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Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 12, 2019 • 8 min read

Cambodian music Music of the spirits

By Emily Howe • Jul 12, 2019
For millennia, Cambodia's pleng arak musicians have summoned up the Kingdom's countless spirits through their songs. But with more and more Cambodians turning to doctors instead of deities, will the country's sacred spirit musicians fall silent?

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 11, 2019 • 1 min read
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Leadership Boot Camp: Your Journey

By Singapore Cambodia International Academey • Jul 11, 2019
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Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 10, 2019 • 11 min read

Malaysia Mahathir’s birthday wish

By Simon Roughneen • Jul 10, 2019
Malaysia's seemingly ageless prime minister celebrates another birthday today. But will the man slammed by his detractors as the nation’s once and future dictator keep his promise to hand over the nation to former adversary Anwar Ibrahim?

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 04, 2019 • 8 min read

Terrorism The other jihad

By Kusumasari Ayuningtyas • Jul 04, 2019
A former bomb-maker behind the 2002 Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people is now serving soup in Central Java – and helping other ex-terrorists find their way back to the light

Southeast Asia • Jul 03, 2019 • 14 min read
Endangered wildlife trade

Hunting the hunters

From our print archive: A few unsung heroes try to stem a trade that begins in the forests of Asia and then spans the restaurants and pet shops of the world
By Ben Davies • Jul 03, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Southeast Asia • Jun 26, 2019 • 5 min read
Cambodian business leaders

‘I climbed the ladder to be here today’

Around the globe, women face persistently low representation in the highest levels of business leadership – and the number of females leading the world’s largest companies has actually been on the decline in recent years. In celebration of this International Women’s Day, Southeast Asia Globe sat down with Cham Krasna, the CEO of Cambodian company Soma Group, to discuss challenges and successes encountered during her first year working as the company’s first female CEO, as well as her vision for the future of Soma Group
By Robin Spiess • Jun 26, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jun 26, 2019 • 19 min read
Illegal wildlife trade

Prescription for extinction

Traditional Chinese Medicine is a flagship of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. But scientists say demand for medicine containing animal parts could push tigers, bears, rhinos and pangolins to the brink of extinction
By Claire Baker-Munton • Jun 26, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jun 25, 2019 • 12 min read
Land rights

Cambodia for sale

From our print archive: In the 18 months leading up to 2008, almost half of Cambodia had been leased to foreign speculators – and many who fled the Khmer Rouge are homeless once more
By Cathy Scott-Clark, Adrian Levy and Peter Harris • Jun 25, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Southeast Asia • Jun 20, 2019 • 11 min read
Hun Sen vs Sam Rainsy

The strongman and the strawman

Exiled opposition politician Sam Rainsy has once again pledged to come back to Cambodia. But for a government eager to imagine itself as under assault on all sides, he’s far more useful to Hun Sen in Paris
By Paul Millar • Jun 20, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jun 19, 2019 • 9 min read
South China Sea

Mr. Forones takes on China

For years, Beijing has been controlling islands, reefs and atolls in the South China Sea. And one Philippine fisherman has started fighting back
By Carsten Stormer • Jun 19, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jun 14, 2019 • 3 min read

Getting in the know

Cambodia’s financial institutions are doing booming business in the Kingdom. But with more and more people applying for credit, knowing what you don’t know about your customers is more crucial than ever
By Credit Bureau Cambodia • Jun 14, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jun 14, 2019 • 9 min read
Mass extinction

How to save the world

A new ethos and a new self-identity for mankind are needed to overcome mass extinction
By Philip Bethge • Jun 14, 2019