Asia’s dating apps reflect a rich mix of cultures

By Louise Lucas

According to 18th-century reactionary thinker Joseph de Maistre, every country gets the government it deserves. Perhaps, in the modern world, each society gets the technology it deserves too — particularly when it comes to dating.
Take Malaysia, a society so conservative that authorities last year canned a beer festival and so corrupt that a raid on the homes of former prime minister Najib Razak’s family yielded $275m worth of designer handbags, watches and jewellery.