Life

Putting people at the heart of the story.

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 02, 2017 • 12 min read

Cambodian Media The fresh prince

By Colin Meyn • Jun 02, 2017
Lim Cheavutha stole Cambodia’s media crown when he launched Fresh News. His story reflects stark changes in the ways Cambodians get their news – and who delivers it

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • May 24, 2017 • 9 min read

Singapore The politics of hate

By Kirsten Han • May 24, 2017
By criminalising insult, Singapore’s government says it is avoiding religious discord and hurt feelings. But the protection is selective and, some say, dangerous

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • May 19, 2017 • 3 min read

Smoking ban Duterte issues snap ban on public smoking in Philippines

By Euan Black • May 19, 2017
The president has followed through on his promise for a nationwide ban on public smoking, with a call for public enforcement that has some worried it may fan the flames of violent vigilantism

Life • May 17, 2017 • 5 min read
Thailand

Selling ‘dictatorship as democracy’

Thailand’s rulers are doing everything in their power to stop the people from choosing who controls their country, writes exiled journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall
By Andrew MacGregor Marshall • May 17, 2017

Life • May 16, 2017 • 7 min read
Aboriginal art

Aboriginal art made in Cambodia

In Australia's far north, indigenous Australian artists are weaving a new pattern of trade with the help of disabled Cambodian artisans
By Mark Roy • May 16, 2017

Life • Apr 13, 2017 • 7 min read
Cambodia

Siem Reap’s self-made hospitality hero

Over a feast of classical Cambodian countryside dishes in his tropical villa, Cambodian entrepreneur Soann Kann discusses taking risks, the value of professional experience and why he ditched his family-oriented business model
By Claire Knox • Apr 13, 2017

Life • Apr 07, 2017 • 7 min read
Yangon

Grand designs and crumbling colonial architecture

A new city council and a growing number of progressive architecture firms may signal fresh hope for the city's decaying colonial buildings
By Thomas Kean • Apr 07, 2017

Life • Apr 04, 2017 • 9 min read
Citizenship

Forever lost: the Rohingya who sacrificed their identity

At the heart of the Rohingya’s decades-long struggle in Myanmar lies a question of identity, along with a desire for citizenship and the basic rights that come with it. But even for those Muslims that can now call themselves Myanmar citizens, life remains a constant struggle
By Carlos Sardiña Galache • Apr 04, 2017