Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 05, 2019 • 9 min read

Khmer Rouge legacy Face-to-face with tragedy

By Robin Spiess • Feb 05, 2019
Mapping Memories Cambodia aims to document the impact of the genocidal regime by putting survivors’ stories in the palm of your hand

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 04, 2019 • 4 min read
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Khmer Crafts & Food Festival Cambodia's social enterprises and small Businesses take centre stage

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 04, 2019
A celebration of culture, handicrafts, arts, and food will grace the streets of BKK3 in the form of a tented festival. With over 60 vendors, the 3rd annual Khmer Crafts and Food Festival (KCFF) is taking over streets 330 and 113 next to the Toul Sleng S21 Museum on the last Saturday in February

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 31, 2019 • 7 min read

Timor-Leste President and parliament go head to head in budget showdown

By Sophie Raynor • Jan 31, 2019
The largest budget in Timor-Leste’s history has been vetoed by President Francisco Guterres, who argued that buying out shares in the Greater Sunrise oil and gas fields will leave precious little money for health, education and basic infrastructure. And although the government is confident it can push the bill through, it may be in for a bitter struggle

Southeast Asia • Jan 30, 2019 • 6 min read
'Angkor should inspire, not stop us'

Cambodia's top contemporary artists hope to break new ground

In Siem Reap, the newly opened Treeline Urban Resort has built into its foundation an open-air gallery where contemporary Cambodian artists can display their works on rotation, contributing their pieces to one of the four themed exhibits each year. At the recent launch of the resort’s inaugural exhibit, called Face Forward, the first artists to display at the Treeline gathered to discuss their work, the challenges they’ve overcome and the future of contemporary art in the Kingdom
By Robin Spiess • Jan 30, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jan 29, 2019 • 4 min read
Visual art

Photographer makes waves with Strawpocalypse project

Concept photographer Benjamin Von Wong’s latest creation sees the Canadian artist shine a light on the damaging nature of straws, in his new project the Strawpocalypse, which represents "the parting of the plastic sea"
By Thomas Brent • Jan 29, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jan 24, 2019 • 4 min read
Children's rights

How young can you be locked up in Southeast Asia?

The Philippines’ House this week approved a bill that would lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility to just 12 years, as the government bids to crack down on gangs using children for illegal activities. Here, we look at the laws in the rest of Southeast Asia to see how the Philippines compares
By Thomas Brent • Jan 24, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jan 22, 2019 • 4 min read
The Philippines

Why an autonomous Muslim region could be the best hope for peace

The Muslim-majority areas in southern Philippines are voting in a historic plebiscite, as the people decide whether to pursue greater autonomy for the conflict-hit region. Southeast Asia Globe speaks to an expert about the vote’s significance and what it means for peace in the Philippines
By Thomas Brent • Jan 22, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jan 22, 2019 • 6 min read
Folk Art & Blues Fest

Cambodian Space Project producer takes psych rock festival on the road

Cambodia’s second annual Folk Art & Blues Fest rolls into Phnom Penh on a double-decker London bus in late January for the start of a 16-day tour that will take it all over the Kingdom. Julien Poulson, the guitarist/producer behind the famed Khmer rock revival band Cambodian Space Project, talks with Southeast Asia Globe about the country’s pre-Khmer Rouge rocknroll scene of the 1960s and 1970s that inspired him to launch both his band and Asia’s only rolling psychedelic rock festival
By Tom O'Connell • Jan 22, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jan 21, 2019 • 6 min read
Toyota Impact Challenge

Cambodian startup lands $10k for smart recycling solution

The team of young entrepreneurs won the Toyota Impact Challenge for their startup that aims to promote recycling through smart technology
By Robin Spiess • Jan 21, 2019

Southeast Asia • Jan 21, 2019 • 4 min read
Politics

Philippines seeks peace with historic Muslim self-rule vote

A decades-long push to halt the violence that has claimed some 150,000 lives in the southern Philippines culminates Monday with a vote on giving the nation's Muslim minority greater control over the region
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 21, 2019