Archive: Jan 2016



STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 29, 2016 • 3 min read

Indonesia's military re-enactments Blast from the past

By Hosea Aryo Bimo W.N. • Jan 29, 2016
Military reenactments are sweeping Indonesia, where enthusiasts recreate battles from World War Two to the country’s fight for independence

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 28, 2016 • 10 min read

positive advertising Thinking of a change: 17 Triggers

By David Hutt • Jan 28, 2016
What if, inside all of us, there is an emotional ‘elephant’ and rational ‘elephant rider’ competing to determine our actions? Mike Rios of 17 Triggers, a Cambodia-based advertising agency that works with the development sector, explains his hard-learned lessons on how to get people to change their behaviours

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 28, 2016 • 4 min read

Malaysian PM's battles have only just begun

By Greg Lopez • Jan 28, 2016
Opinion: While Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak might have been cleared of wrongdoing in a financial scandal, more accusations are likely to come, says academic Greg Lopez

Jan 27, 2016 • 3 min read
Dissident

Talking democracy with a Laotian dissident

A political reshuffle has taken place in communist Laos. Here, a dissident speaks out about the country’s regime and his hopes for democracy
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 27, 2016

Jan 25, 2016 • 3 min read

Laos congress elects new leader

Party veteran and septuagenarian Bounnhang Vorachith becomes leader of the country
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Jan 25, 2016

Jan 25, 2016 • 7 min read

"Happy staff means happy guests": Shinta Mani

With a hotel recognised as among the world’s best by TripAdvisor, the managers of Cambodia’s Shinta Mani believe the key to success lies in employee contentment
By Focus Asean editorial • Jan 25, 2016

Jan 25, 2016 • 6 min read
Filipino arts

Jessa Balote: from Manila slum to fame as a ballet dancer

Plucked from an overcrowded slum in the Philippines, Jessa Balote is now a Ballet Manila company member. The teenager reveals how she danced her way out of poverty
By Angel L. Martínez Cantera • Jan 25, 2016

Jan 22, 2016 • 9 min read
Military bootcamp

Thailand’s humiliating hazing rituals

At universities and colleges across Thailand a dangerous tradition of hazing through initiation rites is leaving students exposed to injuries and damaging democratic values
By David Hutt • Jan 22, 2016

Jan 20, 2016 • 3 min read

Phnom Penh's street art

Street art is popping up across the Cambodian capital, with work by famous names and local artists too
By Daniel Besant • Jan 20, 2016

Jan 20, 2016 • 8 min read
Orangutan Extinction

Habitat destroyed

As their rainforest habitat disappears from North Sumatra, endangered orangutans are being driven out of the trees and into the crosshairs of enraged villagers
By Amanda Saxton • Jan 20, 2016