Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 10, 2015 • 8 min read

Cambodian MP Mu Sochua: Woman of the people

By David Hutt • Jul 10, 2015
Mu Sochua has spent the best part of two decades on the frontlines of Cambodian politics campaigning for women’s rights and justice for ordinary people. Southeast Asia Globe spent three days with the MP as she toured her constituency

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 08, 2015 • 9 min read

Buddhist Islamophobia Wirathu: “The intention of Islam is to influence the whole world through rapid population”

By Sebastian Strangio • Jul 08, 2015
As the Rohingya situation becomes ever more desperate, one man stands alone as their most vocal antagonist. Wirathu has been accused of using hate speech and acerbic propaganda to stoke anti-Muslim sentiment in Myanmar. Here, he tells Southeast Asia Globe that he is a man of peace who would show compassion if the Rohingya would only “be honest”

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 06, 2015 • 9 min read

The man who broke the bank: Nick Leeson

By Daniel Besant • Jul 06, 2015
In early 1995, Nick Leeson, a Singapore-based trader, single-handedly brought down one of the world’s biggest banks. Twenty years later, he shares his story of loss and redemption with Southeast Asia Globe

Southeast Asia • Jul 03, 2015 • 9 min read

Life’s but a dream

Acclaimed filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul emerged from the isolated northeastern reaches of Thailand to become one of the golden boys of the Cannes Film Festival, captivating audiences with his subtle, otherworldly explorations of the joys of life and what lies beyond them.In his world, dreams and reality overlap and intertwine, while conventional cinematic devices are thrown out of the window. Deeply held Thai spiritual beliefs are combined with his love of early neo-realism to create a new kind of cinema, one far removed from convention and cinematic precedent
By Francis Wilmer • Jul 03, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jul 01, 2015 • 4 min read

Going Green: Angkor Golf Resort

With a handful of top-class courses and glorious weather, Cambodia is proving a hit with golfers looking for some tee along with their temples. David Baron, director of golf at Angkor Golf Resort, talks us through the options for a quick round in the Kingdom
By Dene Mullen • Jul 01, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jul 01, 2015 • 8 min read
Cinema

Guardian of the Galaxy: Chris Pratt

Actor Chris Pratt, known variously as Monkeyboy to his friends, Star Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy and now dino expert Owen Grady in Jurassic World, has come a long way in a short time. Here he talks about breaking the mould, sticking to the masterplan and his love of cockroaches
By Elizabeth Hergest Kemp • Jul 01, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jun 29, 2015 • 6 min read

The hills are alive: Mondulkiri

Mondulkiri's rolling green scenery marks it out as a special destination within Cambodia, but it is the province's indigenous people and their rich culture that make it quite unlike anywhere else on earth
By Dene Mullen • Jun 29, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jun 29, 2015 • 5 min read

“I feel like I really come alive when I’m visiting artists in their studios and looking at the work they make”

As senior curator at the Singapore Art Museum, Tan Siuli is responsible for seeking out new talent and buying artworks in Indonesia. Following the launch of the museum’s latest exhibition, After Utopia: Revisiting the Ideal in Asian Contemporary Art, she speaks about her passion for the region’s creative talent
By Daniel Besant for Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 29, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jun 28, 2015 • 4 min read

Jet set: Regency House in Singapore

Regency House is poised perfectly betwixt Orchard Road’s alluring malls, but it is tempting not to leave its welcoming walls
By Dene Mullen for Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 28, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jun 27, 2015 • 7 min read
Traditional detox

The urge to purge

At one Thai temple, Wat Thamkrabok, herbal remedies, steam baths and vomiting are all part of the daily routine for recovering addicts
By Nathan A. Thompson • Jun 27, 2015