Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 06, 2013 • 9 min read
Buddhist extremism The number of the beast
By Carlos Sardiña Galache • Aug 06, 2013
The anti-Muslim 969 movement is fuelling the fire of religious discontent in Myanmar
Life
Putting people at the heart of the story.
Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 16, 2013 • 5 min read
Music All the right grooves
By Text and photos by Irwin Loy • Jul 16, 2013
How a Balinese traditional wood carver became one of the country’s finest guitar makers
Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 09, 2013 • 7 min read
School's out…
By Charlie Lancaster • Jul 09, 2013
An online movement sweeping the world has the power to change education as we know it
Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 08, 2013 • 2 min read
A model student
By Rebecca Foster • Jul 08, 2013
Looking to achieve top marks for education, Malaysia is enticing students to its shores
Life • Jun 21, 2013 • 3 min read
Art
"Historically, art has always been at the forefront of social change"
Partizan Creatives produces comic books infused with social and educational commentaries. Formed by Jose Encinas (‘the illustrator’) and Nick Wood (‘the writer’), and based in Phnom Penh, Partizan’s goal is to bring the joy of reading and an understanding of key messages to a wide variety of people
By Franziska Meissner • Jun 21, 2013
Life • May 23, 2013 • 5 min read
Parlez-vous Anglais?
Despite France's best attempts, Cambodia's higher education system is embracing English
By Caroline Vernaillen • May 23, 2013
Life • May 10, 2013 • 11 min read
Land Rites
The canes of wrath
There is nothing sweet about life for the exploited labourers of Cambodia's sugar fields
By Clothilde Le Coz • May 10, 2013
Life • Apr 10, 2013 • 4 min read
“In the refugee camp, art was just a fun children’s game”
A firm believer in the emancipating power of art, Cambodian artist Srey Bandaul co-founded Phare Ponleu Selpak, an art school that aims to offer disadvantaged youth a way out of poverty. In his upcoming exhibition, entitled Digestion, at Phnom Penh’s Romeet Gallery, he reflects on independence and the dynamics between the outside world and the inside, portraying the body as a metaphorical arena of tension.
By Caroline Vernaillen • Apr 10, 2013
Life • Mar 27, 2013 • 2 min read
Samui Prison
A clean break
In a pioneering project on the paradise island of Koh Samui, female prisoners are learning useful skills for life on the outside
By Southeast Asia Globe • Mar 27, 2013
Life • Feb 14, 2013 • 7 min read
law and order
Justice in the dock
The spotlight has once again been cast on the Kingdom’s fractured judiciary. What are the roots of its problems?
By Bridget Di Certo • Feb 14, 2013
Life • Feb 08, 2013 • 0 min read
Cambodia
Portraits of a cremation
In Photos: King-Father Norodom Sihanouk's cremation
By Southeast Asia Globe • Feb 08, 2013
Life • Feb 05, 2013 • 3 min read
To cremate a King
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong Cambodia’s King-Father, Norodom Sihanouk, was cremated in a public ceremony on the evening of February 4. In Phnom Penh, more than one million mourners lined the streets while government officials, members of the royal family, Buddhist clergy and foreign dignitaries clustered around the towering Veal Preah Meru stupa to witness the cremation. Daniel Otis provides a glimpse of the final event.
By Daniel Otis • Feb 05, 2013