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Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 12, 2016 • 11 min read

Zouk KL Inside Asia’s biggest nightclub

By Dene Mullen • Feb 12, 2016
Zouk KL welcomes 17,000 clubbers a week and attracts the world’s biggest DJs. The men behind the business share the secrets behind Asia’s largest nightclub

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 11, 2016 • 12 min read

Thailand Nationalism and the rise of Buddhist extremism

By David Hutt • Feb 11, 2016
As a campaign to make Buddhism the state religion of Thailand ramps up, concerns about radicalism have come to the fore, along with concern over how this renewed religiosity could be used in an already divided country

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

Urban art Hitting a wall: Phnom Penh’s street art

By Daniel Besant • Feb 01, 2016
After a world-class street artist left his mark on a drab wall in Phnom Penh, the government stamped its authority by painting over the mural within days. The decision has sparked a debate over the merits of street art and its place in Cambodia

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 29, 2016 • 3 min read

Indonesia's military re-enactments Blast from the past

By Hosea Aryo Bimo W.N. • Jan 29, 2016
Military reenactments are sweeping Indonesia, where enthusiasts recreate battles from World War Two to the country’s fight for independence

Culture • Jan 20, 2016 • 3 min read

Phnom Penh's street art

Street art is popping up across the Cambodian capital, with work by famous names and local artists too
By Daniel Besant • Jan 20, 2016

Culture • Jan 16, 2016 • 10 min read
Aliens

The believers: Southeast Asia’s UFO enthusiasts

UFOs were first reported in the region in 1810. Nowadays, aliens are calling on the telephone, cloning using only their fingers and preparing to lend a hand in the aftermath of World War Three. Welcome to the hospitable world of Southeast Asia’s UFO enthusiasts
By David Hutt • Jan 16, 2016

Culture • Jan 13, 2016 • 4 min read
Interview

The politics of imagination: Patrick Samnang Mey

Comic book creator Patrick Samnang Mey discusses the difficulties he faced in having his work published and why there is so little political art in Cambodia
By David Hutt • Jan 13, 2016

Culture • Dec 11, 2015 • 11 min read
Luxe lifestyle

Luxury brands court Southeast Asia’s consumers

The world’s most prestigious brands are working hard to attract the region’s swelling middle class. To achieve success, they must seek to understand the Southeast Asian consumer, create compelling digital content and offer unrivalled boutique experiences
By Dene Mullen • Dec 11, 2015

Culture • Nov 20, 2015 • 3 min read
Culture

Bring out your dead

In Indonesia, the remarkable ma’nene ritual reveals the Toraja ethnic group’s deep devotion to their deceased relatives
By Agung Parameswara • Nov 20, 2015

Culture • Oct 09, 2015 • 11 min read
Supernatural

Singapore’s ghost hunters

Join Singapore's paranormal investigators for a night of ghost hunting in the city-state
By David Hutt • Oct 09, 2015

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Culture • Aug 14, 2015 • 7 min read
Timor-Leste

Blood and feathers

In Timor-Leste, young men used to prove their worth by decapitating members of rival tribes. Now they do battle via the country’s cockfighting pits. Southeast Asia Globe delves into a world of masculinity, spiralling debt and martial arts gangs
By David Hutt • Aug 14, 2015

Culture • Jul 07, 2015 • 10 min read
Tim Page

“Without the Vietnam war, I wouldn’t be”

He shot some of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War, but Tim Page became just as famous for his ferocious appetite for life. Now 71 years old, the famed photographer says he still hasn’t taken his best picture
By David Hutt • Jul 07, 2015