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An exhibition in Singapore is putting minimalism in the spotlight for the first time in Southeast Asia – and revealing a history of radical artistic experimentation in the region that breaks down traditional borders
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Feb 06, 2019
FoodCycle is a new programme in Jakarta that is closing the gap between rich and poor, offering the other half a taste of the highlife with donations of leftover food from weddings to food banks
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Sep 20, 2018
Nabil Rosman is a fresh-faced 18-year-old making a big impression on the Malaysian photography scene with his conceptual photos of life in Kuala Lumpur. Rosman won the under-21 category of the prestigious Hasselblad Masters international photography competition earlier this year, and he’s now showcasing his work for the first time at this month’s Kuala Lumpur International Arts Festival
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Sep 15, 2018
Singapore’s first zero-waste store is helping cultivate the next generation of eco-conscious citizens amid a sea of Southeast Asian plastic pollution
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Aug 30, 2018
Plagued by the low-budget horror and comedy flicks that have always proved successful among local audiences, a new group of filmmakers is daring to reinvent the industry
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Aug 20, 2018
With its true-to-life representation of transgender sex workers in Manila, Gerardo Calagui’s 2017 film Those Long Haired Nights is not afraid to court controversy. Southeast Asia Globe spoke with the Filipino director about the film and the challenges facing the LGBT+ community in his homeland
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Aug 06, 2018
Since 2010, photographer Stefen Chow and his economist partner Lin Huiyi have been challenging perceptions of what it means to be poor across the globe. Their award-winning project The Poverty Line, which will exhibit at this month's George Town Festival in Malaysia, compares 29 countries through photographs of the food choices available to those living on the poverty line in a particular country
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Aug 03, 2018
Filipino social enterprise Coffee for Peace is mediating disputes in the Philippines’ most conflicted region by harnessing the power of coffee as a communication tool
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Jul 31, 2018
Despite President Duterte’s signing of an executive order on reproductive health law in 2017, a new wealth of challenges has presented itself to officials and the six million Filipina women whose reproductive needs are still unmet
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Jul 24, 2018
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
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Jun 26, 2018
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
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Jun 22, 2018
Writing Through is a Cambodian NGO that's unlocking the capacity for conceptional thinking through poetry and storytelling in an education system where creativity is not encouraged
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Jun 12, 2018
Kicking off this month in Singapore is the M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival featuring DiverCity, a platform supporting the burgeoning local dance community. Singaporean contemporary dancer and choreographer Chiew Peishan is co-creating a bleakly named piece "Should I Kill Myself or Have a Cup of Coffee?" for the festival, inspired by Albert Camus' theory of the absurd
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Jun 05, 2018
Phnom Penh magazine Wapatoa is winning over the youth of Cambodia, pulling eyes away from Facebook feeds through engaging content in the Khmer language
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Cristyn Lloyd
- May 22, 2018
Cancer claimed an estimated 1.2 million lives in Southeast Asia in 2012, making it the region's number one killer. And rates are predicted to skyrocket 40% by 2030. Governments are finally addressing this ongoing crisis, forcing medical professionals to play catchup in building quality cancer care systems
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Cristyn Lloyd
- May 21, 2018
Sim Sokeara is the senior lead web developer at Codingate, a Phnom Penh-based coding services company that won Startup of the Year at the Asean Rice Bowl Startup Awards 2017. He was part of the team of eager students who helped found the company back in 2013 and spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the challenges of the fast-moving tech industry
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Cristyn Lloyd
- May 17, 2018
Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia is a performance piece that uses dance, film, music and theatre to honour those killed during the country's turbulent past. Ahead of its showing Paris this month, composer Him Sophy discussed Bangsokol's cathartic power and his motivation for opening his eponymous music school in Phnom Penh
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Cristyn Lloyd
- May 11, 2018
A blaze has claimed the lives of 18 people and injured scores more after a fire broke out at an illegal oil well in Indonesia, while English football club Leeds United have been slammed for a planned summer trip to Myanmar
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Apr 27, 2018
Siam Organic is helping to tackle Thai poverty while also jumping on the superfood bandwagon with a new breed of richly coloured rice that it claims is the healthiest in the world
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Apr 25, 2018
Despite the government's desperate attempts to position Singapore as Southeast Asia's arts hub, flagging figures at major shows and accusations of artificiality have put the city-state's art scene under more scrutiny than ever
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Apr 24, 2018
Leang Syna is arguably Cambodia's top makeup and beauty professional, having worked on films sets with award-winning directors such as Rithy Panh and, more recently, Hollywood giant Angelina Jolie. She talks about the art of special makeup effects and why the perception of the beauty industry is changing
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Apr 17, 2018
Food writer, food stylist and owner of Kedai Aput catering service, Ade Putri Paramadita is championing Indonesian home cooking through what she calls 'food storytelling'
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Apr 10, 2018
Epic Arts is a charity in Cambodia that opens up opportunities for performance and self-expression to people with disabilities. Two professional dancers from the organisation will head to Singapore this month to perform at True Colours Festival, which celebrates artistic talent from people who are differently abled
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Mar 20, 2018
Southeast Asia has long been a hub for the exotic wildlife trade, but the business is increasingly moving online - where unwitting social media users are playing a part in its proliferation
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Mar 14, 2018
"The brain is such a delicate organ...once damaged [it] can never go back..." A renowned neurosurgeon from Indonesia describes the ins and outs of working in the most challenging surgical field
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Mar 13, 2018
Despite working with limited funds, the spectre of state censorship and the difficulty of only having three working cinemas in the country, local directors are creating a thriving film industry in Laos
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Feb 22, 2018
An Indonesian startup keen to fight plastic waste has created eco-friendly, zero-waste packaging with a twist - it's made of seaweed and you can eat it
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Feb 15, 2018
A Cambodian social enterprise helping farmers reduce toxic smoke, embrace a more sustainable lifestyle and save money through its unique biofuel solution
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Jan 29, 2018
Paneth Sok, a counselling coordinator and clinical psychologist for TPO, spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the highlights and challenges of her profession in a country that often acknowledges her field of study as taboo.
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Cristyn Lloyd
- Jan 23, 2018
