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Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 24, 2016 • 4 min read

How can Southeast Asia address LGBTI issues?

By Logan Connor • Mar 24, 2016
We talked to Randy Berry, the US State Department’s first special envoy for the human rights of LGBTI persons, who just wrapped up a visit to several countries in Southeast Asia

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 17, 2016 • 9 min read

Khmer Rouge Revealing Cambodia’s secret Khmer Rouge resistance

By David Hutt • Mar 17, 2016
The prevailing image of Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge is one of dignified suffering and passivity. But many resisted the regime in ways often overlooked by historians

Life • Mar 11, 2016 • 5 min read
Censorship

The critic who refuses to be silenced

Thai academic Pavin Chachavalpongpun explains how Thailand's junta is using lèse-majesté laws to oppress him and his family
By Pavin Chachavalpongpun • Mar 11, 2016

Life • Mar 08, 2016 • 4 min read
Inspiration

Five inspirational Southeast Asian women

From Indonesia’s first feminist to a Vietnamese policewoman-turned-blogger, a selection of women who have made a mark on the region
By Daniel Besant • Mar 08, 2016

Life • Mar 08, 2016 • 10 min read

Meet Chef Wan, Malaysia’s most outrageous food export

Chef Wan has been cooking on Malaysian TV and spreading the word of Southeast Asian cuisine for 25 years. With his latest show a global hit, the flamboyant star is showing how a little personality can make a big difference
By Dene Mullen • Mar 08, 2016

Life • Mar 02, 2016 • 9 min read
Myanmar

Caught between two parties

The incoming National League for Democracy says it will release political prisoners but, with the military looming large, the future remains uncertain
By Holly Robertson • Mar 02, 2016

Life • Feb 24, 2016 • 7 min read
Dating Apps

The fierce business of love

In an age where ‘swiping right’ has entered common parlance, the matchmakers behind the region's most popular dating apps are working hard to attract users
By Kirsten Han • Feb 24, 2016

Life • Feb 18, 2016 • 11 min read
Suspicious psychology

Are conspiracy theorists misguided – or onto something?

From Vietnam’s secret powers and the Jewish plot for world domination to the calculated spread of HIV, the conspiracy theory is alive and well in Southeast Asia. The thing is, some experts say they might not be as fanciful as we imagine
By David Hutt • Feb 18, 2016

Life • Feb 12, 2016 • 11 min read
Zouk KL

Inside Asia’s biggest nightclub

Zouk KL welcomes 17,000 clubbers a week and attracts the world’s biggest DJs. The men behind the business share the secrets behind Asia’s largest nightclub
By Dene Mullen • Feb 12, 2016