Archive: Jun 2013



STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 27, 2013 • 5 min read

Top 5: superhero social commentaries

By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 27, 2013
A peek behind the masks of comic books reveals much more than catching bad guys and leaping tall buildings in a single bound

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 25, 2013 • 5 min read

Khmer Rouge The good student

By Mary Kozlovski • Jun 25, 2013
Almost 40 years ago, Dr Song Tan was a medical intern at Calmette Hospital who treated Khmer Rouge soldiers after the Maoists rose to power. Today, he has travelled from his new home in the US to the Kingdom’s provinces on a new medical mission

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 24, 2013 • 4 min read

Help on hand

By Charlie Lancaster • Jun 24, 2013
Ready to step in when Mother Nature needs a little nudge, Dr Sean Sokteang plans to open Cambodia’s first IVF treatment centre early next year

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 21, 2013 • 3 min read

Art "Historically, art has always been at the forefront of social change"

By Franziska Meissner • Jun 21, 2013
Partizan Creatives produces comic books infused with social and educational commentaries. Formed by Jose Encinas (‘the illustrator’) and Nick Wood (‘the writer’), and based in Phnom Penh, Partizan’s goal is to bring the joy of reading and an understanding of key messages to a wide variety of people

Jun 20, 2013 • 5 min read

Time for change

Can Cambodia’s opposition gain strength in the upcoming election while Sam Rainsy remains its figurehead?
By Sacha Passi • Jun 20, 2013

Jun 19, 2013 • 4 min read
Vietnam

Trading toadstools

Victims of unexploded ordnance find new hope in fungi farming
By Marianne Brown • Jun 19, 2013

Jun 14, 2013 • 6 min read
Elderly

Twilight fears

Cambodia’s first retirement home is an indicator of a looming crisis facing Southeast Asia
By Irwin Loy • Jun 14, 2013

Jun 13, 2013 • 8 min read

Closing statements

For how much longer can the Khmer Rouge tribunal limp along?
By By Colin Meyn, with additional reporting by Kuch Naren • Jun 13, 2013

Jun 12, 2013 • 3 min read

Perfecting the pour

Welcome to Jigger & Pony, the bar leading the resurgence of classic cocktails in Singapore
By Franziska Meissner • Jun 12, 2013

Jun 11, 2013 • 7 min read
MMA Cambodia

Into the octagon

The rise of MMA in Cambodia is helping to move the traditional art of Bokator to the next level
By Antonio Graceffo • Jun 11, 2013

Jun 11, 2013 • 5 min read

The butterfly effect

 As the nature of China’s economic expansion changes, what will imbalances in its economy mean for Southeast Asia?
By Gareth Lewis • Jun 11, 2013

Jun 11, 2013 • 4 min read

No respite

Fleeing persecution in Myanmar, one Rohingya Muslim found himself subjected to further abuse at the hands of the Thai navy
By Himaya Quasem • Jun 11, 2013