Culture

By Tara Abhasakun • Jun 18, 2020
Thai film director Naruemon Chaingam has founded clay jewellery brand Four Elements in Thailand’s poor Isaan region, promoting livelihoods and providing much-needed income for the area's women as the global pandemic cripples the country's economy

By Alastair McCready • Jun 16, 2020
The shutdown of world travel has hit tourist-reliant Siem Reap hard, with visitors to Angkor Wat dropping dramatically. But inside the park it's Cambodian visitors who are the beneficiaries, as they enjoy a brief moment of tranquility at this sacred cultural heritage site

By Wanpen Pajai • Jun 16, 2020
With the whereabouts of missing activist Wanchalearm still unknown, protestors in Thailand are turning to social media to express their grief and start hashtags as platforms like Twitter continue to adopt an increasingly significant role in the kingdom's political discourse

By Saigoneer • Jun 11, 2020
The work of French photographer Paul Gastaldy provides a rare sepia-drenched insight into the history of Vietnam, with his collection of photos, taken over the course of a decade between 1922 and 1932, depicting daily life for people in the colony