Culture

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 07, 2013 • 7 min read

Expo Appreciating art

By Jemma Galvin • Aug 07, 2013
The annual Art Expo Malaysia represents more than just an exciting cultural occasion. Such events are boosting the region’s economies and attracting more investors than ever

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 16, 2013 • 5 min read

Music All the right grooves

By Text and photos by Irwin Loy • Jul 16, 2013
How a Balinese traditional wood carver became one of the country’s finest guitar makers

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 21, 2013 • 3 min read

Art "Historically, art has always been at the forefront of social change"

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

Culture • Feb 08, 2013 • 0 min read
Cambodia

Portraits of a cremation

In Photos: King-Father Norodom Sihanouk's cremation
By Southeast Asia Globe • Feb 08, 2013

Culture • Feb 05, 2013 • 3 min read

To cremate a King

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 Daniel Otis • Feb 05, 2013

Culture • Dec 31, 2012 • 4 min read
Food

Currying flavour

A handful of Yangon restaurateurs are bringing local tastes out of the home and onto your plate
By Peter Janssen • Dec 31, 2012

Culture • Nov 26, 2012 • 6 min read

Painting over tradition

Armed with creativity, the country’s young female artists are battling a repressive society
By Cassandra Naji • Nov 26, 2012

Culture • Nov 13, 2012 • 15 min read

Perfect isolation: Song Saa Private Island

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

Culture • Oct 16, 2012 • 5 min read
Architecture in Vietnam

Saigon: Lost in progress

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

Culture • Oct 11, 2012 • 6 min read
Cambodia

Digital Khmer: Cracking the code

The quest to keep the Khmer script alive in a digital world
By Don Weinland • Oct 11, 2012

Culture • Dec 22, 2011 • 8 min read
Orphanage Tourism

Visiting powers

Cambodia's orphanage tourism comes under the spotlight
By Sionnie Kelly • Dec 22, 2011