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Cambodian Eats explores the foods of the Kingdom of Wonder

From coastal mangrove forests to floating villages, travel across the country to meet the people and taste the delicacies that make Cambodia so wonderful
By Cambodian Eats

Rohingya

Food rations cut again for Rohingya refugees to just $8 per month

The Bangladesh camp residents had already struggled to digest a World Food Program rations cut in March. Now they’re facing another reduction
By Beatrice Siviero

Interview

Singapore’s fisheries make waves in a small pond of food security solutions

Matthew Tan, co-chair for sustainable development in the agriculture & fishery Sectors at APEC, talks about the importance of local fisheries to tackle dwindling wildlife numbers in the face of climate change and disrupted supply chains
By Amanda Oon

Editorial

Siamese crocodiles, Malaysian food sellers, Cambodia’s oral histories

Globe and The Third Pole explore crocodile conservation, struggling mamak outlets get a boost, NGO creates a story database of Khmer Rouge survivors
By Fiona Kelliher

Food

A traditional Malaysian food outlet makes a comeback

An integral part of the nation’s culture, mamak stalls are fighting for stability since pandemic restrictions reduced social gatherings and sales
By Ashley Yeong

Climate crisis

‘A little aid would help’: Philippine typhoon survivors beg for food

Hundreds and thousands of people are left homeless after Typhoon Rai knocks out power across entire islands and leaving desperate survivors pleading for help
By Ron Lopez/AFP

Food

Magazine serves Southeast Asian food on fresh ‘Plates’

Editor Dee May Tan’s periodical breaks from the food culture status quo with alternative narratives featuring social justice, cultural heritage and the environment
By Huei Ting Cheong

Cuisine

How Thailand pioneered food diplomacy across the globe

Thai restaurants are up there with Indian, Chinese and Italian as among the most common worldwide. This is no accident, with Thailand a pioneer in one of the most successful and subtle soft power cultural programmes ever implemented – culinary diplomacy
By Kiana Duncan

Identity

An exploration of food and identity among the Cambodian American diaspora

Food is an essential part of life. The food that we eat, the food that we crave, and the food that we choose to put into our bodies play a deep role into our identity and how we see ourselves
By Cambodian American Literary Arts Association

Singaporean food

Young Singapore chefs serve up hope for street food’s future

A growing number of young street-food vendors are fuelling hopes that a new generation will preserve Singapore's culinary traditions.
By Catherine Lai/AFP

Myanmar coup

The view on the ground: Runs on food and empty ATMs in Yangon

As a military coup unfolded with the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi in the early hours of 1 February, panicked citizens feared food and cash shortages, while others pulled down National League for Democracy flags frightened of violent reprisals for their support of the ousted party
By Allegra Mendelson

Editorial

A week for the foodies

This week our eyes are bigger than our bellies over here at the Globe, as we’re got not one, not two, but three food-based stories. First, our reporter in Bangkok Wanpen Pajai dared to utter the unthinkable and extoll the virtues of the much-maligned food seasoning MSG. Next, our intern writer in Kuala Lumpur Huei Ting Cheong ran us through the unfolding blend of old and new one of the Malaysian capital’s culinary heritage areas, Chinatown. And finally, senior reporter Andrew Haffner delved into the growing world of bug-based products – asking, are they truly the future of food? Bon appetit!
By Andrew Haffner