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Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 09, 2018 • 4 min read

Chin tribes Myanmar’s tattooed women: An artist’s interpretation

By Thomas Brent • Aug 09, 2018
The indigenous Chin people have a unique tradition of tattooing the women’s faces. In 2012, Belgian artist Christian Develter travelled to meet these women, which served as an inspiration for his series Chin Urban & Tribal. He discusses his experience of living with the tribes, and his thoughts on the now-illegal tattooing practice

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 01, 2018 • 9 min read

Tanimbar Islands One man’s journey of possession and exorcism

By Lesly Lotha • Aug 01, 2018
As a young anthropologist, Will Buckingham's voyage to the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia made a lasting impression on his life. He talks to Southeast Asia Globe about his recently published book, which recounts his fascinating time there

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 25, 2018 • 7 min read

Ho Chi Minh's Hollywood A Vietnamese dream

By Janelle Retka • Jul 25, 2018
Award-winning US filmmaker and producer Timothy Linh Bui relocated his company Happy Canvas Film to his ancestors’ homeland. Since then, his team has been providing a new take on the Southeast Asian country for the world to see

Culture • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 18, 2018 • 7 min read

Archaeology The little-known history of Cambodia’s ‘dark age’

By Lesly Lotha • Jul 18, 2018
While the post-Angkorian period is considered to be a dark time in the Kingdom’s history, an ongoing excavation at the country’s former capital city Longvek – now just a small village – offers evidence to suggest otherwise

Culture • Jul 18, 2018 • 7 min read
Apsara Dancing

Not Cambodian enough

The Kingdom’s first contemporary dance company updates ancient moves, defying a conservative establishment
By Nathan A. Thompson

Culture • Jul 12, 2018 • 4 min read
DNA testing

Where do Southeast Asians come from?

A fascinating study has potentially unlocked the secret of the origins of Southeast Asians, resolving a long-standing debate on the prehistory of the region
By Uffe Wilken

Culture • Jul 10, 2018 • 7 min read
Bareknuckle boxing

Blood sport

We travel to Naypyidaw to witness a rival to any Muay Thai or MMA match – but when Lethwei warriors go head to head, the gloves are off
By Paul Millar

Culture • Jun 19, 2018 • 2 min read
Top 5

Southeast Asia’s best street food

Sometimes perfection comes from simplicity, and these street foods from around Southeast Asia deliver great taste with few ingredients
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Culture • Jun 14, 2018 • 7 min read
UnUsUaL

The brother’s empire

Singapore's UnUsUaL has become Southeast Asia's leading music production and promotion company, worth $500m. Co-founder and partner Leslie Ong shares the highs and lows of building an empire from scratch
By Janelle Retka

Culture • Jun 01, 2018 • 8 min read
Whatever happened to

The editor of Playboy Indonesia?

More than ten years after his arrest, the editor of the "indecent" Playboy Indonesia opens up
By Paul Millar

Culture • Apr 30, 2018 • 4 min read
Buddhism in Cambodia

A monk’s life

Saffron-robed monks are a familiar sight across Cambodia, but their lives remain a mystery to most visitors. Chhurn Samrach, a young monk based in Phnom Penh's Wat Ounalom pagoda, describes a typical day in the life of the country's revered holy men
By Nathan Paul Southern

Culture • Apr 24, 2018 • 10 min read
Creative Culture

Is Singapore losing its standing as Southeast Asia’s art hub?

Despite the government's desperate attempts to position Singapore as Southeast Asia's arts hub, flagging figures at major shows and accusations of artificiality have put the city-state's art scene under more scrutiny than ever
By Cristyn Lloyd