Search results for "Philippines"

Oct 19, 2018 • 3 min read
Southeast Asian cuisine

what to do with your leftover coconuts

From traditional Cambodian ceremony treats to a breakfast table staple in Malaysia, we pick some of the region’s tastiest culinary uses for the husk that’s left over when you’ve sipped your coconut dry
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Oct 18, 2018 • 6 min read
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival

'I suppose I tend to write from the position of an outsider'

The annual Ubud Writers and Readers Festival is back this month for its 15th installment, bringing together artists, authors and thinkers for a literary and cultural celebration. Southeast Asia Globe chats with Singaporean writer Balli Kaur Jaswal, an invited speaker and author of several novels including this year’s Erotic Stories for Punjabi Women and her upcoming The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
By Lily Hess

Oct 17, 2018 • 9 min read
Whatever happened to

The liberation of Marawi City

One year ago, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stood in the ruins of the southern city of Marawi and declared it ‘liberated’ from terrorist influence. But for the tens of thousands of civilians still unable to return to their homes, the ongoing presence of the Philippine military and the unflinching rule of martial law suggest not liberation but occupation
By Paul Millar

Oct 16, 2018 • 5 min read
Natural disasters

Flooded out

Several Southeast Asian countries have this year been heavily impacted by natural disasters, and according to recent reports, the onslaught of extreme weather in the region is expected to continue for the foreseeable future
By Robin Spiess

Oct 12, 2018 • 3 min read
Photography

Anwar Ibrahim campaigns, Myanmar journalists arrested, and Asean gathering

Malaysian Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim hits the campaign trail, journalists from Eleven Media group in Myanmar are arrested for an article criticising the Yangon Regional Government, and Asean leaders meet on the side of the annual IMF-World Bank meeting in Indonesia.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Oct 12, 2018 • 7 min read
The Blue Circle

Wind power in Cambodia is possible, says regional power producer

As the world increasingly opens up to renewable energy, Southeast Asia Globe speaks to Olivier Duguet, CEO and co-founder of The Blue Circle, a renewable independent power producer based in Southeast Asia, to find out more about the region’s future energy path. The company has already begun work on a wind farm in Ninh Thuan province in South Vietnam – one of the largest in the region – and has its sights set on creating a similar farm in Cambodia
By Thomas Brent

Oct 05, 2018 • 2 min read
Photography

Disaster strikes Sulawesi, Rosmah Mansur in court and jumping off skyscrapers

A massive earthquake and tsunami devastated central Sulawesi, in Indonesia. During the week Rosmah Mansur, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, arrived in court for various corruption-related charges. Meanwhile, daredevils leapt from skyscrapers more than 300m high in Kuala Lumpur
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Sep 24, 2018 • 6 min read
Climate Change

How committed are developed nations?

Developing countries claim that Australia, Japan and the US have failed to contribute their fair share to the Green Climate Fund of the 2015 Paris Agreement
By Lesly Lotha

Sep 21, 2018 • 11 min read
Plastic pollution

The eco-warriors striving to save Koh Samui's breathtaking beaches

As caretakers of Koh Samui’s delicate ecosystem, island locals who earn a living from the tourist trade are getting help from government regulations and even trash-picking tourists as they help preserve the area’s pristine waters and beaches
By Tom O'Connell

Sep 19, 2018 • 4 min read
Ancient Angkor

Chinese theme park risks offending with Angkor Wat replica

A Chinese replica of Angkor Wat, built in honour of the annual China-Asean exposition, has attracted the ire of many Cambodians who feel that it is an offence to their heritage
By Robin Spiess