Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 28, 2018 • 3 min read

Google looking to boost Asian gaming startups with launch of new programme

By Robin Spiess • Jun 28, 2018
Google has announced the launch of its Indie Games Accelerator programme, inviting Android developers from several Southeast Asian countries to apply for the opportunity to scale and launch their mobile game designs

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 27, 2018 • 6 min read

Traditional cuisine 'I really think that Cambodian food deserves a place in the world'

By Paul Millar • Jun 27, 2018
Scouring the countryside for traditional recipes on the verge of fading from living memory, chef Rotanak Ros is striving to put Cambodian cuisine on the world map through cooking classes, quick and easy recipes, and luxury-dining nights at her riverside terrace

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 27, 2018 • 5 min read

The Myanmar Muslims facing statelessness under new Thai law

By Thomas Brent • Jun 27, 2018
Thailand recently introduced a law requiring all migrants to hold a Certificate of Identity (CI), with the deadline for obtaining the document now set for 30 June of this year. But according to a new report, many Myanmar Muslims residing in Thailand are finding it nigh impossible to secure a CI – as they encounter both legal obstacles and discrimination from officials

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 27, 2018 • 6 min read

Child protection Cambodia’s child porn problem highlighted in US Embassy sackings

By Robin Spiess • Jun 27, 2018
The US Embassy in Phnom Penh recently fired nearly three dozen employees after discovering a group Facebook message in which the dismissed workers allegedly shared child pornography. The 32 sacked employees protested their dismissals outside the embassy last week, and in so doing shone a light on the continued prevalence of child pornography in Cambodia

Southeast Asia • Jun 26, 2018 • 3 min read
A wealth of words

What it’s like to be a top translator and fixer in Cambodia

Yin Soeum is a professional Cambodian fixer and interpreter with almost 30 years of experience translating both in the field and the boardroom for international media and high-profile political players. He talks about building a bridge between English and Khmer and the challenges of switching between languages on the fly
By Cristyn Lloyd • Jun 26, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jun 22, 2018 • 3 min read
Photography

An Indonesian ferry disaster and Thailand and Myanmar celebrate historic ties

The beginning of the week saw disaster unfold in Indonesia as a packed ferry sank in one of the world's deepest volcanic lakes. It came at a busy time in the country as many people were traveling for Eid al-Fitr – the celebration that concludes Ramadan
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 22, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jun 22, 2018 • 3 min read
Healthy living

The Indonesian drink causing a stir

With no end in sight to the growing popularity of living all-natural lifestyles, Indonesian establishments are cashing in by putting their own spin on the traditional herbal drink jamu
By Cristyn Lloyd • Jun 22, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jun 21, 2018 • 4 min read
International Day of Yoga

The impact of yoga in the process of trauma recovery

Krama Yoga Cambodia is an NGO offering yoga classes to disadvantaged youth and female victims of trafficking in order to build their confidence and to help them recover from the effects of trauma
By Thomas Brent • Jun 21, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jun 21, 2018 • 2 min read
Thailand

'Resumed use of the death penalty marks a major setback for human rights’

A 26-year-old Thai man has been executed by lethal injection, making it the first case of capital punishment in the country since 2009. Despite the decision being slammed by international human rights groups, polls have suggested a majority of Thais support the death penalty
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 21, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jun 20, 2018 • 2 min read
'Spend, Send, Lend'

The company driving Southeast Asia's e-wallet technology

Mobile wallet developer MatchMove has expanded from Singapore to other parts of Asia and the US since launching in 2017. As it moves into Myanmar and Cambodia, Southeast Asia Globe touched base with Nitin Palande, the company's senior vice president of business development, to hear what is driving their product's success
By Janelle Retka • Jun 20, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jun 19, 2018 • 5 min read
Big Brother is watching you

The exhibition aiming to tackle surveillance and censorship

Surveillance and censorship are becoming part and parcel of daily life around the world, and yet many citizens seem content to turn a blind eye to it. A new exhibition at Wei-Ling Gallery in Kuala Lumpur called Seen is addressing that issue. Curator Line Dalile brings together ten leading international and Malaysian artists, hoping that through documentary, photography and conceptual practice, the artwork can open people’s eyes to the modern threats encroaching on our privacy
By Janelle Retka • Jun 19, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jun 18, 2018 • 4 min read
'Witness of history'

Who is Cambodia's Queen Mother?

Today marks the 82nd birthday of Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of Cambodia. Julio Jeldres, who served as the senior private secretary and special assistant to the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk for 12 years and has written extensively on the Cambodian royal family, provides insight into the life of Cambodia’s Queen Mother, whom he describes as “a witness of history”
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 18, 2018