Reader’s Digest Asia (English Edition)

No wonder Reader's Digest is the world's most widely read magazine. Hard-hitting, thought-provoking and entertaining, with unforgettable stories in each issue, RD is packed with features short enough to read in one sitting, but stimulating enough to keep you thinking for days. Every month millions of people get inspired, informed and entertained by its wide variety of stories about people, health, humour, adventures and world events, written by the best local and international journalists. All the stories are fact checked to the smallest details to ensure that readers get the most accurate and truthful stories, making Reader’s Digest the world’s most trusted magazine.

The Elements of Surprise

Readers Digest Australia

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

WIN A PILOT CAPLESS FOUNTAIN PEN

ANOTHER GOLDEN OLDIE • We asked you to think up a funny caption for this photo.

CONTRIBUTE

Letters to the editor, caption competitions and other reader submissions

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NEWS WORTH SHARING

Tales of Trash and Treasure • What people discard through the years tells a compelling story of their lives

It’s Written in the Asparagus Spears

SMART ANIMALS • Only too often there are surprises in store

Simple Companions • Low-maintenance breeds come in all shapes and sizes

The Many Faces of Epilepsy • Misconceptions, common symptoms and treatment options

4 Self-Massage Techniques • FROM 5-MINUTE HEALTH BOOSTERS

WORLD OF MEDICINE

CLEAN-UP Teen • The New Zealand teenager on a mission to save her part of the planet, clearing the rubbish from beaches and rivers

SPREADING HOPE, One Stitch at a Time • A former teacher has set up a charity to help disadvantaged children to play and learn, and to connect volunteers

Left Field Genius • Fascinated by plants since childhood, Patrick Blanc travels the world to study their habitats to accomplish his ultimate goal: pioneering vertical gardens

Childhood Wisdom

The View From GUN COUNTRY • One American woman’s experience – as an observer and as a shooting victim – opens up issues surrounding gun ownership

Where Americans Agree

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing the Funny Side

THE GREAT TWEET-OFF: GENERATION GAP EDITION • Boomers, Generation Y and Millennials all divide and try to conquer on Twitter.

I Am Grapes … A Divine Fruit to Drink

HOMEMADE RAISINS

Look Ma, No Pants!

THAT’S OUTRAGEOUS!

LET’S KEEP ANTIBIOTICS WORKING • The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is a global threat. We all have a share in the fight to overcome it

HOW TO COMBAT ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

SEE THE WORLD... DIFFERENTLY

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

DEVIL OF A READ

Talk to Her Like a Person • As a parent to Fiona, my five-year-old daughter with a rare syndrome, I spend a lot of time teaching others to treat her with respect

Snack Your Way to Better Health • Nibbling between meals has had bad press in recent years. In fact, snacking can be good for you

“I Never Forgot You” • After more than six decades, a doomed teenage romance gets a second chance

THE Snake's REVENGE • When Jeremy Sutcliffe decapitated the poisonous snake threatening his wife, he assumed that would be the end of it. He was wrong

Toddler Meltdowns

THE ART OF Condolence • Struggling to offer sympathy to someone who is grieving the loss of a loved one? Here’s what you should say, and how to say it

Sound Colours

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

CHEATERS NEVER PROSPER • Funny experiences with plagiarism from educators and...