STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 13, 2014 • 5 min read
A shot in the dark
By Brennan O'Connor • Feb 13, 2014
A ceasefire agreement between ethnic rebels and the government has paved the way for tourists to enter the isolated Karen state
photography
STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 29, 2014 • 3 min read
The light from within
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Jan 29, 2014
The new book 7 Days in Myanmar showcases a week in the life of this beguiling country through the lenses of the world’s top photographers
STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 07, 2013 • 7 min read
Expo Appreciating art
By Jemma Galvin • Aug 07, 2013
The annual Art Expo Malaysia represents more than just an exciting cultural occasion. Such events are boosting the region’s economies and attracting more investors than ever
STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 06, 2013 • 9 min read
Buddhist extremism The number of the beast
By Carlos Sardiña Galache • Aug 06, 2013
The anti-Muslim 969 movement is fuelling the fire of religious discontent in Myanmar
Jun 11, 2013 • 7 min read
MMA Cambodia
Into the octagon
The rise of MMA in Cambodia is helping to move the traditional art of Bokator to the next level
By Antonio Graceffo • Jun 11, 2013
Mar 27, 2013 • 2 min read
Samui Prison
A clean break
In a pioneering project on the paradise island of Koh Samui, female prisoners are learning useful skills for life on the outside
By Southeast Asia Globe • Mar 27, 2013
Feb 08, 2013 • 0 min read
Cambodia
Portraits of a cremation
In Photos: King-Father Norodom Sihanouk's cremation
By Southeast Asia Globe • Feb 08, 2013
Feb 05, 2013 • 3 min read
To cremate a King
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong
Photo by Lim Mengkong Cambodia’s King-Father, Norodom Sihanouk, was cremated in a public ceremony on the evening of February 4. In Phnom Penh, more than one million mourners lined the streets while government officials, members of the royal family, Buddhist clergy and foreign dignitaries clustered around the towering Veal Preah Meru stupa to witness the cremation. Daniel Otis provides a glimpse of the final event.
By Daniel Otis • Feb 05, 2013
Jan 04, 2013 • 4 min read
Mental Health
Bleak house
Rejected by their families, Indonesia’s mentally unwell are often subjected to torturous conditions in underfunded institutions
By Dene Mullen • Jan 04, 2013
Nov 08, 2012 • 3 min read
Exiled to nowhere
Recent sectarian violence has brought renewed attention to the Rohingya. Brutal oppression is nothing new to this Muslim ethnic group, many of whom have chosen to endure a hellish existence in hostile Bangladesh rather than return to their native Myanmar
By Greg Constantine • Nov 08, 2012
Oct 31, 2012 • 3 min read
Working Elephants
With a heavy heart
In a sad twist of fate, elephants are forced to fuel an insatiable logging industry that contributes to the slow demise of their species
By Brent Lewin • Oct 31, 2012
Oct 11, 2012 • 2 min read
Etched in time: Chin women
Their faces marked with intricate tattoos, an older generation of Chin women embody a dying art of ritual in one of the country’s most isolated and persecuted states. Photographer Brent Lewin captures their story
By Brent Lewin • Oct 11, 2012