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Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 02, 2014 • 8 min read

The collectors

By Jemma Galvin • Jan 02, 2014
A new wave of VIPs is driving the market at the increasingly popular Art Stage Singapore – a mammoth showcase for the region’s dynamic art market

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 09, 2013 • 6 min read

Digital Myanmar Hip to be Squar

By Bridget Di Certo • Dec 09, 2013
The launch of Myanmar’s first local-language social networking site is a sign of the digital times gripping the nation

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 06, 2013 • 8 min read

Rainbow Myanmar A quiet struggle

By Carlos Sardiña Galache • Dec 06, 2013
Myanmar’s LGBT community suffers abuse, stigma and the legacy of colonial and dictatorial rule. Slowly, however, it is mobilising and finding a voice

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 15, 2013 • 7 min read

Sexual violence Dangerous minds

By Denise Hruby • Nov 15, 2013
11.3% of Cambodian men had raped a woman in the past year. Here, four sex workers share their shocking stories of rape, gang rape and violence

Life • Oct 14, 2013 • 6 min read
Education

Speak easy

A method of teaching foreign languages that encourages students to learn as children do is gradually expanding in Southeast Asia
By Antonio Graceffo and Jemma Galvin • Oct 14, 2013

Life • Aug 28, 2013 • 7 min read
Development

The view from the bottom

In a city of extremes, what does the boom look like from the perspective of the urban poor?
By Marcus Tudehope • Aug 28, 2013

Life • Aug 22, 2013 • 5 min read
Censorship

Killing them softly

Singapore’s approach may be more subtle, but its new internet laws echo the strong-arm tactics used by regional governments to silence free speech
By Chris Swanicke • Aug 22, 2013

Life • Aug 20, 2013 • 6 min read
Indonesian Genocide

Documenting death

Described by some as genocide, the bloody purge of Indonesian ‘communists’ in 1965-66 is examined in a new documentary
By Dene Mullen • Aug 20, 2013

Life • Aug 07, 2013 • 7 min read
Expo

Appreciating art

The annual Art Expo Malaysia represents more than just an exciting cultural occasion. Such events are boosting the region’s economies and attracting more investors than ever
By Jemma Galvin • Aug 07, 2013

Life • Aug 06, 2013 • 9 min read
Buddhist extremism

The number of the beast

The anti-Muslim 969 movement is fuelling the fire of religious discontent in Myanmar
By Carlos Sardiña Galache • Aug 06, 2013

Life • Jul 16, 2013 • 5 min read
Music

All the right grooves

How a Balinese traditional wood carver became one of the country’s finest guitar makers
By Text and photos by Irwin Loy • Jul 16, 2013