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STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 19, 2018 • 5 min read

Big Brother is watching you The exhibition aiming to tackle surveillance and censorship

By Janelle Retka • Jun 19, 2018
Surveillance and censorship are becoming part and parcel of daily life around the world, and yet many citizens seem content to turn a blind eye to it. A new exhibition at Wei-Ling Gallery in Kuala Lumpur called Seen is addressing that issue. Curator Line Dalile brings together ten leading international and Malaysian artists, hoping that through documentary, photography and conceptual practice, the artwork can open people’s eyes to the modern threats encroaching on our privacy

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 18, 2018 • 10 min read

Startup funding Can accelerator programmes be counterproductive?

By Janelle Retka • Jun 18, 2018
Southeast Asian entrepreneurs are searching for the best way to turn their ideas into the next market giant. But as investors offer mentorship and funding in exchange for equity, experts warn that not every deal is as clear-cut as it appears

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 18, 2018 • 4 min read

'Witness of history' Who is Cambodia's Queen Mother?

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 18, 2018
Today marks the 82nd birthday of Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of Cambodia. Julio Jeldres, who served as the senior private secretary and special assistant to the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk for 12 years and has written extensively on the Cambodian royal family, provides insight into the life of Cambodia’s Queen Mother, whom he describes as “a witness of history”

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 15, 2018 • 4 min read

Photography Trump, tigers and international diplomacy

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 15, 2018
The Trump-Kim summit may have dominated headlines this week, but it was far from the only story. Vietnam pushed ahead with a new cybersecurity law, Myanmar's President Win Myint took a trip to Thailand and Muslims around the world celebrated the end of Ramadan

Jun 15, 2018 • 3 min read
The dining room

Southeast Asia's first fine-dining Turkish restaurant

With a total of 14 years in Asia, punctuated by stints at world-class restaurants including Noma, chef Fatih Tutak got the opportunity to put his stamp on the Dining Room at The House on Sathorn restaurant a little over three years ago.  Here, he discusses the challenges of opening Southeast Asia’s first fine-dining Turkish restaurant
By Dene Mullen • Jun 15, 2018

Jun 15, 2018 • 6 min read
GST

What lies ahead for Malaysia and its businesses after scrapping of contentious tax

Malaysia’s newly elected government made good on their pre-election promise by scrapping the controversial goods and services tax introduced by former Prime Minister Najib Razak. But uncertainty remains over what impact the abolition of the tax will have on Malaysian businesses – and how the country will fill the multibillion-dollar hole it leaves
By Maxfield Brown • Jun 15, 2018

Jun 14, 2018 • 7 min read
UnUsUaL

The brother’s empire

Singapore's UnUsUaL has become Southeast Asia's leading music production and promotion company, worth $500m. Co-founder and partner Leslie Ong shares the highs and lows of building an empire from scratch
By Janelle Retka • Jun 14, 2018

Jun 13, 2018 • 6 min read
Cambodia

Empowering a Kingdom’s businesswomen

Although women own 65% of Cambodia’s businesses, fewer than half of them employ more than one person. Women-focused social impact fund She Investment co-founder Loem Lida explains how her organisation is helping the Kingdom’s women grow as entrepreneurs
By Paul Millar • Jun 13, 2018

Jun 13, 2018 • 8 min read
Urban migration

Brunei’s troubled heart

The once-populous district of Kampong Ayer, a community of stilted homes and wooden walkways, is a shell of what it once was in its heyday as residents drift to the city
By Pete Ford • Jun 13, 2018

Jun 12, 2018 • 2 min read
Free speech

Vietnam's new cybersecurity law deemed 'human rights abuse'

Vietnamese lawmakers voted to approve a cybersecurity law today that human rights groups fear will allow the government to monitor and censor dissenting opinions shared online
By Robin Spiess • Jun 12, 2018

Jun 12, 2018 • 3 min read
Finding a voice

Using creative writing to inspire conceptual thinking

Writing Through is a Cambodian NGO that's unlocking the capacity for conceptional thinking through poetry and storytelling in an education system where creativity is not encouraged
By Cristyn Lloyd • Jun 12, 2018

Jun 11, 2018 • 7 min read
Southeast Asia's choice

What the Singapore summit means for the region

The world’s collective gaze is fixed on Singapore this week, eager to see the outcome of US President Donald Trump’s historic meeting with North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. But how will the talks affect Southeast Asia’s relationship with the volatile and secretive nation, which, despite international sanctions, still has active trade links with many of the region’s countries?
By Robin Spiess • Jun 11, 2018