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STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 13, 2016 • 9 min read

Malaysian director James Wan: billion-dollar filmmaker and laksa lover

By Angela Dawson • Aug 13, 2016
After making a name for himself with his directorial debut, Saw, Malaysia-born James Wan has overseen some of Hollywood’s biggest horror flicks in recent years, not to mention the emotional task of Furious 7. He spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about ghost stories, his favourite Malaysian dish and his splashy new superhero project

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 12, 2016 • 10 min read

Independence Exiled West Papuan activist Benny Wenda on the long road to peace

By Holly Robertson • Aug 12, 2016
For more than a decade, Benny Wenda has been bringing West Papua’s independence struggle to the world after he was granted political asylum in the UK, having been jailed and tortured by Indonesian authorities. The resolute leader discusses his journey from a remote mountain village to the cobbled streets of Oxford – and his strident belief that he will one day return

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 10, 2016 • 3 min read

New Philippine prisons won’t fix broken justice system

By Paul Millar • Aug 10, 2016
As President Duterte’s brutal war on drugs strains already overcrowded Philippine prisons, human rights workers say pouring money into new jails isn’t the answer

Aug 10, 2016 • 9 min read
George Town

Heritage lives in Penang

George Town’s charming heritage buildings are repurposed by Penang citizens devoted to resurrecting the city's identity
By Daniel Besant • Aug 10, 2016

Aug 09, 2016 • 4 min read

Cambodia's genocide museum becomes battleground for Pokémon Go players

Inclusion of Cambodia's S-21 prison in the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go has sparked outrage among survivors of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime Tourists view graves of Khmer Rouge victims at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21 prison) in Phnom Penh Cambodia 13 March 2013. Photo: EPA/MAK REMISSA
By Paul Millar and Logan Connor • Aug 09, 2016

Aug 08, 2016 • 4 min read

New Thai constitution offers convoluted path to peace

While Thailand has voted ‘yes’ to a military-backed constitution that was pegged as a peaceful solution to a decade of turmoil, the new Thai constitution is unlikely to be the political salve that the country needs
By Logan Connor • Aug 08, 2016

Aug 08, 2016 • 9 min read

Unhappy workers: the paradox of stress and workplace productivity

"People generally have the misconception that, in order to be successful, they have to postpone their happiness." Photo: VisualHunt A Stanford University researcher tell us why compassion, rather than stress, is actually better for workplace productivity
By Focus Asean • Aug 08, 2016

Aug 07, 2016 • 7 min read

Eddie Thai wants to put Vietnam on the startup map

As a young Vietnamese-American, Eddie Thai dreamed of rediscovering his ancestral roots. Now a partner with the Silicon Valley venture capital firm 500 Startups, the Harvard-educated businessman is coaching a new generation of Vietnamese entrepreneurs
By Logan Connor • Aug 07, 2016

Aug 06, 2016 • 2 min read

Art Stage launches inaugural art fair in Indonesia’s capital

Collector Deddy Kusuma has loaned this painting, 'Serta Merta' by Indonesian painter I Nyoman Masriadi, to Art Stage Jakarta for the Collectors' Show Organisers hope that Art Stage Jakarta will help establish the city as a regional art hub and boost international interest in local artists 
By Holly Robertson • Aug 06, 2016