Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 04, 2018 • 4 min read

Health How Indonesia's fight against HIV and AIDS is undermined by LGBT 'panic'

By Tom O'Connell • Dec 04, 2018
In May 2017, Jakarta cops raided the Atlantis gay gym and sauna, which was also a public health outreach centre, arresting 141 men, some of whom were prosecuted under Indonesia’s pornography law. Since 2016, officials in the Muslim-majority nation have wielded the four-letter “LGBT” as an epithet and warning…

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 03, 2018 • 7 min read

COP24 'Only a miracle' can make vital UN climate conference successful

By Christian Mihatsch • Dec 03, 2018
In what’s anticipated to be the most pivotal global meeting on climate change since 2015’s Paris Agreement, stakeholder nations across Southeast Asia are watching to see how the decisions by world leaders could affect the region, which is especially vulnerable to climate change because of its extensive coastal exposure

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 03, 2018 • 3 min read

Apirat Kongsompong What Thailand's new military chief means for next year's elections

By Paul Millar • Dec 03, 2018
The appointment of General Apirat Kongsompong as head of Thailand’s armed forces signals a profound shift in the factional makeup of the military’s highest echelons – and puts the Kingdom’s army in the hands of a man who has threatened to unleash yet another coup if next year’s long-awaited elections don’t go according to plan

Southeast Asia • Nov 30, 2018 • 3 min read
Urban art

What it takes to become Cambodia's next top urban artist

Tomorrow, Phnom Penh's trendy KBach Gallery will announce the winners from among 50 urban artists competing for gallery contracts and a grand prize of $1,000 at the Factory. Gallery owner Tony Francis spoke with Southeast Asia Globe about Cambodia's 'exploding' urban art scene and his plans to push the city's contemporary artists globally
By Charles Dunst • Nov 30, 2018

Southeast Asia • Nov 29, 2018 • 4 min read
World Bank

Cambodia must grow at rate of China to achieve 2030 economic goal

Cambodia is unlikely to reach its projected targets of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income economy by 2050, according to economists from the World Bank
By Robin Spiess • Nov 29, 2018

Southeast Asia • Nov 28, 2018 • 5 min read
Real-life Robocops

Singapore backs crime-fighting security drones

Singapore’s civil aviation authority announced its support for the commercial use of drones in delivering parcels, inspecting buildings and providing security – according to AFP – a move that further highlights the country’s ambitious commitment to drone technology
By Robin Spiess • Nov 28, 2018

Southeast Asia • Nov 28, 2018 • 7 min read
JT-610

Was the Lion Air disaster caused by the plane's own computer?

The crash of a Boeing 737 operated by Indonesia's Lion Air in late October was the second most fatal in the country's history. A standard preliminary report – released one month after the crash – confirms that the plane had problems on previous flights and notes that the pilots struggled with the aircraft's anti-stall automated system, but stops short of providing a definitive cause for the accident. There is a sneaking suspicion though: did the on-board computer crash the plane into the sea?
By Marco Evers • Nov 28, 2018

Southeast Asia • Nov 23, 2018 • 5 min read
Tanjong Pagar

Draped in fashion, steeped in history

Historic Tanjong Pagar, in Singapore’s business district, is home to a blend of Chinese tradition and modern living – making it the perfect medicine for escaping the bustle of the city-state
By Janelle Retka • Nov 23, 2018

Southeast Asia • Nov 21, 2018 • 6 min read
Environment

How our great plastic love affair turned toxic

Plastic was invented a century and a half ago as a way to protect the environment. Today, the world is suffocating in it as researchers and startups search for solutions
By Hilmar Schmundt • Nov 21, 2018