Archive: Dec 2014



STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 30, 2014 • 3 min read

Consumption Top five: shopping malls

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 30, 2014
In the world of retail therapy, size certainly does matter. These Southeast Asian confections of consumption are perfect for frittering away the weekend while giving your wallet a damned good shoeing

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 29, 2014 • 2 min read

Speed demon

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 29, 2014
Meet the Skully AR-1 – the ultimate in protective headgear

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 24, 2014 • 6 min read

It’s a dog’s life

By Jemma Galvin • Dec 24, 2014
From five-star pet hotels to bespoke beauty products, the region’s furry friends are being pampered like never before, giving rise to a multibillion-dollar industry

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 23, 2014 • 6 min read

Road accidents The darkness of night

By James MacDonald • Dec 23, 2014
Across Thailand, the weekend heralds binge drinking and hedonistic parties. For the emergency rescue teams of Chiang Mai, however, the end of the week presents a more sobering reality

Dec 22, 2014 • 3 min read

“Hush! Listen to the Earth”

The latest part of a Southeast Asia Globe series that shines a light on the region’s finest poetry
By Nathan A. Thompson • Dec 22, 2014

Dec 22, 2014 • 4 min read

Dough to be made

With stores across Southeast Asia, including his latest that has just opened in Phnom Penh, craft baker Eric Kayser is bringing quality bread to a region defined by rice
By Daniel Besant • Dec 22, 2014

Dec 19, 2014 • 3 min read
Cambodia

Hun Sen “misinformed” over Cambodia’s mass HIV infection, says Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

Virologist jointly credited with discovering HIV calls for calm Françoise Barré-Sinoussi – credited along with her colleague Luc Montagnier as the discoverer of HIV – has said that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has been “misinformed”, following his comments regarding an outbreak of the virus in Battambang province, in Cambodia’s northwest
By David Hutt and Dene Mullen • Dec 19, 2014

Dec 19, 2014 • 3 min read
Fishing

Crimson tide

After being destroyed by the 2004 tsunami, Banda Aceh’s Lampulo fish market was rebuilt and remains a hotbed of shark fin trading. Local fishermen trawl the seas, hauling in hundreds of thousands of the creatures each year to meet the demand for shark fin soup that flows out of China and Vietnam
By Roni Bintang • Dec 19, 2014

Dec 17, 2014 • 5 min read
divine healing

An atmosphere for miracles

Deep in a quiet Phnom Penh neighbourhood, a charismatic pastor leads boisterous Sunday services known for their lively music and vigorous dancing – and claims of miracle cures
By Marta Kasztelan • Dec 17, 2014

Dec 15, 2014 • 7 min read
Luxury Bikes

Wheels of fortune

The motorcycle market in Cambodia has long been characterised by cheap and efficient bikes. But in recent years the Kingdom’s streets have become peppered with more powerful, more expensive and more eye-catching machines
By David Hutt • Dec 15, 2014

Dec 12, 2014 • 8 min read

Through the eyes of a killer

The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer’s second film about Indonesia’s communist purges of the 1960s. The first film, the Oscar-nominated The Act of Killing, was centred on the murderers; this time the focus is shifted to the victims, who have been afraid to raise the matter for half a century. Oppenheimer spoke exclusively to Southeast Asia Globe about finding the right leading man, the caustic effects of impunity and finding compassion in the darkest recesses of humanity
By Dene Mullen • Dec 12, 2014

Dec 11, 2014 • 4 min read
History

Tell me no lies

John Pilger was one of the first Western journalists to bring the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime to the world’s attention. Now, 35 years after the release of his documentary, Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia, Pilger speaks to Southeast Asia Globe about his memories of those days
By David Hutt • Dec 11, 2014