Alex Face

'Street art is a tool that small people can use to say what they want to say'

Bangkok has seen an explosion of artwork on its streets in recent years, becoming well known in the region and across the globe as a supporter of street artists whose murals can be spotted on buildings across the city. Patcharapol Tangruen, an influential and prominent Thai street artist better known as Alex Face, discusses the Bangkok art scene and the slow evolution of street art in the city
By Robin Spiess • Jul 30, 2018

Lombok

Powerful earthquake rocks tourist island, killing 14

A strong earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Lombok, killing at least 14 people and injuring scores more
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 30, 2018

Artisanal tea

'We just needed to find something close to the heart'

An avid tea drinker in search of a new flavour has created alcohol-inspired brews acceptable for a Friday night with friends or a Monday in the office
By Janelle Retka • Jul 27, 2018

Mangroves

‘The earth and humanity simply cannot afford to lose these vital ecosystems’

The long-rooted shrubs can be vital to the environment, marine ecosystems and to millions of people around the world who rely on them
By Uffe Wilken • Jul 26, 2018

Ho Chi Minh's Hollywood

A Vietnamese dream

Award-winning US filmmaker and producer Timothy Linh Bui relocated his company Happy Canvas Film to his ancestors’ homeland. Since then, his team has been providing a new take on the Southeast Asian country for the world to see
By Janelle Retka • Jul 25, 2018

Commute from airport to central Phnom Penh could be 33% quicker

Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing company Grab has partnered with the National University of Singapore to establish a new $6m laboratory that has the potential to cut urban travel times in the region by up to a third
By Robin Spiess • Jul 25, 2018

Fintech

How blockchain technology could revolutionise microfinance in Cambodia

A new Cambodia-based startup thinks it might have found a way to change how microfinance lenders operate and cut down lending fees by more than half – by jumping on the blockchain bandwagon
By Robin Spiess • Jul 25, 2018

Whatever happened to

The Philippines’ reproductive health law?

Despite President Duterte’s signing of an executive order on reproductive health law in 2017, a new wealth of challenges has presented itself to officials and the six million Filipina women whose reproductive needs are still unmet
By Cristyn Lloyd • Jul 24, 2018