, 2020
Beach, please! Why crowds are flocking to Bali's beaches with Sheany | The Coconuts Podcast | November 20, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
How not to celebrate the first US Vice President of South Asian descent, with Yeung Yeu-Gynn | The Coconuts Podcast | November 12, 2020
Nov 12, 2020
Making content that grows on people, with Harvinth Skin | The Coconuts Podcast | November 6, 2020
Nov 05, 2020
Drag and democracy, with Pangina Heals | The Coconuts Podcast | October 30, 2020
Oct 29, 2020
Thailand's fight for democracy continues | The Coconuts Podcast | October 23, 2020
Oct 22, 2020
Keepin' it spicy even after the Spice Girls, with Mel C
Oct 15, 2020
How to live a zero waste life, with Melissa Tan
Oct 08, 2020
Talkin' movies with Jerry Asanachinda of Just Doo It (JUSTดูIT.)
Oct 01, 2020
Thailand's 'fun' quarantine plan to lure travelers
Sep 24, 2020
Speaking up about the death penalty in Singapore and the Syed Suhail case, with Subhas Nair
Sep 18, 2020
Influencers, accountability, and the Dee Kosh saga, with Joel Lim
Sep 10, 2020
Third Culture Kids and femininity, with Marissa Trew and Hanli Hoefer
Sep 03, 2020
Paranoia and xenophobia as Phuket plans to reopen to tourists
Aug 28, 2020
Why Thai students are rising up against dictatorship, with John Winyu
Aug 20, 2020
TikTok, Trump, Southeast Asia, and the 'splinternet' with James Crabtree
Aug 13, 2020
Thailand's 'Cannibal Killer' laid to rest with prayer after 6 decades as museum oddity
Aug 07, 2020
Gaming and Esports in Southeast Asia with Ilyas Sholihyn
Jul 31, 2020
Anti-racism and Cancel Culture in Singapore
Jul 24, 2020
Mayhem at McDonald's in Indonesia and Hong Kong
Jul 17, 2020
From homelessness to entering Singapore politics with Liyana Dhamirah
Jul 08, 2020
Chill in Hong Kong as Beijing passes National Security Law
Jul 03, 2020
Sugar babies of Malaysia with Yeu-Gynn Yeung
Jun 26, 2020
The sad tale of the deep-fried Arowana fish with Nadia Hamid
Jun 19, 2020
Flying in the time of coronavirus with Laurel Chor
Jun 12, 2020
Hong Kong's Tiananmen massacre vigil and eroding autonomy with Hillary Leung
Jun 05, 2020
30 Cuisines in 30 Days with Tara Ratthanapas
May 29, 2020
Being Queer in Indonesia with Kai Mata
May 22, 2020
Battlefield Bangkok: Inside 2010's deadly protest crackdown with Todd Ruiz
May 15, 2020
Rise of Hip Hop in Asia with Yung Raja
May 08, 2020
At breaking point, Thailand's poor are killing themselves
May 01, 2020
Singapore's battles against COVID-19 outbreak in migrant worker dorms
Apr 24, 2020
Anak Krakatoa volcano goes kablooey
Apr 17, 2020
Indonesian singer's Doja Cat cover (in Japanese) blows minds and swells hearts
Apr 10, 2020
Southeast Asia's streaming video scene with Vim Shanmugam | April 3, 2020
Apr 03, 2020
We're back! And the coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc across the globe | March 27, 2020
Mar 27, 2020
Fiasco in the Philippines | Dismembered Mom in Bangkok Family Fridge | Singapore Hotel Gets Indonesian Guest Jailed for Deodorant | Antisemitism Center Stage in Malaysia | 2019's Top Coconuts Stories
Nov 28, 2019
The Singapore Nightclub Built on a Bomb | University Under Siege in Hong Kong | Verdict on Thai Cave Rescue Movie | Indonesian Eyes Penis-Based Growth | Manila's Million Dollar SEA Games Baby
Nov 21, 2019
Singapore Erupts Over E-scooters | Suicide Bomber Hits Sumatra | Hong Kong's Dark Turn | Duterte (Doesn't) Take a Holiday | Asian Women Need to Respect Themselves, Actress Maggie Q Tells Teirra
Nov 14, 2019
Why Thailand is UFO Central | These Beauty Pageant Rivalries Are Tearing Us Apart | Now Ear This: Open Season on Hong Kong Politicos | Indonesian Teen Conned Into Sex | Bangkok Boggles at Woman's Unimaginable (Alleged) Graft
Nov 07, 2019
Every Day is Halloween in Hong Kong | Black Magic, Black Deeds in Indonesia | Thailand Tastes Toad Venom | The Flying Balinese High-Kick | Malaysia's Billion Dollar Whale Surfaces
Nov 01, 2019
Singapore Up in Arms Over Crab Claws | Inside Indonesia's Daring, Chicken-Based Cure for Digital Addiction | Interview with Southeast Asia-Bound 'Honne' | Surviving Slippery Road Sex in Penang | Palace Intrigue in Thailand
Oct 24, 2019
4 Arrested Over Nudes of Singapore Women | Hong Kong Lawmaker Goes Down on Foreign Sausage | Cross-Hijabing Brings Crossdressing to Indonesia | How to Cook Coconut Milk Dog, Redux
Oct 17, 2019
Exposed: Singapore's Telepath Menace | From Malaysia's Next Top King to Deadbeat Dad? | Hong Kong Forces the China Question | Interview: Foreign Correspondent Held in Thailand | Bangkok Rap | Indonesia's Mile-High Marriages
Oct 10, 2019
Two's a Pair, Three's a Malaysian Marriage | Singer to Sex Guru to Philippines Govt | Hong Kong's Unpaid Blood Debt | Why We Can't Quit Indonesia's Smoke
Oct 03, 2019
Inside the Secret World of Thailand's 'Pretty' Models | Nightmare Hell-Mode in Indonesia | Spirit of Bruce Lee Fights on in Hong Kong | Bali's Sexual PSA for Unmarried Tourist Couples
Sep 26, 2019
Left for Dead in Bangkok | Hi-So Indo Food Fight | 'Monk' Cons Woman Into Sex to Bring Back Dead | We Interview Director of 1st Thai Cave Rescue Movie
Sep 19, 2019
Thai Minister of Heroin Trafficking | Singapore Duo Break Dumb | Malaysian Morality Police Rush Threesome | Can Bangkok Be Accessible to All? | Heads Roll in Manila
Sep 12, 2019
Hong Kong Blinks | Sexy Thai Schoolgirls Now Criminal | Filipino Rapists, Murderers Get Outta Jail Free | Face-Pummeled by Fake Fake News | The KL Uniqlo Riot
Sep 05, 2019
Calm short-lived in Hong Kong | Death Sentences Final in Koh Tao Murders | Indonesia Officially Abandoning Jakarta | Serial Brown Bomber Strikes Hong Kong Pol | Duty Free Legacy Quits SIN
Aug 29, 2019
Medical Marijuana in Thailand | Indonesia Divided by Big Bouncy Boobs | Hong Kong Takes a Breather | Expats Salty Over Thai Immigration Rules | Singapore is Tops in Surveillance
Aug 22, 2019
Info Wars Hong Kong | Bali's Holy Water Douches | Defending Marital Rape | Cock-Blocked in Manila
Aug 15, 2019
Bombs in Bangkok | Manila's Hate Factory | Flashpoint Hong Kong | When They Jho Low, You Go High | Overwatching Singapore
Aug 08, 2019
Indonesia's Cat-Eaters | Brownface and Rude Rap Split Singapore | Bali Erupts Over Thievin' Family | Naruto-Run Through Thai Memes | Hong Kong Still Salty
Aug 01, 2019
Slut-Shaming Bali | Ultimate Battle Plan Hong Kong | Trump Meets a Rohingya | Teirra is Seduced by WhisperTube
Jul 25, 2019
Moon men land in Thailand | Splitsville for man who would've been king and Russian beauty | US sanction-slaps Myanmar | Indonesian woman says husband's demand for sex led to violence
Jul 18, 2019
Mouths wide shut in Jakarta | Return to the Thai cave | Murder in Singapore | Blackmail-a-Go-Go and more
Jul 11, 2019
Chaos in Hong Kong | Malaysian cosplay raid | Thai cinema history | Indonesian salted fish | July 5, 2019
Jul 05, 2019
LGBTQ intolerance in Myanmar, awkward Imelda Marcos-inspired photo shoot, gecko found in woman's ear | June 28, 2019
Jun 28, 2019
Pilot Episode: Hong Kong Anti-Extradition protests, Bangkok motorcycle taxis gone wild, and more | June 19, 2019
Jun 19, 2019