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STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 14, 2016 • 8 min read

Culture Thailand’s forgotten sorcerers

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 14, 2016
Dwelling in the forest and dabbling in magic, the hermit sages known as ruesee have long inhabited the fringes of Thai Buddhism. Now, they are turning to modern marketing in a race for survival

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 30, 2016 • 11 min read

Gaggan Anand: “The guest is not always right”

By Dene Mullen • Aug 30, 2016
He spent his youth battling poverty and dreaming of rock stardom. But after a career volte-face, Gaggan Anand has become a highly successful chef, with his restaurant recently named the best in Asia for the second consecutive year. The only trouble is, he’s already tiring of his celebrity chef status

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 13, 2016 • 8 min read

Craft Beer Southeast Asia’s beer revolution

By Logan Connor • Jul 13, 2016
In Cambodia and further afield in Southeast Asia, craft breweries and brewpubs are now catering to a more discerning caste of beer drinkers

Jun 22, 2016 • 2 min read
Elderly

Thailand's healthcare gaps put elderly in peril

With its elderly population on the rise, Thailand will need to take action as it becomes the ‘old man’ of Southeast Asia
By David Hutt • Jun 22, 2016

Jun 07, 2016 • 3 min read
Religion

One boy's journey at Thailand's vibrant Poy Sang Long festival

Each year, the vivid Poy Sang Long festival sees ethnic Shan boys in Chiang Mai ordained into the monkhood. Southeast Asia Globe followed the three-day journey of one young novice
By Vincenzo Floramo • Jun 07, 2016

May 02, 2016 • 10 min read
Lifeline Mekong

Make or break time

As drought lingers and unfettered dam construction plugs the Mekong river, managing the life-giving waterway becomes ever more crucial
By Daniel Besant • May 02, 2016

Apr 20, 2016 • 7 min read
Artistic Activism

How the military junta is stifling Thai artists

With a heavy-handed military government in power, many of politically engaged Thai artists have gone underground – or fallen silent
By Max Crosbie-Jones • Apr 20, 2016

Mar 29, 2016 • 7 min read
Custom made

Mass production was yesterday

Consumers are moving from identikit items to customised creations in a megatrend that strategists have dubbed the “youniverse”
By David Hutt • Mar 29, 2016

Mar 22, 2016 • 3 min read
Viniculture

Fine wine in Thailand, whatever the weather

With viniculture usually associated with cooler climes, one Thai winemaker is overcoming the climatic odds to become the region's biggest wine producer
By Barbara Walton • Mar 22, 2016