Archive: Mar 2019



STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 12, 2019 • 10 min read

Politics Three voices from the Philippines’ new Muslim homeland

By Thomas Brent • Mar 12, 2019
The creation of a new Muslim autonomous region in the conflict-torn southern Philippines has been hailed as a political breakthrough that could finally lead to peace in the Catholic-majority nation. Southeast Asia Globe speaks to three young people from the region to understand their stories and to learn what the new autonomous region will mean for their futures

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 09, 2019 • 7 min read

The Orchid Project Why ending all forms of FGC is vital for gender equality

By Robin Spiess • Mar 09, 2019
Though not often talked about, there are a handful of countries in Southeast Asia where the widely-condemned practice of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is thriving – and Singapore is one of them. Southeast Asia Globe contacted the Orchid Project, a British charity working to end FGM/C around the globe, to discuss the need for change in Singapore and beyond

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 08, 2019 • 14 min read

Women's rights A cut, unseen

By Robin Spiess • Mar 08, 2019
Despite Singapore’s reputation as a modern hub of progress and prosperity, female genital mutilation and cutting remains widespread among the city-state’s Malay Muslim community

Mar 04, 2019 • 10 min read
Dragon City

The man behind Cambodia’s most ambitious development project

Almost a decade ago, Phuoeng Sophean – a Land Ministry official, and an imaginative architect serving as general secretary of the Board of Architects Cambodia – dreamt up the idea of a new capital of momentous proportions that he named “Samdech Techo Hun Sen Dragon City”
By Robin Spiess • Mar 04, 2019

Mar 02, 2019 • 10 min read
Whatever happened to

Cambodia’s Dragon City?

Nine years ago, Cambodia’s Land Ministry proposed a new, high-tech capital called “Dragon City” on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Nearly a decade later, the $80 billion development has yet to break ground – but the visionary behind the ambitious project is hoping that changing the Kingdom’s strict foreign ownership laws may tempt Chinese investors back to the bargaining table
By Robin Spiess • Mar 02, 2019

Mar 01, 2019 • 1 min read

Spend a day at SCIA as a High School Student

Singapore (Cambodia) International Academy welcome high school students to attend classes and get to know the syllabus. The one-day Open Classroom program will give the opportunity to students in Grade 7 – 9 to enjoy the facilities at SCIA
By Singapore Cambodia International Academy • Mar 01, 2019