Search results for "Food"

Feb 01, 2019 • 4 min read
Brexit fallout

Heavy impact far away

A report outlines the effects that the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union could have on Cambodia and other countries in Southeast Asia
By Robin Spiess, Thomas Brent

Jan 25, 2019 • 10 min read
Singapore

The desperation of migrant workers

Southeast Asia Globe speaks with foreign workers and the aid organisations that help them get back on their feet after on-the-job injuries force them to battle with employers. A new law that takes effect in April could change the game
By Silvia Boccardi

Jan 14, 2019 • 8 min read
'We don’t believe in ‘impossible'

Tech giants race to be no.1 in healthcare of tomorrow

Google was the first tech giant to bring its innovations to healthcare, but it’s been followed by Apple, Facebook and hundreds of startups competing to digitise biology as they grab market share. Artificial intelligence, virtual reality and data mining are now on the horizon of tomorrow’s medicine
By Thomas Schulz

Jan 14, 2019 • 15 min read
Universal basic income

The cost of living

Fuelled by rampant poverty and fears that rising automation will strip millions of low-skilled workers of their livelihoods, more and more countries are exploring the idea of a universal basic income that guarantees a livelihood for all their citizens
By Paul Millar

Jan 10, 2019 • 5 min read
Laos

Cave fossils shed light on the world of 80,000 years ago

At 80,000 years old, some human fossils found in a cave in northeastern Laos are the oldest known remains of modern humans in mainland Southeast Asia. Together with fossils from animals, they give us a snapshot of life in this part of the world millennia ago
By Uffe Wilken

Jan 08, 2019 • 4 min read
Naga Earth

Turning Temple Town green through 'upcycling'

A social enterprise in Siem Reap is coming up with innovative solutions to the ever-accumulating wastes at the tourism hot spot of Siem Reap. It “upcycles” refuse into biofuel, soap and durable goods
By Lily Hess

Jan 08, 2019 • 2 min read
Top 5

Southeast Asia's favourite noodle soups

From Cambodia’s kuy teav to Indonesia’s soto ayam, Southeast Asia Globe tucks into the region’s favourite noodle soups
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Dec 28, 2018 • 3 min read
Chef Bee Satongun

'To truly taste, your mind must be clear'

Chef Bee Satongun has had a remarkable year. Elit Vodka named her Best Female Chef, her “heirloom Thai cuisine” restaurant, Paste Bangkok, which she co-owns with her husband, was awarded a Michelin star and She recently opened another branch in Laos. Satongun talks with Southeast Asia Globe about the importance of taste and research when creating the perfect balance of flavours
By Lesly Lotha

Nov 30, 2018 • 5 min read
Sustainable tourism

Turning shark hunters around

A Singaporean schoolteacher-turned-social entrepreneur is fighting to save sharks from extinction in a unique way: by working with the shark hunters
By Lily Hess

Nov 12, 2018 • 17 min read
Cambodia's building blocks

Blood bricks

Cambodia's construction boom has demand for clay bricks climbing. But a transformation to Cambodia’s rural economy feeds some of the most vulnerable into the growing brick sector and its toxic debt bondage
By Janelle Retka and Leng Len

Nov 11, 2018 • 13 min read
World War I

The Great War’s impact on Southeast Asia

World War I introduced nations around the world to deadlier weapons, bloody battles and each other. Though Southeast Asia was left relatively unscathed by the war, the reverberations of the conflict were felt in the region for decades
By David Hutt