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STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 21, 2015 • 9 min read

Workers Divided they fall: Cambodia's unions

By David Hutt • Oct 21, 2015
Last year, trade unionism in Cambodia appeared to have reached its high-water mark. But with minimum wage negotiations taking place this month, there are already concerns it has become a divided and weakened movement

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 19, 2015 • 7 min read

Malaysia A country in crisis?

By Daniel Besant • Oct 19, 2015
Scandals, disasters and financial mismanagement have hit Malaysia hard in recent years. Southeast Asia Globe finds that the nation’s young people are beginning to talk of a country in crisis

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 16, 2015 • 10 min read

Ferdinand Marcos The tomb of Marcos

By Justin Calderon • Oct 16, 2015
From our print archive: The ‘sacred’ story of the Philippines’ former strongman Ferdinand Marcos, as told through a bizarre museum in his home province, where he is still adored

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STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 16, 2015 • 9 min read

History History is how you read it: the Marcos Museum

By Justin Calderon • Oct 16, 2015
The ‘sacred’ story of the Philippines’ former strongman Ferdinand Marcos, as told through a bizarre museum in his home province, where he is still adored

Oct 15, 2015 • 5 min read

Thailand’s constitution: back to the future

Thailand’s recently rejected constitution is back with the government’s scriptwriters, but we should not expect an entirely original sequel
By Pavin Chachavalpongpun • Oct 15, 2015

Oct 13, 2015 • 1 min read

Not enough food on the plate

Even as incomes rise across the region, many are still going hungry, according to a new report
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 13, 2015

Oct 12, 2015 • 4 min read

Trading places: Caravelle Saigon

Slap bang in the middle of Ho Chi Minh City’s swanky District 1, the Caravelle Saigon joins the dots between the city’s historic past and its exciting future
By Daniel Besant • Oct 12, 2015

Oct 09, 2015 • 11 min read
Supernatural

Singapore’s ghost hunters

Join Singapore's paranormal investigators for a night of ghost hunting in the city-state
By David Hutt • Oct 09, 2015

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Oct 07, 2015 • 5 min read

Last Question: Kulikar Sotho

Kulikar Sotho cut her teeth as a line producer working on 2001’s blockbuster adventure Tomb Raider before recently directing her first feature, The Last Reel, a tale of reconciliation with roots in Cambodia’s turbulent past. Here she talks to Southeast Asia Globe about authenticity, maintaining one’s vision and how her film is not about the Khmer Rouge
By Daniel Besant • Oct 07, 2015

Oct 05, 2015 • 5 min read

Portrait: Grace Poe

Despite her status as a relative outsider and political newcomer, Grace Poe is hoping to beat a pair of heavyweights to win the presidency of the Philippines
By Daniel Besant • Oct 05, 2015

Oct 02, 2015 • 11 min read

The future starts here: inside Myanmar’s election

Next month the people of Myanmar head to the polls for a famous general election. With ethnic allegiances, miniature coups and a skewed constitution already in play, the outcome looks anything but predictable
By Sebastian Strangio • Oct 02, 2015

Oct 01, 2015 • 2 min read

High price to pay

A new report outlines the harsh conditions endured by child gold miners in the Philippines
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 01, 2015