Culture

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • 3 days ago • 7 min read

Buddhism Dead monk walking

From our print archive: Every year, a much-loved abbot is raised from his glass casket, brushed down and paraded before an adoring crowd
By Tom Vater

3 days ago

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 27, 2019 • 6 min read

Whatever happened to… The Amish tuk tuk drivers of Siem Reap?

Back in 2011, a reporter from the Phnom Penh Post was visiting Siem Reap when something strange caught his eye: two white guys driving tuk tuks. We tracked down the boys from Coshocton, Ohio, to see what they’ve been up to since
By Tom O'Connell

Feb 27, 2019

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 04, 2019 • 8 min read

Indonesia Rising from a century of lost hopes

Southeast Asia Globe talks with feature moviemaker Joko Anwar, who’s taking a break from the big screen to tell stories for HBO Asia
By Mark Adnum

Jan 04, 2019

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 16, 2018 • 5 min read

Photography China’s bound feet women

Jo Farrell has been taking photos of the last living women with bound feet in China for 14 years. The images are shown at the Angkor Photo Festival in Siem Reap
By Tom O’Connell

Dec 16, 2018

Culture • Dec 10, 2018 • 5 min read
Opinion

Can viral rap song awaken pro-democracy Thais?

An exiled Thai academic writes that the response by the military junta that rules Thailand to the recent viral video sensation by the group Rap Against Dictatorship is a sign of things to come By Giles Ji Ungpakorn

Culture • Nov 16, 2018 • 5 min read
Photography

The tribes of Vietnam

Photographer Réhahn is on a quest to capture the cultures of the country’s 54 tribes By Graeme Green

Culture • Sep 25, 2018 • 5 min read
FreedomFilmFest

The future is bleak, says ‘A Cambodian Spring’ director Chris Kelly

In the run up to its screening at this year’s FreedomFilmFest, Southeast Asia Globe speaks to the director of 2017 documentary A Cambodian Spring, which highlights the infamous land disputes of Boeung Kak Lake in Phnom Penh and charts the return of prominent opposition politician Sam Rainsy By Lesly Lotha

Culture • Sep 06, 2018 • 7 min read
Lunch Actually

Dating on schedule

During a stint in the financial sector, Violet Lim spotted a trend in the industry: successful singles with no avenue for meeting potential partners. So she set off to make a dent in the love industry By Janelle Retka

Culture • Aug 20, 2018 • 9 min read
Cambodia

Beyond yesterday’s cinema

Plagued by the low-budget horror and comedy flicks that have always proved successful among local audiences, a new group of filmmakers is daring to reinvent the industry By Cristyn Lloyd