You are here: Homepage Tag Southeastern Asia Articles Photo: Mai Sararporn Music | Thailand The Sound of Khlong Toei The rapper Kasidech Saengjan voices the struggles of people in Thai slums. In this playlist, he gives his personal soundtrack to day-to-day life in Khlong Toei By Kasidech Saengjan 01/11/2025 Photo: Atikah Zata Flying visit | Indonesia Spinach or football? Things are getting tight for small farmers in Indonesia’s capital. The rapid growth of the infrastructure makes them fear for their fields By Atikah Zata 09/07/2024 DJ Lorence V performs in a club in Vietnam Photo: Nhan Ngo Club culture | Vietnam Electronic sounds from Vietnam Vietnamese club culture has long been dominated by expats and tourists. But in recent years, local collectives and DJs have increasingly become involved in the scene - and their engagement goes beyond music and parties By Sivaraj Pragasm 08/29/2024 Photo: Ole Witt Personal history | Myanmar “I always knew what I wanted” Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon By Ma Thida 02/26/2024 Vandana Shiva has been active as an environmentalist, feminist and civil rights activist since the 1970s Photo: Dileep Prakash for Kulturaustausch Sustainability “We need a culture of less” For half a century, activist and author Vandana Shiva has been criticising the excesses of the global economy and arguing for a simple life. A conversation about false abundance and the necessity of downsizing Interview with Vandana Shiva 01/09/2023 Indigenous culture | Borneo Buried, twice Why the Tiwah of Borneo bury their dead twice By Arpan Rachman 04/14/2022 Day trip | Philippines A house on the move Very convenient: when someone moves house, everyone helps. About a special parade in the Philippines By Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta 10/01/2021 Fiction | Vietnam A hundred years of violence The Vietnamese author Nguyen Phan Que Mai tells a family tale from her war-ravaged land By Sabine Scholl 10/01/2021 Praying Tengger on Mount Bromo during the annual sacrificial offering Photo: Putu Sayoga Day trip | Indonesia Mount Bromo on Java Appeasing the volcano: Indonesian photographer Putu Sayoga talks about an ancient ritual that is still alive today By Putu Sayoga 07/01/2021
Photo: Mai Sararporn Music | Thailand The Sound of Khlong Toei The rapper Kasidech Saengjan voices the struggles of people in Thai slums. In this playlist, he gives his personal soundtrack to day-to-day life in Khlong Toei By Kasidech Saengjan 01/11/2025
Photo: Atikah Zata Flying visit | Indonesia Spinach or football? Things are getting tight for small farmers in Indonesia’s capital. The rapid growth of the infrastructure makes them fear for their fields By Atikah Zata 09/07/2024
DJ Lorence V performs in a club in Vietnam Photo: Nhan Ngo Club culture | Vietnam Electronic sounds from Vietnam Vietnamese club culture has long been dominated by expats and tourists. But in recent years, local collectives and DJs have increasingly become involved in the scene - and their engagement goes beyond music and parties By Sivaraj Pragasm 08/29/2024
Photo: Ole Witt Personal history | Myanmar “I always knew what I wanted” Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon By Ma Thida 02/26/2024
Vandana Shiva has been active as an environmentalist, feminist and civil rights activist since the 1970s Photo: Dileep Prakash for Kulturaustausch Sustainability “We need a culture of less” For half a century, activist and author Vandana Shiva has been criticising the excesses of the global economy and arguing for a simple life. A conversation about false abundance and the necessity of downsizing Interview with Vandana Shiva 01/09/2023
Indigenous culture | Borneo Buried, twice Why the Tiwah of Borneo bury their dead twice By Arpan Rachman 04/14/2022
Day trip | Philippines A house on the move Very convenient: when someone moves house, everyone helps. About a special parade in the Philippines By Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta 10/01/2021
Fiction | Vietnam A hundred years of violence The Vietnamese author Nguyen Phan Que Mai tells a family tale from her war-ravaged land By Sabine Scholl 10/01/2021
Praying Tengger on Mount Bromo during the annual sacrificial offering Photo: Putu Sayoga Day trip | Indonesia Mount Bromo on Java Appeasing the volcano: Indonesian photographer Putu Sayoga talks about an ancient ritual that is still alive today By Putu Sayoga 07/01/2021