Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 29, 2018 • 3 min read

Indonesia Questionable virginity tests for female police and military recruits

By Tom O'Connell • Aug 29, 2018
The practice of attempting to verify the virginity – and ostensibly the morality – of female police and military recruits has been in place in Indonesia since as early as 1965. Human Rights Watch recently called for an end to it, citing a lack of women personnel for United Nations peacekeeping missions. According to Jakarta Feminist Discussion Group founder Kate Walton, “one’s sexual status has no link to one’s morals”

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 28, 2018 • 5 min read

Rugby for all Lao Rugby Federation promotes gender equality

By Robin Spiess • Aug 28, 2018
In Laos, the game of rugby is becoming more popular than ever through the efforts of the Lao Rugby Federation. It’s also proving to be an effective tool for promoting education and gender equity in rural communities

Southeast Asia • Aug 27, 2018 • 6 min read
Philippines

Dollars without borders

As the Philippines continues to hold rank as the Southeast Asian country with the largest number of migrant workers heading overseas, the amount of money being sent home to family members in the island nation is rising – and cryptocurrency could help keep more earnings in Filipinos’ pockets
By Janelle Retka • Aug 27, 2018

Southeast Asia • Aug 24, 2018 • 5 min read
Laos dam disaster

Living in fear along the Mekong

The Laos government’s response to the 2018 deadly dam collapse was not enough. Socheata Sim, programme manager for Oxfam's Mekong Regional Water Governance Program, explains why
By Socheata Sim • Aug 24, 2018

Southeast Asia • Aug 23, 2018 • 3 min read
Top 5

Southeast Asia's must-try salads

Served as an after-dinner dessert or a refreshing start to the midday meal, Southeast Asia’s salads blend the nation’s unbeatably fresh fruit and veg with some startling secret ingredients
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 23, 2018

Southeast Asia • Aug 21, 2018 • 4 min read
Hiverlab

A glimpse of the future as markets for virtual reality and augmented reality tech expand

In an effort to expand the market for VR and AR technologies in Southeast Asia, Cambodia’s first mixed-reality production studio has partnered with Singapore-based Hiverlab, a mixed-media and immersive-technology company that creates VR and AR solutions in the hopes of making the tech more accessible in the region
By Robin Spiess • Aug 21, 2018

Southeast Asia • Aug 18, 2018 • 3 min read
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

No end to race-based politics in sight under UMNO's new president

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been elected as Umno’s new president after the ruling party’s devastating defeat in Malaysia’s May national election. But is this stalwart of the establishment the right leader to break decades of deep-seated nepotism and patronage politics within the overtly race-based party?
By Paul Millar • Aug 18, 2018