Life

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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 • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 21, 2013 • 3 min read

Art "Historically, art has always been at the forefront of social change"

By Franziska Meissner • Jun 21, 2013
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

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • May 23, 2013 • 5 min read

Parlez-vous Anglais?

By Caroline Vernaillen • May 23, 2013
Despite France's best attempts, Cambodia's higher education system is embracing English

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

Life • Jan 04, 2013 • 4 min read
Mental Health

Bleak house

Rejected by their families, Indonesia’s mentally unwell are often subjected to torturous conditions in underfunded institutions
By Dene Mullen • Jan 04, 2013

Life • Dec 31, 2012 • 4 min read
Food

Currying flavour

A handful of Yangon restaurateurs are bringing local tastes out of the home and onto your plate
By Peter Janssen • Dec 31, 2012