Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 18, 2023 • 1 min read

អត្ថបទរាយការណ៏លម្អិត ប្រឈមជាមួយនឹងការអភិវឌ្ឍ ហ្វូងដំរីចុងក្រោយរបស់វៀតណាមខិតទៅរកភាពគ្រោះថ្នាក់

By Govi Snell & Anton L. Delgado • Jul 18, 2023
សម្រាប់ហ្វូងសត្វដំរីព្រៃ ក្នុងប្រទេសវៀតណាម ភាពតានតឹងជាមួយកសិករ កំពុងបន្តធ្វើឱ្យកាន់តែធ្ងន់ធ្ងរឡើង នូវការគំរាមកំហែងដែលកំពុងតែមានស្រាប់ ដែលជាស្ថានភាពនៅទូទាំងអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 17, 2023 • 10 min read

Interview Behind ‘Riot Island’: Filmmaker talks Singapore prison documentary

By Amanda Oon • Jul 17, 2023
Director Tom St. John Gray sought to explore the historical events of Pulau Senang, a penal experiment gone terribly wrong. In this interview following last week’s feature story on the riot’s anniversary, Gray describes his process and why he thinks the prison-island’s collapse is an almost “Shakespearean” tale

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 14, 2023 • 12 min read

Long-form ‘Riot Island’: The brutal arc of Singapore’s prison experiment

By Amanda Oon • Jul 14, 2023
Established in the last years of colonial Singapore, Pulau Senang was supposed to be a different, more progressive kind of prison. Six decades after the island collapsed into nightmarish conditions, a recent documentary has pulled its story back into the city-state’s public memory

Southeast Asia • Jul 04, 2023 • 8 min read
Editorial

For urbanists, safe streets are lively streets

City planners in Phnom Penh often point to busy, bustling streets – such as those frequented by informal vendors – as contributing to public risk or disorder. But research from cities around the world suggests the very opposite is true
By Prak Norak • Jul 04, 2023

Southeast Asia • Jun 22, 2023 • 7 min read
Conservation

From the depths, a glimmer of hope for giant Mekong stingrays

A year after an endangered, record-breaking ray was captured in Cambodia and tagged with a tracker, new data from the world’s largest freshwater fish gives clues to its precarious survival
By Anton L. Delgado • Jun 22, 2023

Southeast Asia • Jun 15, 2023 • 4 min read

A Rapper Reborn

Reflexion is the latest album from VIN Vitou, telling the rapper’s story of decline, rise and redemption in Phnom Penh.
By Stew Post • Jun 15, 2023

Southeast Asia • Jun 12, 2023 • 6 min read

ESG Best Practices in Cambodia – Smart Axiata Case

In recent decades, the importance of sustainability has spread far and wide, becoming a rallying call for individuals, governments, and businesses alike. In the corporate world, this growing movement has led to the development of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) frameworks that aim to unify stakeholders in the name of sustainability. In Cambodia, Smart is ahead of the curve.
By Smart Axiata • Jun 12, 2023

Southeast Asia • Jun 07, 2023 • 3 min read

Cambodian Eats explores the foods of the Kingdom of Wonder

From coastal mangrove forests to floating villages, travel across the country to meet the people and taste the delicacies that make Cambodia so wonderful
By Cambodian Eats • Jun 07, 2023

Southeast Asia • Jun 06, 2023 • 9 min read
Interview

A new lens on Southeast Asian street photography

The upcoming journal Plaza, a release by publisher Soi Books, will showcase photographers from across the region as they document their homes. The Globe spoke with Soi Books co-founder Suridh “Shaz” Das-Hassan about the project and the wider publishing scene
By Molly Dunlap • Jun 06, 2023

Southeast Asia • May 28, 2023 • 4 min read
Explainer

With Timor-Leste election win, Xanana Gusmão is back on top

The independence-era hero was the country's very first president and one of the main conflict-era figures who still dominate the Timorese political landscape. With a popular victory on last weekend's ballot, Gusmao will face daunting challenges as the likely next head of government
By Beatrice Siviero • May 28, 2023