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STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 30, 2018 • 4 min read

JT-610 Search goes on in wake of Indonesia's fatal plane crash, survivors unlikely

By Robin Spiess • Oct 30, 2018
On Monday morning, a new Indonesian Lion Air jet carrying almost 200 people crashed off the coast of Java just 13 minutes after take-off. Though local search efforts continue and the plane is yet to be found, Indonesian officials have said it is unlikely there will be any survivors

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 29, 2018 • 4 min read

Leicester City helicopter crash Who was Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha?

By Lily Hess • Oct 29, 2018
Leicester City Football Club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed in a tragic helicopter crash after the vehicle went down while departing from Leicester’s stadium on Saturday. The much-loved owner, who oversaw Leicester City’s heroic charge to win the English Premier League in 2016, leaves behind a legacy of generosity and a passion for sports

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 29, 2018 • 3 min read

Singapore Go-Jek prepares to launch in Grab's home territory

By Robin Spiess • Oct 29, 2018
Indonesian ride-hailing company Go-Jek has begun recruiting drivers in Singapore to pre-register for use of its platform, as the company takes a major step toward launching services in the same country where ride-hailing giant Grab is based

Oct 29, 2018 • 3 min read
Ferdinand Marcos Jr

Potential heir apparent for Duterte?

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has named failed vice-presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr as his potential heir-apparent. But is the nation ready for another Marcos presidency?
By Paul Millar • Oct 29, 2018

Oct 26, 2018 • 5 min read
Cambodia

EuroCham chairman calls for gentler tax-compliance process

During the fourth annual EuroCham Tax Forum yesterday, the group’s chairman lauded sweeping government efforts to enforce tax compliance among businesses across Cambodia, calling it a step towards the government’s goal of financial autonomy. But in the same breath, he called for grace on behalf of the business community
By Janelle Retka • Oct 26, 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

Oct 26, 2018 • 5 min read
Run the world

How to travel, prep and pack for a destination race

For anyone thinking of running a destination race or marathon, you can minimise travel stress and pre-race nerves with these top tips
By Sarah Cuiksa • Oct 26, 2018

Oct 25, 2018 • 7 min read
Education

The Balinese jungle school

Ten years ago, educators seeking to create the ideal learning environment opened a student-centred school in the jungle with no walls and no boundaries
By Amanda Kaufmann • Oct 25, 2018

Oct 25, 2018 • 6 min read
Sovannak Palm Sugar

The Cambodian palm sugar farmers doing it greener and cleaner

A social enterprise in Cambodia is employing new techniques to help farmers make palm sugar in a more environmentally friendly and safe way, as well as getting them more bang for their buck
By Lily Hess • Oct 25, 2018

Oct 25, 2018 • 6 min read
Ancient cities

The fall of Angkor

Top stories: Researchers now believe they know why the ancient city of Angkor was abandoned – and warn that modern-day cities could fall victim to the same fate
By Robin Spiess • Oct 25, 2018

Oct 24, 2018 • 8 min read
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival

'My only outlet was writing'

Today marks the opening of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, bringing together writers, journalists, artists and other creatives. Southeast Asia Globe speaks to  Indonesian writer Eliza Vitri Handayani, an invited speaker and author of 2015’s From Now On Everything Will Be Different. She is also the founder of House of the Unsilenced, an art project that encourages sexual assault survivors to speak up through creativity.
By Lily Hess • Oct 24, 2018