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Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 01, 2016 • 9 min read

Partyboat Music and madness ahoy

By Paul Millar • Dec 01, 2016
Asia’s largest music festival at sea, It’s the Ship, ferried frenzied partygoers on a three-night bash from Singapore to Penang. Southeast Asia Globe hit the decks to meet the DJs, devotees and dancers that make up the region’s rising EDM scene

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 29, 2016 • 12 min read

Thailand Diving unlimited

By Claire Knox • Nov 29, 2016
Koh Tao hosts one of the world's biggest freediving companies

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 22, 2016 • 3 min read

Indonesia Jousting warriors

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 22, 2016
Every year, men on the remote island of Sumba participate in a deadly gladiatorial joust. We journeyed to the isolated isle for a glimpse of this sacred harvest ritual, where blood must flow to fertilise the earth

Culture • Nov 03, 2016 • 9 min read

Is Asia’s dance music revolution around the corner?

Legendary DJ Pete Tong has been a giant of the global dance music scene for three decades. Tong spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about his start in the industry, building a lasting dance music scene in Asia and trying to unearth the next Skrillex
By Dene Mullen • Nov 03, 2016

Culture • Nov 02, 2016 • 9 min read
Thailand

The divided Kingdom faces its greatest test

The death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej has rocked the nation, and with his successor inheriting a divided country, the monarchy’s power may dwindle
By James Cartwright • Nov 02, 2016

Culture • Oct 18, 2016 • 8 min read
Thai Cinema

Reel struggle: Thai cinema’s lost classics

The resurrection of two long-lost classic films is a stark reminder that Southeast Asia’s rich cinematic heritage is in danger of fading away
By Max Crosbie-Jones • Oct 18, 2016

Culture • Oct 13, 2016 • 9 min read
Muay Thai

Blood, sweat and debt

Perceived by most to be run by gangsters and corrupted by gamblers, one of the world’s most graceful combat sports is in danger of extinction. Southeast Asia Globe investigates Muay Thai’s slow and painful death
By Tate Zandstra • Oct 13, 2016

Culture • Sep 29, 2016 • 3 min read
Sacred Ritual

The colourful Balinese festival where little monsters run wild

With their faces and upper torsos painted in bright colours to resemble the supernatural beings and demons of Balinese imagination, the boys of Tegelalang are difficult to ignore as they partake in Ngerebeg. And that is exactly the point. Held every six months in the village situated ten…
By Navet Tab • Sep 29, 2016

Culture • Sep 29, 2016 • 7 min read
Thailand

Sexual violence is not a soap

In Thai soap operas, rape is routinely depicted as a precursor to romance, with female protagonists shown falling in love with their rapists. Led by an outraged viewer, the country’s television industry is starting to examine its normalisation of sexual violence
By Ana Salvá • Sep 29, 2016

Culture • Sep 14, 2016 • 8 min read
Culture

Thailand’s forgotten sorcerers

Dwelling in the forest and dabbling in magic, the hermit sages known as ruesee have long inhabited the fringes of Thai Buddhism. Now, they are turning to modern marketing in a race for survival
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 14, 2016

Culture • Sep 06, 2016 • 10 min read
Formula One

Living life in the fast lane

Behind the scenes at the Singapore Grand Prix
By Holly Robertson • Sep 06, 2016