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Life • STORY OF THE DAY • 57 minutes ago • 9 min read

Profile Love, war and the Free Burma Rangers

By Coby Hobbs • 57 minutes ago
This group of aid workers has found admiration and some controversy with their martial brand of humanitarianism. Founder David Eubank spoke with the Globe about his faith-driven mission in Myanmar and beyond

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 04, 2023 • 6 min read

Feature Overriding appeals, ICC to investigate Philippines drug-war killings

By Beatrice Siviero • Aug 04, 2023
The International Criminal Court will continue its probe into thousands of extrajudicial killings in the country from 2011 to 2019. While President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has disavowed the court, Filipino families are looking for justice

Life • Jul 28, 2023 • 10 min read
Feature

As regional cities expand, urban poor risk being left behind

Housing experts say improving informal settlements is a key to social and economic development. But in fast-urbanising Southeast Asia, finding holistic solutions for the marginalised is easier said than done
By Beatrice Siviero • Jul 28, 2023

Life • Jul 17, 2023 • 10 min read
Interview

Behind ‘Riot Island’: Filmmaker talks Singapore prison documentary

Director Tom St. John Gray sought to explore the historical events of Pulau Senang, a penal experiment gone terribly wrong. In this interview following last week’s feature story on the riot’s anniversary, Gray describes his process and why he thinks the prison-island’s collapse is an almost “Shakespearean” tale
By Amanda Oon • Jul 17, 2023

Life • Jul 04, 2023 • 8 min read
Editorial

For urbanists, safe streets are lively streets

City planners in Phnom Penh often point to busy, bustling streets – such as those frequented by informal vendors – as contributing to public risk or disorder. But research from cities around the world suggests the very opposite is true
By Prak Norak • Jul 04, 2023

Life • Jun 06, 2023 • 9 min read
Interview

A new lens on Southeast Asian street photography

The upcoming journal Plaza, a release by publisher Soi Books, will showcase photographers from across the region as they document their homes. The Globe spoke with Soi Books co-founder Suridh “Shaz” Das-Hassan about the project and the wider publishing scene
By Molly Dunlap • Jun 06, 2023

Life • Jun 02, 2023 • 10 min read
Interview

A life for children’s rights

Children are often the focus of sweeping policies across Southeast Asia and beyond, but rarely do they get the chance to take part in governance. To mark International Children's Rights day this week, the Globe sat for a Q&A with renowned advocate Amihan V. Abueva about youth participation and more
By Beatrice Siviero • Jun 02, 2023