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STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 08, 2023 • 2 min read

Editorial The Anakut Podcast is back

By Beatrice Siviero • Apr 08, 2023
New Globe's podcast goes live while Malaysia votes to repeal mandatory death penalty. Meanwhile, Myanmar garment workers call for better labour conditions, and Vietnam's car industry expands globally.

STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 01, 2023 • 2 min read

Editorial Between history and modernity

By Beatrice Siviero • Apr 01, 2023
Documents on the Khmer genocide trial might serve as a teaching tool or threaten the safety of survivors. Meanwhile, female lawyers are finally allowed to wear trousers in Thai court.

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 09, 2023 • 9 min read

Literature Writing for reconciliation, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai bridges divides

By Govi Snell • Mar 09, 2023
The Vietnamese novelist's English-language debut, 'The Mountains Sing', was an international hit. Now, her second epic, 'Dust Child', examines the scars of war through the circuitous journey of an Amerasian man searching for acceptance

Feb 21, 2023 • 8 min read
History

Looking back at Singapore’s time as Japanese “Light of the South”

An extract from an upcoming history of Singapore and Malaysia, published exclusively with the Globe, explores Singapore and British Malaya's fall to Japanese forces during World War II and the Lion City's grim and macabre experience as 'Syonan-to'
By Christopher Hale • Feb 21, 2023

Jan 25, 2023 • 3 min read
Maps

Cartographer maps new dimensions of ASEAN

A passion for Southeast Asia and an interest in the region's poulations and economic development helped inspire hobbyist cartographer Terence Teo's striking high definition maps of ASEAN countries.
By Andrew Haffner • Jan 25, 2023

Jan 02, 2023 • 5 min read
Heritage

The Penang trishaw: survivors of a unique tradition

A series of unique images tracks the important and unique journey of the three-wheeled trishaw carriage, once a vital mode of transport, now a rarer sight on George Town's streets
By Philippe Durant • Jan 02, 2023

Apr 21, 2022 • 8 min read
History

Revisiting a chemical crime against humanity

Accusations of outlawed weapons in Russia’s attack on Ukraine recall a historical dispute over deadly defoliants used in the Vietnam War
By Stein Tønnesson • Apr 21, 2022

Mar 30, 2022 • 8 min read
Khmer Rouge

A long time coming: oral history and healthcare with Khmer Rouge survivors

After decades of waiting, thousands of Khmer Rouge survivors are finally having their stories committed to the historical record, finding closure and gaining access to healthcare with the help of a local NGO, the Documentation Center of Cambodia
By Stew Post • Mar 30, 2022