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STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 05, 2016 • 7 min read

Interview Paralympic Singaporean swimmer Theresa Goh gets ready for Rio

By Kirsten Han • Aug 05, 2016
Paralympic swimmer Theresa Goh has a huge number of golds under her cap for her home country of Singapore. To date, an Olympic medal has eluded her, but the gutsy athlete has her sights firmly set on a breakthrough in Rio

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 04, 2016 • 8 min read

Thai artist Piyarat Piyapongwiwat talks life on the margins

By Dene Mullen • Aug 04, 2016
Piyarat Piyapongwiwat is one of Southeast Asia's most promising contemporary artists. Photo: Vincenzo Floramo Piyarat Piyapongwiwat is one of Southeast Asia’s most promising contemporary artists. Armed with an analytical mind and a big heart, she discusses rebelling against her conservative upbringing, why she is drawn to marginalised groups and the difficulties faced by artists in military-ruled Thailand

Aug 03, 2016 • 3 min read

Uber to face stiff competition as ride-sharing service targets Southeast Asia

Taxi drivers stand beside their vehicles during a mass stike in Jakarta, Indonesia, 22 March 2016. More than a thousand taxi and other public transportation drivers in Jakarta held a mass strike against transportation-based online mobile applications including car-booking applications Uber and GrabTaxi. Photo: EPA/Bagus Indahono Global ride-sharing app Uber is setting its sights on Southeast Asia. However, the region’s established companies will likely put up a strong fight
By Logan Connor • Aug 03, 2016

Aug 01, 2016 • 9 min read
CAMBODIAN FASHION

Cambodian brand turns lotus flower into luxury fashion

In Cambodia’s rural west, an ethical fashion brand is turning the lotus flower into a highly sought-after – and rather expensive – niche fabric
By Eléonore Sok • Aug 01, 2016