Life

Putting people at the heart of the story.

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 20, 2021 • 8 min read

Music 16 years on Danish band still rocks Cambodia’s airwaves

By Anton L. Delgado • Oct 20, 2021
Danish band Michael Learns to Rock became the first international act to visit the Kingdom in decades. Their pop hits continue to resonate among a generation of adoring fans

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 19, 2021 • 5 min read

Covid-19 Adding antibody tests to the arsenal

By Leong Hoe Nam and Harjit Gill • Oct 19, 2021
The fight against Covid-19 requires multiple tools applied by researchers and governments. Testing for blood antibodies plays a critical role in the management of the virus and infectious diseases

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 15, 2021 • 8 min read

Migration Death in a greenhouse

By Jack Brook and Samphors Sao • Oct 15, 2021
After a Cambodian labourer died on a South Korean farm, migrant worker policies came under renewed scrutiny, propelling reform efforts and inspiring migrants to fight for their rights

Life • Oct 14, 2021 • 4 min read
Conservation

Historic Komodo, images of a conservation struggle

Archive photos of a 1956 excursion to Komodo island tell a story of man’s changing relationship to the famed dragons of Indonesia, whose millions of years on Earth could be brought to an end by climate change and human encroachment
By Brian P. D. Hannon • Oct 14, 2021

Life • Oct 12, 2021 • 7 min read
Art

Redesigning Malaysia’s religious narratives through art

A growing trend of censorship and suppression in the name of religion is cracking down on Malaysia’s creative sector. The country’s artists are finding ways to fight back and speak out
By Amanda Oon • Oct 12, 2021

Life • Oct 07, 2021 • 7 min read
Community

Eurasians tackle identity issues in Singaporean society

One of Singapore’s oldest ethnic communities is also its smallest. Eurasian Association members open up about making a cultural mark and fighting for recognition as an overlooked ethnic group
By Amanda Oon • Oct 07, 2021

Life • Oct 06, 2021 • 7 min read
Culture

Filmmaker’s story of a house bridges Phnom Penh’s past and present

Kavich Neang has already won international awards for “White Building.” The cinematic examination of his childhood home and city spaces will represent Cambodia at the Academy Awards
By Jack Brook and Anton L. Delgado • Oct 06, 2021

Life • Oct 05, 2021 • 6 min read
Workers' rights

Bus driver turned activist empowers Singapore workers

Chua Qwong Meng brushes off his importance. But a lawsuit with fellow drivers and volunteer efforts for others have made him a champion in the struggle for Singapore workers’ rights
By Weilee Yap • Oct 05, 2021