Archive: Feb 2013



STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 28, 2013 • 5 min read

Smash & burn

By Bridget Di Certo • Feb 28, 2013
Ambiguous laws and a weak court system add up to big trouble for uprooted villagers trying to get a fair deal

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 27, 2013 • 4 min read

Simply red

By Massimo Morello • Feb 27, 2013
A fashion designer’s labour of love in Phnom Penh

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 26, 2013 • 5 min read

Bringing Back Bamboo

By Gregory Pellechi • Feb 26, 2013
Introducing a young urban generation to a traditional rural material

Feb 25, 2013 • 4 min read

Treasure hunt

Finding a steal, or a loan, in Bangkok’s pawn shops
By Richard S. Ehrlich • Feb 25, 2013

Feb 22, 2013 • 8 min read

Saving grace

Fifteen years after surviving a horrific plane crash, Andy Bedard finds his calling in Cambodia
By Daniel Otis • Feb 22, 2013

Feb 22, 2013 • 2 min read

Bedard’s top ten tips for travellers

We’re in the business of risk mitigation,” International SOS’s Andy Bedard says. Here are Bedard’s top ten tips for travellers:
By Daniel Otis • Feb 22, 2013

Feb 21, 2013 • 2 min read

Higher education

Yale University is building foundations in Southeast Asia, but critics say its liberal concepts won’t work in Singapore’s censored state
By Southeast Asia Globe • Feb 21, 2013

Feb 20, 2013 • 4 min read

“A guest wanted a bottle of ketchup to go with his foie gras”

Eric Costille, a native of Cannes, France, is the executive chef tasked with calling the tune at Spiral, the Sofitel Philippine Plaza’s flagship restaurant. Following an $11m restaurant reboot, Costille has assembled a team of seven master chefs to bring the tastes of Asia’s sidewalks and hawker centres to Manila
By Southeast Asia Globe • Feb 20, 2013

Feb 19, 2013 • 4 min read

Unusual medical treatments

From the days of yore to the modern era, there has always been some quack ready to offer a preposterous cure for any type of ailment
By Southeast Asia Globe • Feb 19, 2013

Feb 18, 2013 • 4 min read

Wheels for riels

Following his success in Thailand, Mitsuji Konoshita is getting motorcycle finance moving in Cambodia
By Philip Heijmans • Feb 18, 2013

Feb 15, 2013 • 5 min read

Rebel with a cause

Breaking through Indonesia’s administrative glass ceiling has proven difficult for ex-trade minister Mari Pangestu, but a chance to lead the World Trade Organisation may push her to new heights
By Sacha Passi • Feb 15, 2013