Archive: Sep 2015



STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 28, 2015 • 4 min read

The place to be: Fraser Place Robertson Walk

By Dene Mullen • Sep 28, 2015
Just a short stroll from Singapore’s Clarke Quay, Fraser Place Robertson Walk encourages guests to truly make themselves at home

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 25, 2015 • 6 min read

On the shoulders of giants

By Jim Algie • Sep 25, 2015
Bruised behinds and ignored instructions are in plentiful supply on a one-day elephant-handler excursion in Chiang Mai

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 23, 2015 • 7 min read

Travel Dili delights

By David Hutt • Sep 23, 2015
One doesn’t need to leave the capital of Timor-Leste to find a bucolic paradise where world-class beaches and historical sites vie for visitors’ attention in one of the region’s best-kept travel secrets

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 21, 2015 • 8 min read

Music The blues: Sweet home Singapore

By David Hutt • Sep 21, 2015
Synonymous with the travails of the poor, downtrodden and lonely, the music known as the blues has found a firm foothold in modern-day Singapore

Sep 18, 2015 • 7 min read

Arise, Phnom Penh

Gleaming glass and steel structures boasting contemporary design features may not be many people’s impression of Phnom Penh, but a building boom is rapidly changing the Cambodian capital’s image
By Francis Booker • Sep 18, 2015

Sep 18, 2015 • 8 min read
Defectors

Escape velocity: Hyeonseo Lee

One of the most vocal dissidents to escape from North Korea, author Hyeonseo Lee told Southeast Asia Globe her incredible story ahead of her appearance at next month’s Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
By David Hutt • Sep 18, 2015

Sep 16, 2015 • 3 min read
Pest control

The snake hunter

Pythons and cobras are on the loose in Bangkok, but one 62-year-old man is on call to help apprehend these unwelcome reptilian rascals
By Brent Lewin • Sep 16, 2015

Sep 15, 2015 • 5 min read

Interview: Tony Wheeler

In 1973, Tony Wheeler co-founded Lonely Planet Publications, kickstarting a shoestring travel revolution and influencing thousands of people to sling on a backpack and head off on unbeaten paths. Next month, Wheeler will be a guest speaker at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
By Jemma Glavin • Sep 15, 2015

Sep 14, 2015 • 5 min read

Going the distance

Since being named Porsche Asia-Pacific’s managing director last year, Martin Limpert has been on a mission to redefine the region’s car culture, one country at a time
By Jennifer Meszaros • Sep 14, 2015

Sep 11, 2015 • 2 min read
Transgender

Lifting the veil: Pondok Pesantren Waria

While discrimination against Indonesia’s transgender community remains a pressing issue, Pondok Pesantren Waria, a specialised school in Yogyakarta hopes to challenge conservative values
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Sep 11, 2015

Sep 10, 2015 • 7 min read
Robert Sann Aung

Dancing with dictators

Unbowed by prison terms and vicious beatings, human rights lawyer Robert Sann Aung has been battling Myanmar’s much-derided judiciary for more than 30 years
By Sebastian Strangio • Sep 10, 2015