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STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 13, 2020 • 12 min read

Phnom Penh communities Life on the margins

By Andrew Haffner • Feb 13, 2020
Across rapidly developing Phnom Penh, landless urban poor communities face imminent threats of eviction, on top of a myriad of health and sanitation issues. What is life like for these communities on the margins?

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 12, 2020 • 4 min read

Disease control A virus grows

By Andrew Haffner and Samantha McCabe • Feb 12, 2020
The coronavirus at the heart of the global outbreak now has a name: COVID-19. Here's what we know about the virus that has infectd more than 44,650 people in China and beyond.

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 12, 2020 • 6 min read

Thailand railways Rolling into the future

By Tim Russell • Feb 12, 2020
In January 2021, a new $1 billion transit hub in Bang Sue is set to usurp Hualamphong as Bangkok's main railway station. Photographer Tim Russell guides us through the last months of this iconic structure through a collection of his images

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 11, 2020 • 9 min read

Crime and punishment The prison without walls

By Ángel L. Martínez Cantera • Feb 11, 2020
At the Philippines’ largest penal farm, convicted criminals are given a second shot at life in a prison that allows them a surprising amount of freedom

Feb 10, 2020 • 13 min read
Everything But Arms

The day of judgment

On February 12, the EU will hand down its long-awaited verdict regarding Cambodia’s access to the preferential trade scheme Everything But Arms, a decision that looks set to shape the Kingdom for years to come. But what happens next?
By Gerald Flynn • Feb 10, 2020

Feb 07, 2020 • 2 min read
Editorial

Going regional

This week we went regional, looking at how the newly-established Internet Crimes Against Children department in Cambodia is tackling online child abuse, how an eco-friendly Thai festival is bringing people from all walks of life together, the story behind a Vietnamese artist who operated as a propaganda artist during the war, Singapore’s retail business woes, and more.
By Julija Veljkovic • Feb 07, 2020

Feb 07, 2020 • 14 min read
Art and conflict in Vietnam

The art of war

Despite recording many iconic scenes from Vietnam's decades-long struggle for independence through his art, the story of Colonel Pham Thanh Tam has largely gone untold. But the man behind the pencil will not go forgotten.
By James Springer • Feb 07, 2020

Feb 06, 2020 • 13 min read
Child abuse

The online threat

With crimes committed using technology increasingly at the forefront of efforts by law enforcement and NGOs, in Cambodia a new unit dedicated to tackling the growth of online child abuse has just been formed
By Samantha McCabe • Feb 06, 2020

Feb 05, 2020 • 11 min read
Music festivals

Greening the festival circuit

Southeast Asia Globe caught up with Thai musician Notep in Chiang Mai at one of the region's growing number of socially conscious music festivals. Are they able to offer party goers guilt-free hedonism?
By Andrew Haffner • Feb 05, 2020

Feb 04, 2020 • 13 min read
Cambodian politics

Hun Sen’s art of giving

January saw Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen mark 35 years in power. Columnist David Hutt examines one crucial tactic of governance that has sustained his more-than three decade rule – the art of giving
By David Hutt • Feb 04, 2020

Feb 03, 2020 • 8 min read
Commerce in Singapore

Shop til they drop

Top Read 2017: With vacancy rates for Singapore’s glamorous shopping malls at an all-time high, is the city-state losing its lustre as the region’s shopping hub?
By Kirsten Han • Feb 03, 2020

Jan 31, 2020 • 2 min read
Editorial

Conflict of interest

This week we looked at what Brexit means for British relations with Southeast Asian nations, how the future of Phnom Penh’s Cham community still remains uncertain today after being handed a one-week eviction notice two months ago, the innovative technology being used to fight poaching and environmental disasters in the region, and more.
By Julija Veljkovic • Jan 31, 2020