Archive: Jul 2013



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 17, 2013 • 7 min read

Drinking with the big boys

By Liam Aran Barnes • Jul 17, 2013
Thailand’s strict alcohol laws seem designed to render boutique breweries powerless

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 16, 2013 • 5 min read

Music All the right grooves

By Text and photos by Irwin Loy • Jul 16, 2013
How a Balinese traditional wood carver became one of the country’s finest guitar makers

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 15, 2013 • 12 min read

White elephants In the abode of kings

By Daniel Otis • Jul 15, 2013
From our print archive: For centuries, Southeast Asian monarchs have coveted white elephants as symbols of divine rule. Under the Burmese junta, they live their lives in chains

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 12, 2013 • 2 min read

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy granted amnesty

By Southeast Asia Globe • Jul 12, 2013
Amnesty has been granted to Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Sam Rainsy, 62, allowing him to end his self-imposed exile without risk of imprisonment

Jul 12, 2013 • 9 min read
Cambodia

The man with the mirror

An estimated 80% of amputees suffer from an excruciating syndrome known as phantom limb pain. Unbelievably, the solution to a lifetime of suffering can be found in a simple household accessory
By Dene Mullen • Jul 12, 2013

Jul 11, 2013 • 6 min read

The death of gold

With the authorities imposing strict regulations, the future of gold looks gloomier than ever
By Khac Giang Nguyen • Jul 11, 2013

Jul 10, 2013 • 5 min read

Drilling for profits

Wearing the country’s medical tourism crown, Cambodia’s dental practices are blazing a trail that the Kingdom’s hospitals would be wise to follow
By Denise Hruby • Jul 10, 2013

Jul 09, 2013 • 7 min read

School's out…

An online movement sweeping the world has the power to change education as we know it
By Charlie Lancaster • Jul 09, 2013

Jul 08, 2013 • 2 min read

A model student

Looking to achieve top marks for education, Malaysia is enticing students to its shores
By Rebecca Foster • Jul 08, 2013

Jul 05, 2013 • 1 min read

Responsible Tourism Awards finalists revealed

The 2013 Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards, with which the Southeast Asia Globe is an official media partner, has announced its finalists. Entries were received from nations including Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia, and the panel of judges have whittled them down to 12 finalists:
By SEA Globe • Jul 05, 2013

Jul 04, 2013 • 3 min read

Seeking a protector

Only the rich in Thailand can afford to scratch an itchy trigger finger
By Richard S. Ehrlich • Jul 04, 2013

Jul 03, 2013 • 5 min read

Trigger happy

The Philippines’ protection paradox claims more lives as the black market in weapons thrives
By Rebecca Foster • Jul 03, 2013