Culture

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 12, 2018 • 4 min read

DNA testing Where do Southeast Asians come from?

By Uffe Wilken • Jul 12, 2018
A fascinating study has potentially unlocked the secret of the origins of Southeast Asians, resolving a long-standing debate on the prehistory of the region

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 10, 2018 • 7 min read

Bareknuckle boxing Blood sport

By Paul Millar • Jul 10, 2018
We travel to Naypyidaw to witness a rival to any Muay Thai or MMA match – but when Lethwei warriors go head to head, the gloves are off

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 14, 2018 • 7 min read

UnUsUaL The brother’s empire

By Janelle Retka • Jun 14, 2018
Singapore's UnUsUaL has become Southeast Asia's leading music production and promotion company, worth $500m. Co-founder and partner Leslie Ong shares the highs and lows of building an empire from scratch

Culture • Apr 30, 2018 • 4 min read
Buddhism in Cambodia

A monk’s life

Saffron-robed monks are a familiar sight across Cambodia, but their lives remain a mystery to most visitors. Chhurn Samrach, a young monk based in Phnom Penh's Wat Ounalom pagoda, describes a typical day in the life of the country's revered holy men
By Nathan Paul Southern • Apr 30, 2018

Culture • Apr 24, 2018 • 10 min read
Creative Culture

Is Singapore losing its standing as Southeast Asia’s art hub?

Despite the government's desperate attempts to position Singapore as Southeast Asia's arts hub, flagging figures at major shows and accusations of artificiality have put the city-state's art scene under more scrutiny than ever
By Cristyn Lloyd • Apr 24, 2018

Culture • Apr 20, 2018 • 2 min read
2018 Sony Photography Awards

How one photographer's dream of being an astronaut led to this stunning image

A fascination with the universe has taken photographer Jack Yong from space science facilities throughout Malaysia all the way to the 2018 Sony Photography Awards, where his image, "Space Project 2088", has been shortlisted
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Apr 20, 2018

Culture • Mar 14, 2018 • 9 min read
Master plan

Building Phnom Penh a vibrant future

Cambodia’s keenest architectural minds share their visions for transforming Phnom Penh’s clogged streets and limited community space into a modern, people-focused capital
By Janelle Retka • Mar 14, 2018

Culture • Mar 08, 2018 • 7 min read
Art

From boardrooms to brothels

Through its art walks, OH! Open House, an organisation in Singapore, leads enthusiasts through locations from boardrooms to brothels with the aim making art less of a "middle class, bourgeois pursuit."
By Paul Millar • Mar 08, 2018

Culture • Dec 01, 2017 • 5 min read
Indonesia

Twitter’s porn problem

Indonesia’s Twitter obsession has generated great hype, but the social media giant has failed users by not policing the rampant posting of pornography
By Kate Walton • Dec 01, 2017