Interview



STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 18, 2021 • 7 min read

Interview Events platform CEO on making virtual connections

By Amanda Oon • Nov 18, 2021
The pandemic transformed the events industry with the boom of virtual platforms. As physical meetings return, Hubilo CEO Vaibhav Jain discusses the next era of networking and relationships that helped build his business

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 01, 2021 • 8 min read

Interview Singapore sports exec is spearheading sustainable business

By Amanda Oon • Nov 01, 2021
The Singapore leader of one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers looks at life in the Lion City in an increasingly digital world and how to keep sport sustainable and socially conscious.

Feb 01, 2021 • 3 min read
Interview

Team at heart

DHL Country Director Prayag Chitrakar on the importance of upskilling and the role of environmental responsibility in the global behemoths’ operations in Cambodia
By Focus Cambodia Editorial • Feb 01, 2021

Apr 03, 2019 • 4 min read
Malaysia

The region’s corrupt politicians should watch the 1MDB trial closely

Ten years to the day after being sworn in as prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak is standing trial for a slew of corruption and money laundering crimes. Asia Institute Tasmania director James Chin explains what the corruption trial means for the region’s once-untouchable political elite
By Paul Millar • Apr 03, 2019

Nov 14, 2018 • 7 min read
Dia.Lo.Gue

The woman creating space for Jakarta’s art scene to thrive

Dismayed by a lack of government-funded cultural centres in Indonesia’s capital, Engel Tanzil decided to create her own public space for the arts. Seven years on, Dia.Lo.Gue art space has blown up – and even created an artistic economy of its own
By Janelle Retka • Nov 14, 2018

Oct 26, 2018 • 2 min read
Brunei food blogger

'Write not for the fame, but for the love of sharing good food'

Thanis Lim is Brunei’s foremost food blogger (thanislim.com) and an accomplished chef who judges food competitions – when he’s not winning them. He took home the top dessert prize at an event for breast cancer awareness for his chocolate lava cake served with vanilla ice cream and a regional pastry called kuih sapit, which means “love letter”
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 26, 2018

Aug 09, 2018 • 4 min read
Chin tribes

Myanmar’s tattooed women: An artist’s interpretation

The indigenous Chin people have a unique tradition of tattooing the women’s faces. In 2012, Belgian artist Christian Develter travelled to meet these women, which served as an inspiration for his series Chin Urban & Tribal. He discusses his experience of living with the tribes, and his thoughts on the now-illegal tattooing practice
By Thomas Brent • Aug 09, 2018

Aug 06, 2018 • 3 min read
Those Long Haired Nights

Filipino film highlights struggle for transgender rights

With its true-to-life representation of transgender sex workers in Manila, Gerardo Calagui’s 2017 film Those Long Haired Nights is not afraid to court controversy. Southeast Asia Globe spoke with the Filipino director about the film and the challenges facing the LGBT+ community in his homeland
By Cristyn Lloyd • Aug 06, 2018

May 24, 2018 • 3 min read
Flight MH370

Author Larry Vance says new book solves mystery ‘beyond a shadow of doubt’

On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 left Kuala Lumpur but never reached its destination of Beijing. The aircraft disappeared, and has never been recovered. Now, veteran air crash investigator Larry Vance has released the book MH370: Mystery Solved, which claims to contain the truth behind what exactly happened
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 24, 2018