STRIKING IMAGES FROM AROUND ASIA

PICTURE: NICKY LOH/REUTERS

Lotus lights – the birth and enlightenment of Buddha is commemorated on Vesak Day in Singapore with the lighting of oil lamps.

PICTURE:CHOR SOKKUNTHEA/REUTERS

Old is new – models make an environmental statement at the Recycled Fashion Show in Phnom Penh.

PICTURE:JASON LEE/REUTERS

Rise up in red – Chinese children skillfully perform coordinated tai chi in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

PICTURE: DANA LANGLOIS

A new twist – Cambodian artist Pich Sopheap with his rippling rattan sculpture in Phnom Penh’s Sala Artspace.

PICTURE: MARTIN GOODACRE

Sound of the sea – Neil Pryde sails his boat Hi fiinto the lead at the recent Koh Samui Regatta, with Yasooda and Ffree Fire hot on its heels.

PICTURE: PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Liquid line-up – visitors inspect neatly displayed bottles of whisky at Bangkok’s World of Food Asia.

PICTURE: KIM KYUNG-HOON/REUTERS

sweet escape – Japanese ladies pick packets of candies at a café serving childhood favourites.