Culture

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 12, 2017 • 2 min read

Vespa apocalyptica Self-made road warriors

By Muhammad Fadli • Jul 12, 2017
Often seen as the epitome of European cool, the iconic scooter has received a post-apocalyptic makeover by ragtag gangs of Indonesian rebel riders

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 06, 2017 • 11 min read

Cambodia Murderous witch-hunts

By Paul Millar • Jul 06, 2017
A single word from one of Cambodia’s traditional healers can turn a whole community against outsiders in their ranks – often with fatal results

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 06, 2017 • 9 min read

Football fraud Pitch invaders

By Jack Kerr and Dene Mullen • Jun 06, 2017
With Timor-Leste recently found guilty of illegally importing talented South American players to improve their national football team, Southeast Asia Globe investigates the fake passport epidemic sweeping the region

Culture • Jun 02, 2017 • 12 min read
Cambodian Media

The fresh prince

Lim Cheavutha stole Cambodia’s media crown when he launched Fresh News. His story reflects stark changes in the ways Cambodians get their news – and who delivers it
By Colin Meyn • Jun 02, 2017

Culture • May 16, 2017 • 7 min read
Aboriginal art

Aboriginal art made in Cambodia

In Australia's far north, indigenous Australian artists are weaving a new pattern of trade with the help of disabled Cambodian artisans
By Mark Roy • May 16, 2017

Culture • Apr 13, 2017 • 7 min read
Cambodia

Siem Reap’s self-made hospitality hero

Over a feast of classical Cambodian countryside dishes in his tropical villa, Cambodian entrepreneur Soann Kann discusses taking risks, the value of professional experience and why he ditched his family-oriented business model
By Claire Knox • Apr 13, 2017

Culture • Apr 07, 2017 • 7 min read
Yangon

Grand designs and crumbling colonial architecture

A new city council and a growing number of progressive architecture firms may signal fresh hope for the city's decaying colonial buildings
By Thomas Kean • Apr 07, 2017

Culture • Mar 07, 2017 • 11 min read
Cambodia

How leaks, lies and fake news took over politics

As social media becomes the number one news source for young Cambodians, the spectre of ‘fake news’ is haunting a nation whose politics is wracked by rumour and ridicule
By Paul Millar • Mar 07, 2017

Culture • Feb 27, 2017 • 11 min read
Cambodia

Pay and divide

Islamic organisations from the Middle East are pouring money into Cambodia’s Cham Muslim communities, spreading hardline teachings and threatening to drive a wedge between the Muslim minority and their Buddhist neighbours
By Paul Millar • Feb 27, 2017