Archive: Nov 2019



STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 29, 2019 • 2 min read

Editorial Blood ties

By Chia Chi Hsu • Nov 29, 2019
This week, we looked at Indonesia and the dangers of building political systems based on blood ties, Thailand’s artists shedding light on LGBTQ issues, the soft skills shortage among Cambodian workers, and more.

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 29, 2019 • 9 min read

Sustainable luxury tourism A wild Cambodian Bensley experience

By Ron Gluckman • Nov 29, 2019
Can luxury and eco-friendly sustainability be mutually compatible? Southeast Asia Globe sat down with serial luxury hotelier Bill Bensley at his wildest experience so far in Cambodia.

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 28, 2019 • 11 min read

LGBTQ rights The art of love

By Andrew Haffner • Nov 28, 2019
Asian artists gathered in Bangkok this weekend to explore diverse themes of sexuality in a country commonly regarded as among the most LGBTQ-friendly globally. But does this tell the full story?

Nov 27, 2019 • 8 min read
Youth unemployment

Working things out

Cambodia has a shortage of candidates with the necessary soft skills key to propelling them towards better jobs. We speak to the community organisations trying to expand opportunities for vulnerable youth.
By Samantha McCabe • Nov 27, 2019

Nov 26, 2019 • 13 min read
Indonesian politics

In the blood

Elected as the archipelago’s first non-dynastic leader, Joko Widodo could be about to launch a political line of his own
By Stania Puspa • Nov 26, 2019

Nov 25, 2019 • 8 min read
Myanmar music scene

The last day of pleasant music

From our print archive: In 2013, in a former military dictatorship known for quietening most forms of freedom of expression, the music scene got a whole lot louder
By Douglas Long • Nov 25, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Nov 22, 2019 • 2 min read
Editorial

Power to the people

This week we looked at how a small Thai village has successfully campaigned for decades against a hydropower dam project, where the Philippines stands today after the bloody Maguindanao massacre ten years ago, how a local initiative is helping Cambodian drug users heal, and more.
By Chia Chi Hsu • Nov 22, 2019

Nov 22, 2019 • 10 min read
Violence against the press

The long wait

Ten years on, the relatives of those slain at the Maguindanao massacre, the deadliest single attack on journalists in history, still await justice. Will they find it in the face of a culture of impunity in the Philippines?
By Purple Romero • Nov 22, 2019

Nov 21, 2019 • 11 min read
Hydropower dam protests

Don’t poke the nest

Activists from the Sa-iab Village in northern Thailand have successfully campaigned against the construction of a dam for three decades. With hydropower dams springing up across Asia, what can local communities learn from their struggle?
By Skylar Lindsay • Nov 21, 2019

Nov 20, 2019 • 7 min read
Drugs in Cambodia

Second chances

A deluge of cheap pills from the nearby Golden Triangle means many young Cambodians are vulnerable to getting hooked on drugs. But community-based organisations could hold the key to pushing back against addiction
By Thim Rachna • Nov 20, 2019