Archive: Sep 2016



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

Sacred Ritual The colourful Balinese festival where little monsters run wild

By Navet Tab • Sep 29, 2016
With their faces and upper torsos painted in bright colours to resemble the supernatural beings and demons of Balinese imagination, the boys of Tegelalang are difficult to ignore as they partake in Ngerebeg. And that is exactly the point. Held every six months in the village situated ten…

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 29, 2016 • 7 min read

Thailand Sexual violence is not a soap

By Ana Salvá • Sep 29, 2016
In Thai soap operas, rape is routinely depicted as a precursor to romance, with female protagonists shown falling in love with their rapists. Led by an outraged viewer, the country’s television industry is starting to examine its normalisation of sexual violence

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 28, 2016 • 3 min read

Duterte aims to bolster ties during first visit to Vietnam

By Logan Connor • Sep 28, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Hanoi today for his first official visit to Vietnam, as relations between the two countries strengthen amid regional tensions over the South China Sea

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 28, 2016 • 8 min read

Chaos theory: what the US election outcome could mean for Southeast Asia

By Logan Connor • Sep 28, 2016
US presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have presented foreign policy platforms that swing from interventionist to isolationist. And voters’ final choice could have far-reaching consequences for Southeast Asia, a region with much at stake in US politics

Sep 27, 2016 • 2 min read
Safety

Vietnam considers late-night alcohol ban

Looking to shed its mantle as the second biggest consumer of alcohol in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is considering a bill that would outlaw late-night sales of beer and liquor
By Logan Connor • Sep 27, 2016

Sep 27, 2016 • 11 min read
Tech

Man v machine: overcoming human error in the workplace

In 2015, businesses across the world spent an estimated $75 billion on cyber security. But what do you imagine was the leading cause of data breaches? Perhaps hacking, or malware? Maybe it was even a raft of insecure networks? No, it was human error
By David Hutt • Sep 27, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 • 3 min read
Sustainability

New eco-friendly island settlement to be built in Indonesia

Earthship architect Michael Reynolds has announced his company’s latest project: building a completely self-sustainable, carbon-neutral settlement of homes on Kenawa island, Indonesia
By Euan Black • Sep 22, 2016

Sep 22, 2016 • 8 min read

How Singapore is becoming a world leader in fintech

With the rise of financial technology, or fintech, changing the way the world does business, Singapore is positioning itself as a major industry player
By Mark Smith • Sep 22, 2016

Sep 21, 2016 • 3 min read

Thailand selects controversial Academy Awards contender

Apatti, a contentious Buddhism-infused Thai horror film, has made the list of submissions for best foreign language film at the 89th Academy Awards, which take place in February
By Sam Bradpiece • Sep 21, 2016