Search results for "Philippines"

Margarita Forés

The chef aiming to put Filipino cuisine on the map

Once named Asia's Best Female Chef, prolific restaurateur Margarita Forés is determined to prove that Filipino cuisine deserves all the plaudits usually reserved for its regional neighbours such as Thailand and Vietnam. Southeast Asia Globe caught up with her at this year's inaugural Women in Gastronomy forum in Bangkok, where she shared her passion for all things Filipino
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Universal healthcare

Despite gains, almost half of Southeast Asians lack basic healthcare

Despite healthcare successes, nearly half of Southeast Asians lack access to adequate healthcare and many are falling into crippling debt due to medical bills
By Tom O'Connell

Healthcare

Race to combat growing cancer crisis

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
By Cristyn Lloyd

Human rights

Revealing the Rainbow report sheds light on LGBTIQ rights in Southeast Asia

A recently published report that aims to highlight the human rights situation of Southeast Asia’s LGBTIQ communities and the people working to defend them has revealed both the challenges that the region faces and its progress
By Thomas Brent

Obesity

A Southeast Asian epidemic

Malnutrition is leaving Southeast Asia’s children predisposed to obesity and fatal diseases. With the rise of processed foods and less active lifestyles, these health impacts are only going to get worse unless children become the focal point of change
By Janelle Retka

Opinion

Duterte’s drug war feeds on his country’s worst fears

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody crackdown on drugs is pushing the country's most vulnerable people even further towards the margins, says Global Commission on Drugs executive secretary Khalid Tinasti
By Khalid Tinasti

Will the junta’s Eastern Economic Corridor project help Thailand escape from the middle-income trap?

While the junta has high hopes for the Eastern Economic Corridor, some consider the project little more than a stop gap measure that will ultimately fail to address the underlying symptoms of the country's poor economic performance
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Singapore

Cracking down on its already restricted press freedom

Singapore is tightening the reins even further on a press that critics say has never been free. So why is the city-state cracking down now? Reporters Without Borders' Asia-Pacific director Daniel Bastard says Singapore's "squeaky-clean image" is off to a rough start in 2018
By Tom O'Connell

Four pillars: tourism

Cambodia’s tourism industry looks beyond Angkor Wat

Buoyed by a surge in Chinese visitors, Cambodia's tourism industry is surfing a wave of growth and prosperity, but greater diversification is needed to keep the industry on its upward trajectory
By Euan Black

Photography

A deadly blaze in Indonesia and Leeds United's Myanmar tour criticised

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
By Cristyn Lloyd

Bajau people

The secret behind the incredible diving ability of Southeast Asia's sea nomads

As a snorkeler you have two options if you want to increase your time underwater: either you can train to increase your lung capacity or you can increase the amount of red blood cells in your body. But the ‘sea nomads’ of Southeast Asia have developed a third option: they have doubled the size of their spleens
By Uffe Wilken

Creative Culture

Is Singapore losing its standing as Southeast Asia’s art hub?

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
By Cristyn Lloyd