Archive: Oct 2017



STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 10, 2017 • 6 min read

Sex work and socialism

By Paul Millar • Oct 10, 2017
Lijia Zhang's debut novel Lotus follows the day-to-day life of a sex worker on the margins of Chinese society. Zhang reflects on the struggles of many women left behind by the superpower’s rapacious pursuit of profit

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 09, 2017 • 3 min read

Smart Axiata buys 30% stake in Cambodian media champions Sabay

By Euan Black • Oct 09, 2017
Smart  believes the deal with Sabay Digital Corporation will help it realise its aim of becoming Cambodia’s ‘digital champion’ by 2020 Mike Gaertner (2-L), Sabay's COO, Chy Sila (3-L), Sabay's CEO, and Thomas Hundt (3-R), Smart Axiata's CEO, pose for a photograph at Smart's flagship store in Phnom Penh, after signing an agreement for Smart Axiata to purchase a 30% stake in Sabay Digital Corporation, 9 October 2017.

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 09, 2017 • 3 min read

Nurturing an open mind

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 09, 2017
Sponsored: Northbridge International School Cambodia prides itself on its academic success. But it is also acutely aware that its teaching mandate transcends the traditional classroom setting

Oct 06, 2017 • 8 min read
Indonesia

The good jihadi

In North Sumatra, a former Indonesian radical has opened a boarding school for the children of terrorists to prevent their futures from looking like his own past
By Gabrielle Lipton • Oct 06, 2017

Oct 04, 2017 • 3 min read

Is this the new face of Thailand's opposition?

With former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra now living in exile, Thaksin loyalist Sudarat Keyuraphan has been tipped to take the reins of the opposition Pheu Thai Party
By Paul Millar • Oct 04, 2017

Oct 03, 2017 • 3 min read
Como Uma Ubud

A haven in Bali

A warren of stone walkways, lavish greenery and traditional thatched roofs set the mood at this holistic haven just outside central Ubud in Bali 
By Dene Mullen • Oct 03, 2017

Oct 03, 2017 • 13 min read
Media Freedom

Without fear or favour: The Cambodia Daily

Philanthropist and foreign correspondent Bernie Krisher launched a daily newspaper in 1993 with a handful of journalists working out of an old hotel. By the time the Cambodia Daily closed amid a fiery dispute with the government, it had become one of the region’s most respected sources of news
By Paul Millar • Oct 03, 2017

Oct 02, 2017 • 3 min read

Two women plead not guilty to killing North Korean leader’s half-brother

The trial of the murder of Kim Jong-un’s estranged half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, began in Malaysia today Doan Thi Huong (2-L), 28, of Vietnam, who was detained in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam, is escorted by Malaysian police officers at the Shah Alam High Court, Shah Alam, Malaysia, 02 October 2017. Photo: EPA/Fazry Ismail
By Madeleine Keck • Oct 02, 2017