Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 22, 2019 • 12 min read

HIV-AIDS My body, this temple

By Andrew MacGregor Marshall • Jul 22, 2019
From our print archive: A hospice for dying HIV-AIDS patients has found a unique way to raise funds by turning their anguish into a tourist attraction

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 17, 2019 • 16 min read

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Crime and punishment

By Craig Guthrie • Jul 17, 2019
From our print archive: Establishing the incredible against those who wish to defend the indefensible will be the grim task of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal

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Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 15, 2019 • 14 min read

Piracy Black spots

By Robin Spiess • Jul 15, 2019
High-seas hijackings are often seen as a thing of the past. But experts say that Southeast Asia's modern-day pirates have just become better at hiding their crimes

Southeast Asia • Jul 12, 2019 • 8 min read
Cambodian music

Music of the spirits

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?
By Emily Howe • Jul 12, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jul 11, 2019 • 1 min read

Leadership Boot Camp: Your Journey

Calling all teens aged 16 -19 years old!
By Singapore Cambodia International Academey • Jul 11, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jul 10, 2019 • 11 min read
Malaysia

Mahathir’s birthday wish

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?
By Simon Roughneen • Jul 10, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jul 04, 2019 • 8 min read
Terrorism

The other jihad

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
By Kusumasari Ayuningtyas • Jul 04, 2019

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

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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

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