Archive: Dec 2018



STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 07, 2018 • 11 min read

Medical marijuana New highs

By Janelle Retka • Dec 07, 2018
In November 2018, Thailand’s cabinet pushed through a draft law that, if passed, will legalise the use of cannabis for medical and research purposes, making it the first country in Asia to cash in on the plant’s burgeoning medical industry

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 05, 2018 • 7 min read

Photography Cambodia's Angkor Photo Festival

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 05, 2018
The 14th annual Angkor Photo Festival, held in Siem Reap Cambodia, features the work of 100 artists from 40 countries – plus talks, portfolio reviews and workshops

Dec 04, 2018 • 4 min read
Health

How Indonesia's fight against HIV and AIDS is undermined by LGBT 'panic'

In May 2017, Jakarta cops raided the Atlantis gay gym and sauna, which was also a public health outreach centre, arresting 141 men, some of whom were prosecuted under Indonesia’s pornography law. Since 2016, officials in the Muslim-majority nation have wielded the four-letter “LGBT” as an epithet and warning…
By Tom O'Connell • Dec 04, 2018

Dec 03, 2018 • 7 min read
COP24

'Only a miracle' can make vital UN climate conference successful

In what’s anticipated to be the most pivotal global meeting on climate change since 2015’s Paris Agreement, stakeholder nations across Southeast Asia are watching to see how the decisions by world leaders could affect the region, which is especially vulnerable to climate change because of its extensive coastal exposure
By Christian Mihatsch • Dec 03, 2018

Dec 03, 2018 • 3 min read
Apirat Kongsompong

What Thailand's new military chief means for next year's elections

The appointment of General Apirat Kongsompong as head of Thailand’s armed forces signals a profound shift in the factional makeup of the military’s highest echelons – and puts the Kingdom’s army in the hands of a man who has threatened to unleash yet another coup if next year’s long-awaited elections don’t go according to plan
By Paul Millar • Dec 03, 2018