Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 13, 2014 • 4 min read

“Much of the architectural heritage of the Buddhist world has lost its sense of meaning”

By David Hutt • Oct 13, 2014
Vikram Lall is an award-winning architect who has designed several landmark buildings, including the Akshardham temple in New Delhi. Here he discusses his recent publication The Golden Lands, the first book from a new series that delves into the underappreciated world of Buddhist architecture

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 09, 2014 • 6 min read

Interview: Kulikar Sotho

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 09, 2014
Film director Kulikar Sotho tells Southeast Asia Globe about her new movie The Last Reel, which stars renowned Cambodian actress Dy Saveth and is set for its world premiere at this month's Tokyo International Film Festival

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 08, 2014 • 6 min read

Asean-African trade The not-so-dark continent

By David Hutt • Oct 08, 2014
As Asean nations begin to foster economic ties with their African counterparts, the bloc needs to open its eyes to the opportunities available in this flourishing land

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 07, 2014 • 2 min read

Filling in the gaps

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 07, 2014
A group of NGOs is spearheading a project to map the most crisis-prone areas of the developing world

Southeast Asia • Oct 06, 2014 • 4 min read
Hotel

The view from the top

Tama Hotel is taking offbeat design and rooms with a view to new heights in Phnom Penh
By Dene Mullen • Oct 06, 2014

Southeast Asia • Oct 03, 2014 • 7 min read
herbal high

Coming up easy

Known as ‘herbal heroin’, a Southeast Asian leaf called kratom is being consumed by an increasing number of Westerners, while in its native land it is going through a renaissance as both a recreational drug and an aid to opiate withdrawal
By David Hutt • Oct 03, 2014

Southeast Asia • Oct 03, 2014 • 2 min read

Out of the past

A pair of recordings giving a captivating snapshot of Cambodia's traditional music nearly 40 years ago have just been re-released
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 03, 2014

Southeast Asia • Oct 02, 2014 • 4 min read

The devil's advocate

  A well-respected figure in the field of human rights, Pung Chhiv Kek has recently agreed to take up a position on Cambodia’s National Election Committee. How will she negotiate this world of fractious politics and democratic doublespeak?
By Daniel Besant • Oct 02, 2014

Southeast Asia • Oct 01, 2014 • 7 min read
enlightenment

Revolution in the head

A 4:30am start, just one meal a day and complete celibacy. Welcome to a day in the life of a meditator at Down Kiem, one of Thailand’s most remote and aescetic monasteries
By Nathan A. Thompson • Oct 01, 2014

Southeast Asia • Oct 01, 2014 • 10 min read
Myanmar

The end of the fairytale?

With racial tensions soaring, doubts over the future of Aung San Suu Kyi and a challenging business environment, is the West’s love-in with the former pariah state finally over?
By Sebastian Strangio • Oct 01, 2014

Southeast Asia • Sep 26, 2014 • 4 min read

The united colours

Gastronomic artistes from across the globe showcase local ingredients in a whole new light
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Sep 26, 2014

Southeast Asia • Sep 25, 2014 • 2 min read

Sombath Somphone: Asean MPs lash out

A group of MPs from Asean nations has blasted Laos over the disappearance of development worker Sombath Somphone
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 25, 2014