Archive: Dec 2013



STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 05, 2013 • 7 min read

Made in Cambodia

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 05, 2013
Having positioned itself as a low-cost manufacturing alternative, the Kingdom is finally attracting the big boys

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 05, 2013 • 2 min read

The business of life

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 05, 2013
Cambodia’s nascent life insurance sector is expected to reach maturity

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 05, 2013 • 4 min read

New kid on the bloc?

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 05, 2013
Roberto Soares, East Timor’s former ambassador to Singapore and Brunei, is the man leading the country’s charge toward a place at the Asean table

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 05, 2013 • 5 min read

Pint-sized house of peace

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 05, 2013
Getting to know Brunei Darussalam, the oil-rich state that chairs Asean for the fourth time this year

Dec 05, 2013 • 4 min read

New Order

Values are changing in Cambodia, but does that indicate a significant urban-rural divide?
By Dr Markus Karbaum • Dec 05, 2013

Dec 04, 2013 • 6 min read

Uncharted waters

Four Asean nations are negotiating hard to form a giant free trade zone in the Asia-Pacific region. Those choosing not to join in may regret their decision
By Christian Vits • Dec 04, 2013

Dec 03, 2013 • 4 min read

War and Peace

Aung Min succeeded in the landmark task of securing an accord with the majority of Myanmar’s ethnic rebel groups, but a lasting truce remains elusive
By Sacha Passi • Dec 03, 2013

Dec 02, 2013 • 8 min read

In the hotseat

As Myanmar prepares to take the reins of Asean next month, what can be expected of its historic chairmanship?
By Daniel Besant • Dec 02, 2013

Dec 01, 2013 • 4 min read

Power in numbers

Exports from Cambodia to the EU continued their upward trend last year, reaching $2.3 billion. Sheila Scopis, executive director of the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Cambodia, discusses the group’s work in the Kingdom and beyond
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 01, 2013