Archive: Nov 2012



STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 06, 2012 • 4 min read

Jetset Escape the urban sprawl with long-term stays at Capella Singapore

By Dene Mullen • Nov 06, 2012
Twelve hectares of tropical garden unfurl before your eyes. Peacocks amble past your table at breakfast time. The ocean laps lazily at the shore as you relax on the patio. Most amazingly of all, you are in Singapore

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 06, 2012 • 4 min read

New focal point

By Steve Finch • Nov 06, 2012
Nikon’s official arrival reflects the spending habits of an increasingly brand-aware middle class

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 06, 2012 • 4 min read

Top 5: death penalties

By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 06, 2012
The pain inflicted on each other by human beings in the name of ‘justice’ is hard to fathom

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 05, 2012 • 1 min read

Majority shareholder shake up

By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 05, 2012
Maruhan Japan Bank has become the first Cambodian commercial bank to make a direct equity investment in a microfinance institution in Cambodia

Nov 05, 2012 • 1 min read

"It is a story that has happened throughout history, except this time the killers won”

Joshua Oppenheimer, an American film director who has been based in Indonesia for much of the past decade, speaks about his new documentary The Act Of Killing, after its successful release at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film delves into the elimination of an estimated 500,000 suspected Communists between…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 05, 2012

Nov 05, 2012 • 3 min read

The US' strategic vision of the region

OPINION: Many believe that the United States’ re-engagement policy in the region has been to minimise Chinese influence
By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 05, 2012

Nov 05, 2012 • 4 min read

Jewel in the crown

Colonial majesty is rejuvenated at Kep’s Knai Bang Chatt
By Massimo Morello • Nov 05, 2012

Nov 05, 2012 • 6 min read
Wildlife Photography

Game, set and trap

Camera traps are crucial tools for better understanding the composition and populations of wildlife in the region. They also tell us what is being lost
By Jeremy Holden • Nov 05, 2012

Nov 03, 2012 • 4 min read
Conservation

A grizzly truth: Vietnam bear rescue centre

Life has never been so good for a group of bears at one of the country’s leading animal sanctuaries, but a dark threat looms
By Marianne Brown • Nov 03, 2012

Nov 02, 2012 • 5 min read

A clean exit

Trinity Structure and Finance: giving embattled businesses in the region a way out
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 02, 2012

Nov 01, 2012 • 4 min read

Saving little souls

Sexual temptation results in hundreds of unwanted babies being abandoned by young female factory workers every year, but things are finally moving in the right direction in Vietnam
By Marianne Brown • Nov 01, 2012