Thy Sovantha and Hun Manith: exposed complicity leaks to be investigated

The discussion shows Cambodian social media star and political activist Thy Sovantha colluding with Hun Manith, the son of Prime Minister Hun Sen and head of the military’s intelligence unit
By Logan Connor • Nov 30, 2016

Thailand

Diving unlimited

Koh Tao hosts one of the world's biggest freediving companies
By Claire Knox • Nov 29, 2016

Abortion

Poverty and prejudice drive Cambodia's sex workers to unsafe abortions

Forty percent of maternal deaths among sex workers abortion-related, according to recent study
By Paul Millar • Nov 29, 2016

The business behind Southeast Asia's booming music festivals

As the owner and director of Feedback Asia and Gig Life Asia, Priya Dewan is hooked into the region’s music scene. She discusses how she has tapped into the business opportunities surrounding music festivals
By Sam Bradpiece • Nov 28, 2016

Emotional new documentary chronicles Cambodia's forgotten children

Acclaimed French director Xavier de Lauzanne sat down with Southeast Asia Globe to discuss his new documentary, Les Pépites, which looks at the story of Phnom Penh-based NGO Pour un Sourire d’Enfant
By Sam Bradpiece • Nov 28, 2016

Meet the man behind Chiang Mai’s newest contemporary art museum

In July 2016, Thai businessman Eric Bunnag Booth unveiled MAIIAM, a visually striking contemporary art museum in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai with grand visions to fuel a healthy market of art collectors in the country. We meet with the 47-year-old marketing whizz and art collector to find out how he is applying the lessons he learned in the stock market and the textile trade to the simmering – and often unpredictable – art world
By Rachna Sachasinh • Nov 26, 2016

Tourism

The road to nowhere: exploring Thailand’s Trang islands

A quest to see Thailand’s elusive dugong has inspired many a trip to the Trang islands, but it’s the impeccable isolation that enchants most visitors to this charming archipelago
By arjuna • Nov 25, 2016

Indonesia readies itself for more Ahok protests

Protestors are planning to gather today in Jakarta in the hope of forcing the city’s Christian governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, out of office for comments he made allegedly insulting the Qur’an Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja ‘Ahok’ Purnama (C) talks to journalists shortly after investigation by the police in Jakarta,…
By Logan Connor • Nov 25, 2016