Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 23, 2015 • 7 min read

Travel Dili delights

By David Hutt • Sep 23, 2015
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

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 21, 2015 • 8 min read

Music The blues: Sweet home Singapore

By David Hutt • Sep 21, 2015
Synonymous with the travails of the poor, downtrodden and lonely, the music known as the blues has found a firm foothold in modern-day Singapore

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 18, 2015 • 7 min read

Arise, Phnom Penh

By Francis Booker • Sep 18, 2015
Gleaming glass and steel structures boasting contemporary design features may not be many people’s impression of Phnom Penh, but a building boom is rapidly changing the Cambodian capital’s image

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 18, 2015 • 8 min read

Defectors Escape velocity: Hyeonseo Lee

By David Hutt • Sep 18, 2015
One of the most vocal dissidents to escape from North Korea, author Hyeonseo Lee told Southeast Asia Globe her incredible story ahead of her appearance at next month’s Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Southeast Asia • Sep 16, 2015 • 3 min read
Pest control

The snake hunter

Pythons and cobras are on the loose in Bangkok, but one 62-year-old man is on call to help apprehend these unwelcome reptilian rascals
By Brent Lewin • Sep 16, 2015

Southeast Asia • Sep 15, 2015 • 5 min read

Interview: Tony Wheeler

In 1973, Tony Wheeler co-founded Lonely Planet Publications, kickstarting a shoestring travel revolution and influencing thousands of people to sling on a backpack and head off on unbeaten paths. Next month, Wheeler will be a guest speaker at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
By Jemma Glavin • Sep 15, 2015

Southeast Asia • Sep 14, 2015 • 5 min read

Going the distance

Since being named Porsche Asia-Pacific’s managing director last year, Martin Limpert has been on a mission to redefine the region’s car culture, one country at a time
By Jennifer Meszaros • Sep 14, 2015

Southeast Asia • Sep 11, 2015 • 2 min read
Transgender

Lifting the veil: Pondok Pesantren Waria

While discrimination against Indonesia’s transgender community remains a pressing issue, Pondok Pesantren Waria, a specialised school in Yogyakarta hopes to challenge conservative values
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Sep 11, 2015

Southeast Asia • Sep 10, 2015 • 7 min read
Robert Sann Aung

Dancing with dictators

Unbowed by prison terms and vicious beatings, human rights lawyer Robert Sann Aung has been battling Myanmar’s much-derided judiciary for more than 30 years
By Sebastian Strangio • Sep 10, 2015

Southeast Asia • Sep 08, 2015 • 2 min read

Wild Asia reveals responsible tourism heroes

Wild Asia has just revealed the winners of the ninth Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Sep 08, 2015

Southeast Asia • Sep 08, 2015 • 6 min read

Mountain high: Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains

A journey through the great wilderness that is Cambodia’s unspoilt Cardamom Mountains provides a challenging itinerary for seasoned adventurers and tenacious beginners alike
By Erin Hale • Sep 08, 2015