Southeast Asia Globe

17 min read 2022-05-18 09:30:00

Children on Tonle Sap face a hazy future

At dusk in the village of Kompong Phluk, Prak Thina, 16, sorts through fish for her mother, to sell the next morning as

8 min read 2022-05-17 09:30:00

Sok Solida’s stall in Phnom Penh’s Daeum Kor wholesale market overflows with fruits and vegetables, but almost none come from Cambodia. “You

4 min read 2022-05-16 09:30:00

Introduction by Amanda Oon Words are weapons. They can form alliances. They can send signals. And in the case of one condolence letter sent by

3 min read 2022-05-16 08:00:00

After a tumultuous two years, schools in Cambodia are open, students and teachers are back in the classroom and it appears that a return to

1 min read 2022-05-13 09:30:00

Editor’s Note: This video is part of the third article in a three-part series addressing landmines and other unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, a

10 min read 2022-05-12 09:30:00

Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a three-part series addressing landmines and other unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, a remnant of past

5 min read 2022-05-11 09:30:00

Dane was gossiping with a friend at her Battambang home a few years ago when her mother walked in with a strange look on her face. “‘You use this

3 min read 2022-05-10 13:34:57

The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos cemented a landslide presidential election victory Tuesday, after Filipinos bet a familiar but

5 min read 2022-05-10 09:30:00

The balance of food sustainability and national security of Southeast Asia hangs on a tiny white grain. Rice is the daily staple of 3.5 billion

4 min read 2022-05-09 13:38:19

Millions of Filipinos thronged polling stations Monday to elect a new president, with the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to

1 min read 2022-05-09 11:39:00

Hello Globe readers, This week, we lead with a fascinating piece by Fiona Kelliher on “pia saa Sor“, a language often used by Cambodia’s LGBTQ+

6 min read 2022-05-09 09:30:00

Singapore has been called many things in its time. From its origins as a Lion City to the diminutive Red Dot, the city-state has more recently earned

3 min read 2022-05-09 09:00:00

Entrepreneurship in Cambodia is nothing new. Home to thousands of small businesses and motivated operators, there is a culture of enterprise in the

4 min read 2022-05-09 08:00:00

In the bustling capital of Phnom Penh, the skyline is constantly evolving as new buildings seemingly spring up overnight and local and foreign

8 min read 2022-05-06 09:30:00

“Reality is a bummer,” claimed Wade Watts. The 18-year-old protagonist of science fiction film Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg,