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STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 09, 2022 • 9 min read

Film Blue Chair Film Festival a force for good in Laos

By Beatrice Siviero • Dec 09, 2022
Censorship remains a major obstacle for artists and filmmakers throughout Southeast Asia, but some filmmakers are working to break free from government control.

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 18, 2022 • 2 min read
In Partnership with 1

Revamped Oktoberfest returns to Cambodia’s capital

By Oktoberfest Cambodia • Nov 18, 2022
The much-loved and long anticipated German-Cambodian festival makes a post-pandemic return to Phnom Penh for 10 days of celebration, starting from the 25 November

Apr 15, 2022 • 6 min read
Solar New Year

Southeast Asia’s Solar New Year shines again

The arrival of the three-day holiday brings the end to the regional harvest period, the start of the rainy season and a collection of Globe archive stories
By Brian P. D. Hannon • Apr 15, 2022

Feb 08, 2022 • 9 min read
Celebration

Singapore and Malaysia tread carefully into Year of the Tiger

Lunar New Year is a highly-anticipated celebration in the two countries. But as pandemic restrictions linger, this year’s celebrations mix optimism with caution
By Ashley Yeong and Amanda Oon • Feb 08, 2022

Apr 16, 2021 • 10 min read
Heritage

Remembering the Thai-Chinese journey through Qing Ming festival

As the Qing Ming festival draws to a close among Thailand's ethnic Chinese population, families marking the occasion reflect on the treacherous journeys that brought their ancestors to Thai shores, and the significant role the community plays in the kingdom today
By Wanpen Pajai • Apr 16, 2021