Culture

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • May 23, 2016 • 4 min read

Film Diamond Island filmmaker Davy Chou on youth and modernity

By Holly Robertson • May 23, 2016
French-Cambodian filmmaker Davy Chou's first full-length feature, Diamond Island just won the screenwriter's award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 29, 2016 • 7 min read

Cambodia Healing spirits

By Erin Hale • Apr 29, 2016
In times of ill-health and hardship, many Cambodians turn to spirit mediums. Could these superstitious beliefs be a symptom of a failing healthcare system?

Culture • Mar 08, 2016 • 10 min read

Meet Chef Wan, Malaysia’s most outrageous food export

Chef Wan has been cooking on Malaysian TV and spreading the word of Southeast Asian cuisine for 25 years. With his latest show a global hit, the flamboyant star is showing how a little personality can make a big difference
By Dene Mullen • Mar 08, 2016

Culture • Feb 24, 2016 • 7 min read
Dating Apps

The fierce business of love

In an age where ‘swiping right’ has entered common parlance, the matchmakers behind the region's most popular dating apps are working hard to attract users
By Kirsten Han • Feb 24, 2016

Culture • Feb 12, 2016 • 11 min read
Zouk KL

Inside Asia’s biggest nightclub

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
By Dene Mullen • Feb 12, 2016

Culture • Feb 11, 2016 • 12 min read
Thailand

Nationalism and the rise of Buddhist extremism

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
By David Hutt • Feb 11, 2016

Culture • Feb 01, 2016 • 9 min read
Urban art

Hitting a wall: Phnom Penh’s street art

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
By Daniel Besant • Feb 01, 2016

Culture • Jan 29, 2016 • 3 min read
Indonesia's military re-enactments

Blast from the past

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

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