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By Franziska Meissner • Jun 21, 2013
Partizan Creatives produces comic books infused with social and educational commentaries. Formed by Jose Encinas (‘the illustrator’) and Nick Wood (‘the writer’), and based in Phnom Penh, Partizan’s goal is to bring the joy of reading and an understanding of key messages to a wide variety of people
By Southeast Asia Globe • Feb 08, 2013
In Photos: King-Father Norodom Sihanouk's cremation
By Daniel Otis • Feb 05, 2013
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong Cambodia’s King-Father, Norodom Sihanouk, was cremated in a public ceremony on the evening of February 4. In Phnom Penh, more than one million mourners lined the streets while government officials, members of the royal family, Buddhist clergy and foreign dignitaries clustered around the towering Veal Preah Meru stupa to witness the cremation. Daniel Otis provides a glimpse of the final event.
By Peter Janssen • Dec 31, 2012
A handful of Yangon restaurateurs are bringing local tastes out of the home and onto your plate
Armed with creativity, the country’s young female artists are battling a repressive society
By Cassandra Naji • Nov 26, 2012
Nestled in the stunning Koh Rong archipelago, Song Saa Private Island has taken luxury to a new level, in more ways than one
By Dene Mullen • Nov 13, 2012
Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam is rapidly developing, resulting in many of its beautiful historic buildings being bulldozed to make way for high-rise complexes
By Marianne Brown • Oct 16, 2012
The quest to keep the Khmer script alive in a digital world
By Don Weinland • Oct 11, 2012
Cambodia's orphanage tourism comes under the spotlight
By Sionnie Kelly • Dec 22, 2011
Cambodia's small but influential Indian community feels comfortable in a country that shares its history and maybe its future with their motherland.
By Jude Mak and Charlie Lancaster • Mar 01, 2010
As one of the world’s oldest belief systems, Buddhism has touched everyone from warrior kings to film stars
By Jet Odrerir • Oct 10, 2009