editorial



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 21, 2021 • 3 min read

Editorial A look at Timor-Leste, both past and present!

By Allegra Mendelson • Jul 21, 2021
Also: A new episode of our Anakut podcast, a look behind the curtain of police brutality in Malaysia, and Indonesian president Jokowi’s complicated legacy in Papua

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 17, 2021 • 4 min read

Editorial The times, they are a’changing

By Andrew Haffner • Jul 17, 2021
As the Globe opens a new chapter, we’ve got the latest episode of the Anakut podcast, a hard-hitting call to abolish Singapore’s death penalty, and an up-close-and-personal history of the East Timor independence movement.

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 10, 2021 • 3 min read

Editorial Vietnamese flavours are changing Texas BBQ for the better

By Andrew Haffner • Jul 10, 2021
Inside the thriving Vietnamese-American communities of Houston, weighing the legacy of Indonesia’s Jokowi and investigating the plight of Thailand’s migrant workers. We’ve also got a hot new episode of Anakut!

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 03, 2021 • 4 min read

Editorial Introducing our podcast’s second season!

By Andrew Haffner • Jul 03, 2021
Also: Checking in with Thailand’s protest movement, looking behind the curtain of Myanmar’s military newspaper, and the economic aspirations of Vietnam’s worker visa crackdown

Jun 14, 2021 • 3 min read
Editorial

We’re taking a break!

The Globe team has been slugging away for a long time now without much let up. To take some time to reflect on the direction of our publication, as well as preserve all of our sanity, we’ll be taking a one week break from publishing
By Chia Chi Hsu • Jun 14, 2021

Jun 11, 2021 • 4 min read
Editorial

Want to join our team? Now’s your chance

This week, we announce the opening of a new job at Globe and make (another) plug for our ongoing fundraiser. In features, we go to Myanmar to cover the war of informants now facing activists, investigate brutal land grabs in Thailand and imagine the future of tourism in Cambodia.
By Andrew Haffner • Jun 11, 2021

Jun 05, 2021 • 4 min read
Editorial

House of 1,000 stories: The mysterious Hotel Renakse

We explore the rich history of the unlikely birthplace of Cambodia’s post-war independent newspapers and dive further into the economic and educational effects of Covid-19
By Andrew Haffner • Jun 05, 2021

May 22, 2021 • 3 min read
Editorial

Thai gastrodiplomacy and visions of Phnom Penh

This week we also covered the trust issues complicating Myanmar’s proposed civilian-led federal army and May’s dark history in Thailand
By Andrew Haffner • May 22, 2021

May 15, 2021 • 3 min read
Editorial

Our big fundraiser has officially begun

Plus: Inside Myanmar’s art protests, the feminist view of Vietnam’s new pro-family directives, the perils of negotiating with the Tatmadaw and a very intimate view of modern Cambodian history
By Andrew Haffner • May 15, 2021

May 12, 2021 • 5 min read
Fundraiser

We need your support

The Globe has been among the region’s most consistent news sources for 14 years. But as the pandemic bites, our future is uncertain as we face our hardest period to date
By Southeast Asia Globe team • May 12, 2021

May 08, 2021 • 4 min read
Editorial

A region under fire

Covid-19’s more infectious variant is ripping through the Mekong countries, women fight domestic violence in Thailand’s Muslim communities and the Globe catches up with noted wartime reporter Elizabeth Becker
By Andrew Haffner • May 08, 2021