Archive: Mar 2014



STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 31, 2014 • 4 min read

Ancient instrument The music man

By Jemma Galvin • Mar 31, 2014
Master chapei player Kong Nay is a Cambodian living legend. Overcoming unimaginable hurdles, his music continues to inspire young and old

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 27, 2014 • 5 min read

Hidden habitat

By Daniel Otis • Mar 27, 2014
Journey into the flooded forests and floating villages of Prek Toal

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 26, 2014 • 7 min read

Mental Illness After the storm

By Denise Hruby • Mar 26, 2014
Cambodia’s health system struggles to cope with a high incidence of mental disorders – a festering legacy of the Khmer Rouge regime

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 25, 2014 • 4 min read

From capitalism to caution

By Bridget Di Certo • Mar 25, 2014
Acleda MFI Myanmar CEO Kim Bunsocheat spots the difference between Cambodia and Myanmar

Mar 24, 2014 • 4 min read

She’s got the moves

Meas Soksophea hopes to elevate Cambodian music to the international stage by fusing an appreciation of the past with the possibilities of the future
By Jemma Galvin • Mar 24, 2014

Mar 24, 2014 • 4 min read

A fighting chance

Miriam Coronel-Ferrer has brought Manila one step closer to sustainable peace with the Philippines’ most notorious Muslim rebels
By Sacha Passi • Mar 24, 2014

Mar 21, 2014 • 9 min read

Seeing red

Eager collectors and rabid critics ate up Art Stage Singapore, bolstering the city-state’s presence on the global art radar
By Jemma Galvin • Mar 21, 2014

Mar 20, 2014 • 3 min read

Battle for lashes

The price of Western beauty may be too high for the 100,000 workers who toil in central Java’s lucrative false-eyelash industry
By Michael Eko Hardianto • Mar 20, 2014

Mar 17, 2014 • 7 min read

Ripple effect

The tightening of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy will confront Asean member states with tougher financing conditions and lower capital inflows, putting growth prospects at risk
By Christian Vits • Mar 17, 2014

Mar 14, 2014 • 1 min read

All roads lead to Asean

Improved visa facilitation in Asean member states could yield between six and ten million additional visitors by 2016
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 14, 2014

Mar 14, 2014 • 6 min read
Music

The past is a foreign country

The 78rpm Era in Southeast Asia provides a fascinating insight into music nearly forgotten
By Daniel Besant • Mar 14, 2014