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STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 08, 2018 • 4 min read

International Year of the Reef highlighting the region’s fight to save coral

By Uffe Wilken • Jun 08, 2018
2018 has been designated as the International Year of the Reef – the third within the past 20 years. While old challenges still prevail, new challenges have emerged. Petch Manopawitr, deputy of the Southeast Asian branch of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), describes the potential impact of the Year of the Reef and the opportunities that lie ahead

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 06, 2018 • 9 min read

Ten to watch Entrepreneurs defining Cambodia’s future

By Janelle Retka • Jun 06, 2018
With its burgeoning business and startup scene, modern Cambodia is host to a slew of exciting, young talent. We pick out ten rising stars who are shaking up the status quo

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 06, 2018 • 3 min read

Rohingya crisis Myanmar and UN reach agreement on refugee repatriation process

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 06, 2018
Myanmar signed an agreement on Wednesday with United Nations agencies to help kickstart a voluntary repatriation process for some of the 700,000 Rohingya refugees who now reside in temporary camps in Bangladesh

Jun 05, 2018 • 4 min read
Politics

For Timor-Leste, a promise of progress

As the dust settles on Timor-Leste’s third election in a year, an unprecedented three-party coalition grapples with internal fissures and an uncertain future ahead
By Sophie Raynor • Jun 05, 2018

Jun 05, 2018 • 3 min read
Contemporary dance

'Should I Kill Myself or Have a Cup of Coffee?'

Kicking off  this month in Singapore is the M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival featuring DiverCity, a platform supporting the burgeoning local dance community. Singaporean contemporary dancer and choreographer Chiew Peishan is co-creating a bleakly named piece "Should I Kill Myself or Have a Cup of Coffee?" for the festival, inspired by Albert Camus' theory of the absurd
By Cristyn Lloyd • Jun 05, 2018

Jun 04, 2018 • 15 min read
Cambodia's media

‘We’re going to be blind’

Critics decry the end of an era of press freedom in Cambodia as the nation's last independent newspaper is sold to the owner of a Malaysian "covert PR" firm
By Paul Millar, Tom O'Connell, Janelle Retka • Jun 04, 2018

Jun 01, 2018 • 2 min read
Margarita Forés

The chef aiming to put Filipino cuisine on the map

Once named Asia's Best Female Chef, prolific restaurateur Margarita Forés is determined to prove that Filipino cuisine deserves all the plaudits usually reserved for its regional neighbours such as Thailand and Vietnam. Southeast Asia Globe caught up with her at this year's inaugural Women in Gastronomy forum in Bangkok, where she shared her passion for all things Filipino
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 01, 2018

Jun 01, 2018 • 2 min read
Photography

Kim Jong-un hosts Russia, Modi visits and Cambodia recognises International Children's Day

The eyes of the world have been fixed on the seesawing drama taking place between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Will they or won't they meet in Singapore this month? Not to be overshadowed, the US' long-time antagonist, Russia, sent their foreign secretary to Pyongyang for talks
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 01, 2018