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STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 20, 2015 • 6 min read

Rapid fire: Suboi

By Daniel Besant • Jul 20, 2015
Suboi was already Vietnam’s top female rapper when, earlier this year, she was invited to perform at the legendary South by Southwest festival in the US. She sat down with Southeast Asia Globe to discuss image, artistic freedom and why she certainly isn’t a tomboy

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 17, 2015 • 7 min read

Grab Way to Goh

By Dene Mullen • Jul 17, 2015
GrabTaxi is a true Southeast Asian success story. The taxi-booking app has been downloaded 4.4 million times and has outstripped worldwide cab giant Uber in terms of number of rides in the 20 cities it services across the region. Cheryl Goh, the company’s group VP of marketing, has been a key element of its meteoric rise

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

Andre Chiang: Philosopher of food

By Dene Mullen • Jul 16, 2015
Andre Chiang became a chef because he wanted to take over his mum’s business. But when he got to France and learned from the masters of nouvelle cuisine, things got a little out of hand. This year his restaurant came fifth on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list, meaning it was also named Best Restaurant in Singapore. Chiang took a rare break between lunch and dinner services to discuss his philosophy, treating customers like guinea pigs and why he doesn’t use “funny meats”

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 14, 2015 • 8 min read

A delicate moment

By Steve Hirsch • Jul 14, 2015
With concerns that reform has stalled, critics are questioning the Obama administration’s strategy towards Myanmar

Jul 14, 2015 • 10 min read
Gilbert Cheah

A sense of refinement

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
By Dene Mullen • Jul 14, 2015

Jul 13, 2015 • 8 min read
Ridwan Kamil

Because I’m happy

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
By Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata • Jul 13, 2015

Jul 10, 2015 • 6 min read

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

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
By Southeast Asia Globe magazine • Jul 10, 2015

Jul 10, 2015 • 8 min read
Cambodian MP

Mu Sochua: Woman of the people

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
By David Hutt • Jul 10, 2015

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