Archive: Oct 2018



STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 18, 2018 • 6 min read

Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 'I suppose I tend to write from the position of an outsider'

By Lily Hess • Oct 18, 2018
The annual Ubud Writers and Readers Festival is back this month for its 15th installment, bringing together artists, authors and thinkers for a literary and cultural celebration. Southeast Asia Globe chats with Singaporean writer Balli Kaur Jaswal, an invited speaker and author of several novels including this year’s Erotic Stories for Punjabi Women and her upcoming The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 18, 2018 • 7 min read

Dini Aryani Criddle ‘I really want to make Indonesia famous for speciality coffee’

By Janelle Retka • Oct 18, 2018
Long recognised as one of the top global coffee exporters, Indonesia has transformed its coffee industry, dramatically increasing its local consumption and the quality of its coffee bean production. Southeast Asia Globe met up with Dini Aryani Criddle, founder of Indonesia’s gourmet Tanamera Coffee, to hear how her company helped lead the change

Oct 17, 2018 • 3 min read
Mother Mushroom

Popular Vietnamese activist and blogger released from prison

The Vietnamese dissident blogger known as Mother Mushroom has been released from prison and is being sent to the US. She had previously been sentenced to 10 years in prison for anti-state activities
By Lily Hess • Oct 17, 2018

Oct 17, 2018 • 9 min read
Whatever happened to

The liberation of Marawi City

One year ago, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stood in the ruins of the southern city of Marawi and declared it ‘liberated’ from terrorist influence. But for the tens of thousands of civilians still unable to return to their homes, the ongoing presence of the Philippine military and the unflinching rule of martial law suggest not liberation but occupation
By Paul Millar • Oct 17, 2018

Oct 17, 2018 • 7 min read
Malaysia

Activists welcome bills to abolish colonial-era laws with cautious optimism

Bills to abolish the death penalty and the Sedition Act, two of Malaysia's archaic colonial-era laws, are expected to be tabled at the current sitting of parliament, which commenced this week in Kuala Lumpur. Human rights activists have welcomed the move but remain wary of sudden political u-turns
By Amy Dodds • Oct 17, 2018

Oct 16, 2018 • 5 min read
Natural disasters

Flooded out

Several Southeast Asian countries have this year been heavily impacted by natural disasters, and according to recent reports, the onslaught of extreme weather in the region is expected to continue for the foreseeable future
By Robin Spiess • Oct 16, 2018

Oct 16, 2018 • 3 min read

Cambodia's own travel booking platform targets jet-setting families and locals

Domestic holiday travel for Cambodians is often group-orientated – but that comes with the struggle of finding a car park and space for the whole crew to sleep. The new hotel booking service Bayonia.com, with 5,000 subscribers and a goal of 10,000 by the end of the year, wants to make travel seamless. A year and 85 featured hotels since its launch, founder Meas Sinal speaks with Southeast Asia Globe about what sets his booking service apart Bayonia.com founder Meas Sinal provides a travel booking platform tailored for Cambodians
By Janelle Retka • Oct 16, 2018

Oct 15, 2018 • 4 min read
Sponsored

Learning & Teaching Expo: keeping pace with the latest trends in educational development

As Asia’s Leading Education Expo, Learning & Teaching Expo (LTE) equips education professionals to keep pace with the global development of education. This year, LTE will take place again in Hong Kong from 12 to 14 December 2018, bringing together worldwide educators and school leaders to exchange ideas along latest educational trends and practices, as well as sourcing innovative and advanced educational resources from around the world.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 15, 2018

Oct 15, 2018 • 7 min read
Education

Silicon Kingdom

An ambitious Japanese entrepreneur is developing a master-planned community for 100,000 residents in a Cambodian forest three hours from the capital. Will his 20-year plan become Southeast Asia’s answer to Silicon Valley?
By Tom O'Connell • Oct 15, 2018

Oct 12, 2018 • 3 min read
Photography

Anwar Ibrahim campaigns, Myanmar journalists arrested, and Asean gathering

Malaysian Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim hits the campaign trail, journalists from Eleven Media group in Myanmar are arrested for an article criticising the Yangon Regional Government, and Asean leaders meet on the side of the annual IMF-World Bank meeting in Indonesia.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 12, 2018