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Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 22, 2016 • 3 min read

Indonesia Jousting warriors

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 22, 2016
Every year, men on the remote island of Sumba participate in a deadly gladiatorial joust. We journeyed to the isolated isle for a glimpse of this sacred harvest ritual, where blood must flow to fertilise the earth

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 21, 2016 • 29 min read

Myanmar The year after

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 21, 2016
For decades Myanmar languished under a military junta, decried as a global pariah state. Following a historic election, the country has moved closer to democracy – but the process of real reform has only just begun

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 17, 2016 • 8 min read

Education The millionaire teachers

By Sam Bradpiece • Nov 17, 2016
Soaring demand for after-school tuition has spawned the rise of ‘super tutors’ in Singapore. But what is driving the growth of the industry, and is it negatively impacting social mobility?

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 16, 2016 • 8 min read

Milk A dairy love affair

By Euan Black • Nov 16, 2016
Thanks to rapid urbanisation and rising incomes, Southeast Asia is consuming dairy products at one of the fastest-growing rates in the world

Life • Nov 10, 2016 • 9 min read
Cambodia

Knowledge for a better future

Forty years after the Khmer Rouge waged a devastating war on education, Cambodia’s children still cannot access the reading materials they need to start a new chapter in their, and the nation’s history. Now, a handful of NGOs are using technology to change that
By Paul Millar • Nov 10, 2016

Life • Nov 03, 2016 • 9 min read

Is Asia’s dance music revolution around the corner?

Legendary DJ Pete Tong has been a giant of the global dance music scene for three decades. Tong spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about his start in the industry, building a lasting dance music scene in Asia and trying to unearth the next Skrillex
By Dene Mullen • Nov 03, 2016

Life • Nov 02, 2016 • 9 min read
Thailand

The divided Kingdom faces its greatest test

The death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej has rocked the nation, and with his successor inheriting a divided country, the monarchy’s power may dwindle
By James Cartwright • Nov 02, 2016

Life • Oct 28, 2016 • 10 min read
Spirulina

The food of the future grows on a Bangkok rooftop

Are Bangkok’s fledgling rooftop farms a hidden goldmine for hotels and hospitality businesses? Meet the hoteliers and entrepreneurs proving that environment-focused partnerships are the best marketing tool a business can have
By Claire Knox • Oct 28, 2016

Life • Oct 25, 2016 • 4 min read
Deportees

Torn apart

The US has deported more than 500 former refugees back to Cambodia for criminal activity. Southeast Asia Globe tells the story of Ly Hov Kol, who has found himself living in a land he barely knows, far away from his family
By Navet Tab • Oct 25, 2016

Life • Oct 21, 2016 • 9 min read
Cambodia

Race to the bottom

In the beginning was the word, torn from the throat of a man who would soon see a minor traffic accident descend into murder: yuon. In February 2014, ten men beat the life from a Cambodian man of Vietnamese descent as he came to the aid of his younger brother…
By Paul Millar • Oct 21, 2016

Life • Oct 19, 2016 • 8 min read
Vietnam

Helping the blind to ‘see’

Nguyen Ba Hai has developed haptic technology that helps the blind and visually impaired navigate the world around them
By Lorcan Lovett • Oct 19, 2016