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STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 11, 2012 • 5 min read

Painting the pain away

By Sarah Thust • Nov 11, 2012
Tricked, abused and nearly killed, a victim of Cambodia's human trafficking uses art as a therapeutic outlet

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 10, 2012 • 2 min read

Emerald plain

By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 10, 2012
Investment in two special economic zones have turned Japan into a major player in Myanmar almost overnight

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 10, 2012 • 4 min read

Packing the trunk on the elephant coach

By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 10, 2012
All aboard the elephant coach, one of the region’s most eccentric travel experiences, through Myanmar

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 09, 2012 • 1 min read

Little balls, big talent

By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 09, 2012
This month, the world’s very best footballers who aren’t quite good enough at football will clash in Bangkok. Of course, futsal is actually a vastly different game and its prime exponents are tremendously skilled athletes, but its global popularity would suggest that many still view it as ‘mini football’. Nonetheless,…

Nov 09, 2012 • 1 min read

The art of saving

A snip: “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Juliette Clovis is available for $2,280 Whether you are a young buck hoping for something to catch your eye, or a seasoned art buyer replete with cravat and mismatched blazer and trouser combo, the…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 09, 2012

Nov 09, 2012 • 3 min read

Floating on air

Celebrating the mystical power of the moon in Southeast Asia
By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 09, 2012

Nov 08, 2012 • 1 min read

Sound and vision

  At a glance, it might be difficult to resist the temptation to come over all Indian mystic and pound out a cosmic rhythm on these handcrafted wooden beauties. But look again, for that is not a pair of tabla you see before you. It is, of…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 08, 2012

Nov 08, 2012 • 1 min read

Knocking at the door

East Timor will have to bide its time for accession to Asean, as its request to join the ten-member bloc will not be on the table at this month’s 21st Asean Summit in Phnom Penh. Next step: East Timor’s President Jose Maria Vasconcelos, popularly known by his nom de…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 08, 2012

Nov 08, 2012 • 3 min read

Exiled to nowhere

Recent sectarian violence has brought renewed attention to the Rohingya. Brutal oppression is nothing new to this Muslim ethnic group, many of whom have chosen to endure a hellish existence in hostile Bangladesh rather than return to their native Myanmar
By Greg Constantine • Nov 08, 2012