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.
LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions
EDITOR’S NOTE • Making Connections
LUXURY JEWELLERY PRIZES TO WIN!
Reader’s Digest Asia
The Paper Delivery Boy • A retired Air Force officer remembers a kind-hearted gesture with gratitude
SMART ANIMALS • Know what they want – and how to achieve it
Soothe The Sunday Scaries • How to replace work-week dread with Funday
Seeing Blue
News From The WORLD OF MEDICINE
STEVEN SPIELBERG A Life In Cinema • The cinema maestro was only 16 when his life changed forever. Six decades on, The Fabelmans director gets personal
Let’s Be Friends • How to make lasting connections that lift you up
LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side
Hoarding Disorder • COVID and the cost-of-living crisis have significantly altered how signs of the condition appear. Here’s why
SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY
YOUR FASCIA-NATING FASCIA • New science is showing that fascia – the webbing that holds your body together – might play a role in far more than just post-exercise soreness
HIGH TECH Helpers • You’ll now find robots doing everything from soothing your nerves to brewing your coffee
Good News About HOUSEWORK
LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine
Keeping Track Of TRAIN TRAVEL
QUOTABLE QUOTES
WE FOUND MORE FIXES • Another 25 helpful hints to improve your life
ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour On The Job
THE AMAZING HUMAN BODY • Test your knowledge about the ingenious human body
MY D0G STARTER • Adopting a dog in my 60s was never part of the plan. But Casey changed everything.
PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on page 108.
FAMILY FUN
TRIVIA • Test Your General Knowledge
PUZZLE ANSWERS
WORD POWER • Let’s Talk Business How much financial jargon do you know?