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STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 14, 2015 • 10 min read

Gilbert Cheah A sense of refinement

By Dene Mullen • Jul 14, 2015
Gilbert Cheah might just have the most glamorous job in the Southeast Asian magazine industry. As publisher of Singapore Tatler, he must be equally well versed in the worlds of both luxury lifestyle and media. Here, he talks to Southeast Asia Globe about the digital revolution, the challenges of working with billionaires and the importance of good teeth

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 13, 2015 • 8 min read

Ridwan Kamil Because I’m happy

By Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata • Jul 13, 2015
Ridwan Kamil is the self-proclaimed “caretaker of loveable Bandung”, Indonesia’s third-largest city. Already famed for his work as an architect, Kamil’s dedication to the art of happiness and community collaboration is winning him praise and loyal followers in a political system plagued by corruption

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 10, 2015 • 6 min read

"Many women in the service industry are victims of violence"

By Southeast Asia Globe magazine • Jul 10, 2015
After the release of a video showing a prominent Cambodian businessman, Sok Bun, beating former TV personality Ek Socheata, known as Sasa, we talked to two of Cambodia's leading advocates for women's rights about violence and the rule of law

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 10, 2015 • 8 min read

Cambodian MP Mu Sochua: Woman of the people

By David Hutt • Jul 10, 2015
Mu Sochua has spent the best part of two decades on the frontlines of Cambodian politics campaigning for women’s rights and justice for ordinary people. Southeast Asia Globe spent three days with the MP as she toured her constituency

Jul 08, 2015 • 9 min read
Buddhist Islamophobia

Wirathu: “The intention of Islam is to influence the whole world through rapid population”

As the Rohingya situation becomes ever more desperate, one man stands alone as their most vocal antagonist. Wirathu has been accused of using hate speech and acerbic propaganda to stoke anti-Muslim sentiment in Myanmar. Here, he tells Southeast Asia Globe that he is a man of peace who would show compassion if the Rohingya would only “be honest”
By Sebastian Strangio • Jul 08, 2015

Jul 07, 2015 • 10 min read
Tim Page

“Without the Vietnam war, I wouldn’t be”

He shot some of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War, but Tim Page became just as famous for his ferocious appetite for life. Now 71 years old, the famed photographer says he still hasn’t taken his best picture
By David Hutt • Jul 07, 2015

Jul 06, 2015 • 9 min read

The man who broke the bank: Nick Leeson

In early 1995, Nick Leeson, a Singapore-based trader, single-handedly brought down one of the world’s biggest banks. Twenty years later, he shares his story of loss and redemption with Southeast Asia Globe
By Daniel Besant • Jul 06, 2015

Jul 04, 2015 • 4 min read
Wildlife

Phnom Tamao: bear keeper for a day

Cambodia is home to many rare and exotic animal species. Get to know its lovable Sun and Moon bears by spending a day with these mischievous critters
By Jemma Galvin • Jul 04, 2015

Jul 03, 2015 • 9 min read

Life’s but a dream

Acclaimed filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul emerged from the isolated northeastern reaches of Thailand to become one of the golden boys of the Cannes Film Festival, captivating audiences with his subtle, otherworldly explorations of the joys of life and what lies beyond them.In his world, dreams and reality overlap and intertwine, while conventional cinematic devices are thrown out of the window. Deeply held Thai spiritual beliefs are combined with his love of early neo-realism to create a new kind of cinema, one far removed from convention and cinematic precedent
By Francis Wilmer • Jul 03, 2015

Jul 03, 2015 • 1 min read
Aerial photography

A region in view

Google Earth celebrated its tenth birthday by uploading some fantastic ariel shots of the planet, including this selection from Southeast Asia
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Jul 03, 2015

Jul 02, 2015 • 10 min read
Interview

The thinking man’s troublemaker: Noam Chomsky

Derided by Washington powerbrokers and ignored by swathes of the mainstream media, Noam Chomsky is, nonetheless, said to be the eighth most frequently cited academic source of all time – coming in just below Plato and Freud. Southeast Asia Globe spoke with the world’s most famed public intellectual and political firebrand about the growing threat of conflict between the US and China and the roles of both superpowers in the region
By David Hutt • Jul 02, 2015