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STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 12, 2018 • 3 min read

Asian film festival Welcome to Singapore's first horror movie festival

By Thomas Brent • Oct 12, 2018
Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, took time out to talk with Southeast Asia Globe about the genre and the lineup of scares for the event he founded, Scream Asia Film Festival 2018, which includes master classes with Indonesian director Joko Anwar (Satan’s Slaves) and South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan).

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 12, 2018 • 7 min read

The Blue Circle Wind power in Cambodia is possible, says regional power producer

By Thomas Brent • Oct 12, 2018
As the world increasingly opens up to renewable energy, Southeast Asia Globe speaks to Olivier Duguet, CEO and co-founder of The Blue Circle, a renewable independent power producer based in Southeast Asia, to find out more about the region’s future energy path. The company has already begun work on a wind farm in Ninh Thuan province in South Vietnam – one of the largest in the region – and has its sights set on creating a similar farm in Cambodia

Oct 11, 2018 • 12 min read
Sustainable development

Vietnam’s good life

Vietnam performed the best of 151 countries in a study that assessed quality of life versus environmental sustainability
By Michael Tatarski • Oct 11, 2018

Oct 10, 2018 • 3 min read
Octagon Studio

How virtual technology can take learning to a new level

Indonesia’s Octagon Studio is driving innovations in virtual education with apps that allow users to learn by exploring and interacting with immersive environments
By Tom O'Connell • Oct 10, 2018

Oct 09, 2018 • 5 min read
Academy of Culinary Arts

Training a new generation of passionate Cambodian chefs

Southeast Asia Globe visits a Swiss-inspired culinary school in Cambodia’s capital that is training up young professionals to become tomorrow’s executive chefs and high-end restaurant managers.
By Tom O'Connell • Oct 09, 2018

Oct 05, 2018 • 2 min read
Photography

Disaster strikes Sulawesi, Rosmah Mansur in court and jumping off skyscrapers

A massive earthquake and tsunami devastated central Sulawesi, in Indonesia. During the week Rosmah Mansur, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, arrived in court for various corruption-related charges. Meanwhile, daredevils leapt from skyscrapers more than 300m high in Kuala Lumpur
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 05, 2018

Oct 05, 2018 • 5 min read
Power Ledger

The tech behind Bangkok's new solar-powered community

Bangkok's futuristic new development, known as T77, will be home to what is likely the world's largest real-time blockchain-based, peer-to-peer electricity trading project. It came together after tech company Power Ledger and Thai-Government backed renewable energy developer BCPG teamed up with property development company Sansiri earlier this year. Southeast Asia Globe speaks to Marrah Fry, an analyst for Power Ledger, to find out more about the project, the technology and the future of electricity
By Thomas Brent • Oct 05, 2018

Oct 05, 2018 • 4 min read
Jimbaran

Where to eat, sleep and drink in the 'Beverly Hills of Bali'

Bali is Indonesia’s number-one tourist destination, known for its beautiful beaches, scenic drives and an active volcano. Travellers who want to be close to the action in the main city of Kuta but stay in a quieter place can head to calmer waters a little farther south
By Amanda Kaufmann • Oct 05, 2018

Oct 04, 2018 • 4 min read
Sponsored

Asia-Pacific International Schools Conference

Asia-Pacific International Schools Conference (AISC), the annual event for international school leaders and educators in the Asia Pacific region, is back again in Hong Kong from 12 to 13 December 2018.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 04, 2018