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Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 14, 2018 • 9 min read

Master plan Building Phnom Penh a vibrant future

By Janelle Retka • Mar 14, 2018
Cambodia’s keenest architectural minds share their visions for transforming Phnom Penh’s clogged streets and limited community space into a modern, people-focused capital

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 01, 2017 • 5 min read

Indonesia Twitter’s porn problem

By Kate Walton • Dec 01, 2017
Indonesia’s Twitter obsession has generated great hype, but the social media giant has failed users by not policing the rampant posting of pornography

Culture • Oct 16, 2017 • 9 min read
Cambodia's Tourism Industry

A Kingdom for more tourists

Cambodia has big plans to boost tourism, most of which revolve around a massive influx of visitors from China
By Nathan Paul Southern

Culture • Oct 13, 2017 • 7 min read
Whatever happened to

Myanmar’s Tiger Girls?

Touted as Myanmar’s answer to the Spice Girls and a potent symbol of change in the country, the Tiger Girls made a huge splash in international media around the turn of this decade. Four of the five are back and finally tasting local fame in a country now more equipped to deal with their spirited ways
By Sean Gleeson

Culture • Oct 03, 2017 • 13 min read
Media Freedom

Without fear or favour: The Cambodia Daily

Philanthropist and foreign correspondent Bernie Krisher launched a daily newspaper in 1993 with a handful of journalists working out of an old hotel. By the time the Cambodia Daily closed amid a fiery dispute with the government, it had become one of the region’s most respected sources of news
By Paul Millar

Culture • Sep 09, 2017 • 6 min read
Cambodia

Bringing the tunes to temple town

Just a stone’s throw from the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat, 60 Road Studios in Siem Reap is enticing global musicians and training a new generation of recording technicians
By Claire Knox

Culture • Sep 06, 2017 • 7 min read
Malaysia Design Archive

Malaysia’s identity seen through decades of design

From demeaning ice cream wrappers to the Malaysian ‘Uncle Sam’, the Malaysia Design Archive is opening people’s eyes to how art reflects a nation's values
By Kate Mayberry

Culture • Sep 05, 2017 • 8 min read
Kamala Sukosol

Thailand’s jazz-singing hotel queen

Southeast Asia Globe sat down with the head of one of Thailand’s most successful hotel dynasties, Kamala Sukosol, to discuss her initial ambivalence toward the family business and her grandson’s impressions of President Trump
By Claire Knox

Culture • Sep 01, 2017 • 12 min read
UFC vs. One Championship

The fight for Asia’s MMA fanatics

Undeniably the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the Western world, US-based Ultimate Fighting Championship also brings in millions of dollars in revenue from Asian media rights deals. But Singapore-based One Championship is turning the tables with a roster filled with local talent and a focus on Asian values
By Euan Black