Archive: Jun 2019



STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 14, 2019 • 9 min read

Mass extinction How to save the world

By Philip Bethge • Jun 14, 2019
A new ethos and a new self-identity for mankind are needed to overcome mass extinction

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 13, 2019 • 17 min read

Automobile industry Thrifty shades of grey

By Robin Spiess • Jun 13, 2019
In Cambodia, entrenched corruption has given birth to a grey market for new luxury vehicles – a market that threatens to force official importers out of the country and stifle the local economy

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 12, 2019 • 9 min read

Natural disasters Apocalypse, soon

By Claire Baker-Munton • Jun 12, 2019
Soaring temperatures spurred by global warming and El Niño raise the risk of increasingly devastating storms, fires and floods. Is Southeast Asia ready?

Jun 11, 2019 • 1 min read
SCIA

SCIA launches their International Foundation Programme

Join us for an IFP information sharing session conducted by UOL IFP leaders and SCIA leaders. Discover for yourself why the IFP qualification is widely accepted by leading universities around the world. IFP Launch Date: 15 June 2019 (Saturday) | Time: 12:30PM – 04:30PM Event Highlights:…
By Singapore Cambodia International Academy • Jun 11, 2019

Jun 11, 2019 • 4 min read
SCIA

Nurturing and Supporting Future Leaders for the Global Age

The values which underlie the ongoing progress with students in leadership development are embodied in the Character, Leadership and Global Education (CLGE) Programme and reflected through Service Learning efforts undertaken by students. By integrating leadership values within the lessons, SCIA teaches their students to understand the connections between character values and leadership, and they become skilled in identifying core values (aligned to SCIA’s shared values) that are important to them and their leadership experience.
By Singapore Cambodia International Academy • Jun 11, 2019

Jun 11, 2019 • 8 min read
Wa State independence

Chasing the dragon

From our print archive: a handful of people have made a fortune dealing in illegal drugs. The rest of the population lives in extreme poverty. Southeast Asia Globe visits Myanmar's isolated Wa State
By Torgeir Norling • Jun 11, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Jun 10, 2019 • 2 min read
Editorial

Fighting for life.

The Globe may be changing, but our mission remains the same. This week we’re looking at suicide in Singapore’s national service, how Southeast Asia is bracing itself for climate change, Cambodia’s shady grey market cars and more
By Paul Millar • Jun 10, 2019

Jun 10, 2019 • 15 min read
Mental health in Singapore

The fallen

For some Singaporeans with mental health issues, mandatory military service can be an isolating and traumatic experience – and one which can leave them at serious risk of self-harm
By Thomas Brent • Jun 10, 2019

Jun 07, 2019 • 8 min read
Thailand drug war

Justice denied

From our print archive: the human cost of Thaksin Shinawatra's brutal war on drugs
By Torgeir Norling • Jun 07, 2019

Jun 06, 2019 • 14 min read
Sexual abuse

Under the world’s mirror

Facing discrimination for gender, disability and poverty, Cambodia’s women and girls with disabilities are among the most vulnerable to sexual abuse and violence
By Thomas Brent and Kong Meta • Jun 06, 2019

Jun 05, 2019 • 9 min read
Climate change

Dead in the water

Hydropower is booming in the Mekong River basin as countries seek clean energy – but these massive dams might prove even more polluting than fossil fuels
By Claire Baker-Munton • Jun 05, 2019