Archive: Nov 2012



STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 29, 2012 • 3 min read

Block party

By John Grafilo • Nov 29, 2012
Legoland Malaysia opens its doors to fans young and old

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 28, 2012 • 4 min read

“Orphanages are not the way forward for Cambodia”

By Sacha Passi • Nov 28, 2012
In 2007, Tara Winkler rescued 14 children from an orphanage in Battambang and founded the Cambodian Children’s Trust (CCT). Now, at the age of 26, the former recipient of New South Wales’ Young Australian of the Year award continues to build local capacity in the northwestern province

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 26, 2012 • 6 min read

Painting over tradition

By Cassandra Naji • Nov 26, 2012
Armed with creativity, the country’s young female artists are battling a repressive society

Nov 24, 2012 • 4 min read

To the good life

Paying attention to nature’s details on Phu Quoc
By Massimo Morello • Nov 24, 2012

Nov 23, 2012 • 4 min read

Ruining the flow

Myanmar’s junta-built dams are taking a toll on river life
By May Thingyan Hein • Nov 23, 2012

Nov 22, 2012 • 6 min read

Flowers and willows

Japan’s first foreign geisha heads to Southeast Asia for a dose of Muay Thai
By Alanna Cole-Baker • Nov 22, 2012

Nov 21, 2012 • 7 min read

Delivering the goods

One small team of tastemakers is transforming the image of locally made fashion in Jakarta
By Christi Hang • Nov 21, 2012

Nov 18, 2012 • 4 min read

The eastern front

It’s handshakes all round as India enters the race to woo strategically placed Myanmar
By Tridivesh Singh Maini • Nov 18, 2012

Nov 17, 2012 • 6 min read

Everybody needs good neighbours

Asean trade with China is skyrocketing, but the region’s great benefactor is holding all the cards
By Steve Finch • Nov 17, 2012

Nov 17, 2012 • 6 min read

Gateway to prosperity

Long a port of call on one of the region’s most popular smugglers’ routes, will Asean’s last trading frontier finally be brought in from the cold?
By Steve Finch • Nov 17, 2012

Nov 16, 2012 • 4 min read

The heir apparent

It is Vietnam’s turn to provide the secretary general who will lead Asean for the next five years. Is the country’s sole candidate the man for the job?
By Sacha Passi • Nov 16, 2012