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Life • STORY OF THE DAY • May 19, 2023 • 6 min read

Natural disaster Already desperate, Rohingya camps battered by Cyclone Mocha

By Beatrice Siviero • May 19, 2023
With lashing rain and wind speeds as great as 280 kilometres per hour, the storm once again underlined the vulnerability of the Muslim minority group both as refugees in Bangladesh and as internally displaced people in their native Myanamar

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • May 18, 2023 • 6 min read

Sports and games In SEA Games debut, Cambodian chess gets a spotlight

By Molly Dunlap • May 18, 2023
Otherwise known as ouk chaktrang, the regional variant of the more familiar international chess game has leaped from cafe tables and street-side hangouts to the big stage. With ancient roots and a modern tradition, the game’s sudden visibility could usher in a new generation of players

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • May 18, 2023 • 6 min read

Sports SEA Games end with a bang in Phnom Penh

By Amanda Oon • May 18, 2023
The 32nd iteration of the region’s largest sporting event ended Wednesday night, following more than a fortnight of heated competition, intense rivalry and the foundations for future diplomatic relations between the 11 participants

Life • May 10, 2023 • 11 min read
Development

Historic Luang Prabang braces for change

As tourists flock to the Laos destination on the banks of the Mekong River, locals worry the town’s essence is at risk due to overcrowding and upstream damming
By Beatrice Siviero and Anton L. Delgado • May 10, 2023

Life • May 07, 2023 • 4 min read
Interview

The U.K. has a new king. What does that mean for ASEAN?

The 6 May coronation of Charles III marked a new era for the British monarchy as the ceremonies caught some interest in parts of its former colonies in Southeast Asia. In this Q&A, the Southeast Asia Globe caught up with analyst and new author Charles Dunst to talk about the U.K.’s modern relevance in the region
By Amanda Oon • May 07, 2023

Life • May 03, 2023 • 6 min read
Mental health

Laos opens up about mental health amid poor professional support

A field of new services and awareness groups sprouted during the loneliness of the Covid-19 pandemic. But with only one licensed psychiatrist in all of Laos and a lack of educational pathways to produce more, mental health issues often go untreated
By Beatrice Siviero • May 03, 2023

Life • Apr 28, 2023 • 7 min read
Photography

Black Hands and ‘immortal impressions’

Inside the studio of Hoi An-based photographer Boris Zuliani, his quest to produce analogue images in a digitised world and his latest exhibition: WANTED
By James Compton • Apr 28, 2023

Life • Apr 18, 2023 • 6 min read
Education

The Philippines falls behind in children’s learning

The country's bleak education outlook has not been helped by pandemic restrictions that kept most children out of the classroom for more than two years. But even as President Marcos Jr. unrolls a new campaign to support schools, longstanding issues remain
By Molly Dunlap • Apr 18, 2023

Life • Apr 13, 2023 • 12 min read
Cham communities

Cambodia’s Cham fishers look for new lives on land

Boat-dwelling members of this ethnic minority are on the front lines of ecological collapse. Adaptation to life off the riverbank has brought its own challenges
By Daniel Zak • Apr 13, 2023