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STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 05, 2018 • 7 min read

Photography Cambodia's Angkor Photo Festival

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 05, 2018
The 14th annual Angkor Photo Festival, held in Siem Reap Cambodia, features the work of 100 artists from 40 countries – plus talks, portfolio reviews and workshops

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 04, 2018 • 4 min read

Health How Indonesia's fight against HIV and AIDS is undermined by LGBT 'panic'

By Tom O'Connell • Dec 04, 2018
In May 2017, Jakarta cops raided the Atlantis gay gym and sauna, which was also a public health outreach centre, arresting 141 men, some of whom were prosecuted under Indonesia’s pornography law. Since 2016, officials in the Muslim-majority nation have wielded the four-letter “LGBT” as an epithet and warning…

Dec 03, 2018 • 7 min read
COP24

'Only a miracle' can make vital UN climate conference successful

In what’s anticipated to be the most pivotal global meeting on climate change since 2015’s Paris Agreement, stakeholder nations across Southeast Asia are watching to see how the decisions by world leaders could affect the region, which is especially vulnerable to climate change because of its extensive coastal exposure
By Christian Mihatsch • Dec 03, 2018

Dec 03, 2018 • 3 min read
Apirat Kongsompong

What Thailand's new military chief means for next year's elections

The appointment of General Apirat Kongsompong as head of Thailand’s armed forces signals a profound shift in the factional makeup of the military’s highest echelons – and puts the Kingdom’s army in the hands of a man who has threatened to unleash yet another coup if next year’s long-awaited elections don’t go according to plan
By Paul Millar • Dec 03, 2018

Nov 30, 2018 • 5 min read
Sustainable tourism

Turning shark hunters around

A Singaporean schoolteacher-turned-social entrepreneur is fighting to save sharks from extinction in a unique way: by working with the shark hunters
By Lily Hess • Nov 30, 2018

Nov 30, 2018 • 3 min read
Urban art

What it takes to become Cambodia's next top urban artist

Tomorrow, Phnom Penh's trendy KBach Gallery will announce the winners from among 50 urban artists competing for gallery contracts and a grand prize of $1,000 at the Factory. Gallery owner Tony Francis spoke with Southeast Asia Globe about Cambodia's 'exploding' urban art scene and his plans to push the city's contemporary artists globally
By Charles Dunst • Nov 30, 2018

Nov 29, 2018 • 7 min read
Timor-Leste

‘Why don’t we like eating the food we grow?’

Family and restaurant tables feature imported and packaged foods, but innovators are working to put the focus back on local, healthier ingredients
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 29, 2018

Nov 28, 2018 • 5 min read
Real-life Robocops

Singapore backs crime-fighting security drones

Singapore’s civil aviation authority announced its support for the commercial use of drones in delivering parcels, inspecting buildings and providing security – according to AFP – a move that further highlights the country’s ambitious commitment to drone technology
By Robin Spiess • Nov 28, 2018

Nov 28, 2018 • 7 min read
JT-610

Was the Lion Air disaster caused by the plane's own computer?

The crash of a Boeing 737 operated by Indonesia's Lion Air in late October was the second most fatal in the country's history. A standard preliminary report – released one month after the crash – confirms that the plane had problems on previous flights and notes that the pilots struggled with the aircraft's anti-stall automated system, but stops short of providing a definitive cause for the accident. There is a sneaking suspicion though: did the on-board computer crash the plane into the sea?
By Marco Evers • Nov 28, 2018