Archive: Jul 2015



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 08, 2015 • 9 min read

Buddhist Islamophobia Wirathu: “The intention of Islam is to influence the whole world through rapid population”

By Sebastian Strangio • Jul 08, 2015
As the Rohingya situation becomes ever more desperate, one man stands alone as their most vocal antagonist. Wirathu has been accused of using hate speech and acerbic propaganda to stoke anti-Muslim sentiment in Myanmar. Here, he tells Southeast Asia Globe that he is a man of peace who would show compassion if the Rohingya would only “be honest”

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 07, 2015 • 10 min read

Tim Page “Without the Vietnam war, I wouldn’t be”

By David Hutt • Jul 07, 2015
He shot some of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War, but Tim Page became just as famous for his ferocious appetite for life. Now 71 years old, the famed photographer says he still hasn’t taken his best picture

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 06, 2015 • 9 min read

The man who broke the bank: Nick Leeson

By Daniel Besant • Jul 06, 2015
In early 1995, Nick Leeson, a Singapore-based trader, single-handedly brought down one of the world’s biggest banks. Twenty years later, he shares his story of loss and redemption with Southeast Asia Globe

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 04, 2015 • 4 min read

Wildlife Phnom Tamao: bear keeper for a day

By Jemma Galvin • Jul 04, 2015
Cambodia is home to many rare and exotic animal species. Get to know its lovable Sun and Moon bears by spending a day with these mischievous critters

Jul 03, 2015 • 9 min read

Life’s but a dream

Acclaimed filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul emerged from the isolated northeastern reaches of Thailand to become one of the golden boys of the Cannes Film Festival, captivating audiences with his subtle, otherworldly explorations of the joys of life and what lies beyond them.In his world, dreams and reality overlap and intertwine, while conventional cinematic devices are thrown out of the window. Deeply held Thai spiritual beliefs are combined with his love of early neo-realism to create a new kind of cinema, one far removed from convention and cinematic precedent
By Francis Wilmer • Jul 03, 2015

Jul 03, 2015 • 1 min read
Aerial photography

A region in view

Google Earth celebrated its tenth birthday by uploading some fantastic ariel shots of the planet, including this selection from Southeast Asia
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Jul 03, 2015

Jul 02, 2015 • 10 min read
Interview

The thinking man’s troublemaker: Noam Chomsky

Derided by Washington powerbrokers and ignored by swathes of the mainstream media, Noam Chomsky is, nonetheless, said to be the eighth most frequently cited academic source of all time – coming in just below Plato and Freud. Southeast Asia Globe spoke with the world’s most famed public intellectual and political firebrand about the growing threat of conflict between the US and China and the roles of both superpowers in the region
By David Hutt • Jul 02, 2015

Jul 01, 2015 • 4 min read

Going Green: Angkor Golf Resort

With a handful of top-class courses and glorious weather, Cambodia is proving a hit with golfers looking for some tee along with their temples. David Baron, director of golf at Angkor Golf Resort, talks us through the options for a quick round in the Kingdom
By Dene Mullen • Jul 01, 2015

Jul 01, 2015 • 8 min read
Cinema

Guardian of the Galaxy: Chris Pratt

Actor Chris Pratt, known variously as Monkeyboy to his friends, Star Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy and now dino expert Owen Grady in Jurassic World, has come a long way in a short time. Here he talks about breaking the mould, sticking to the masterplan and his love of cockroaches
By Elizabeth Hergest Kemp • Jul 01, 2015