Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 20, 2016 • 3 min read
Phnom Penh's street art
By Daniel Besant • Jan 20, 2016
Street art is popping up across the Cambodian capital, with work by famous names and local artists too
Life
Putting people at the heart of the story.
Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 16, 2016 • 10 min read
Aliens The believers: Southeast Asia’s UFO enthusiasts
By David Hutt • Jan 16, 2016
UFOs were first reported in the region in 1810. Nowadays, aliens are calling on the telephone, cloning using only their fingers and preparing to lend a hand in the aftermath of World War Three. Welcome to the hospitable world of Southeast Asia’s UFO enthusiasts
Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 13, 2016 • 4 min read
Interview The politics of imagination: Patrick Samnang Mey
By David Hutt • Jan 13, 2016
Comic book creator Patrick Samnang Mey discusses the difficulties he faced in having his work published and why there is so little political art in Cambodia
Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 30, 2015 • 11 min read
Suharto and Indonesia A bloody legacy
By Nithin Coca • Dec 30, 2015
Fifty years ago, one of the most violent episodes in recent history took place across the Indonesian archipelago. Under General Suharto, an estimated 500,000 people were murdered in just two years, and the effects of the dictator’s rule are still reverberating through society
Life • Dec 11, 2015 • 11 min read
Luxe lifestyle
Luxury brands court Southeast Asia’s consumers
The world’s most prestigious brands are working hard to attract the region’s swelling middle class. To achieve success, they must seek to understand the Southeast Asian consumer, create compelling digital content and offer unrivalled boutique experiences
By Dene Mullen • Dec 11, 2015
Life • Nov 20, 2015 • 3 min read
Culture
Bring out your dead
In Indonesia, the remarkable ma’nene ritual reveals the Toraja ethnic group’s deep devotion to their deceased relatives
By Agung Parameswara • Nov 20, 2015
Life • Nov 06, 2015 • 11 min read
Cambodia
The forgotten men
Huge numbers of males are raped in Cambodia. So why do these horrific crimes remain largely ignored by rights organisations and the media?
By David Hutt • Nov 06, 2015
Life • Oct 22, 2015 • 8 min read
Knowledge-based economy
Follow the leader
Southeast Asian nations will eventually need to swap farming for flash drives and become knowledge-based economies. Singapore is already showing how it’s done
By Kevin Ponniah • Oct 22, 2015
Life • Oct 09, 2015 • 11 min read
Supernatural
Singapore’s ghost hunters
Join Singapore's paranormal investigators for a night of ghost hunting in the city-state
By David Hutt • Oct 09, 2015
FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Life • Sep 23, 2015 • 7 min read
Travel
Dili delights
One doesn’t need to leave the capital of Timor-Leste to find a bucolic paradise where world-class beaches and historical sites vie for visitors’ attention in one of the region’s best-kept travel secrets
By David Hutt • Sep 23, 2015
Life • Aug 14, 2015 • 7 min read
Timor-Leste
Blood and feathers
In Timor-Leste, young men used to prove their worth by decapitating members of rival tribes. Now they do battle via the country’s cockfighting pits. Southeast Asia Globe delves into a world of masculinity, spiralling debt and martial arts gangs
By David Hutt • Aug 14, 2015
Life • Aug 09, 2015 • 9 min read
Rappler
In the face of power
Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based news website Rappler, is changing Southeast Asia’s media industry for a digital age
By Miguel Miranda • Aug 09, 2015