Archive: Jan 2014



STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 09, 2014 • 1 min read

A model student

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 09, 2014
Looking to achieve top marks for education, the region is enticing Western universities to set up shop on its shores

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 09, 2014 • 4 min read

Singapore Mixed blessings

By Kirsten Han • Jan 09, 2014
For some on Singapore’s death row, recent changes to legislation offer hope, but campaigners stress that the law is vague and will not guarantee justice

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 08, 2014 • 4 min read

How Myanmar’s young women can get ahead

By Pauline Chiou • Jan 08, 2014
Myanmar has made steps towards reforming its education system, but there's a long road to travel before the country can catch up with the rest of Asia, particularly for women and girls.

STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 08, 2014 • 4 min read

Bringing home the bacon

By Sacha Passi • Jan 08, 2014
Janet Lim Napoles is the woman at the heart of the Philippines’ multimillion-dollar pork barrel scam. But is she a criminal mastermind?

Jan 03, 2014 • 5 min read

At the art of it

Lorenzo Rudolf, the founder and director of Art Stage Singapore, is helping transform the exhibition industry in Southeast Asia
By Jemma Galvin • Jan 03, 2014

Jan 02, 2014 • 8 min read

The collectors

A new wave of VIPs is driving the market at the increasingly popular Art Stage Singapore – a mammoth showcase for the region’s dynamic art market
By Jemma Galvin • Jan 02, 2014

Jan 01, 2014 • 1 min read

Big business under fire over land grabs

Multinational food and drink companies should do more to ensure the sugar in their products is not sourced on land grabbed from poor communities, according to Oxfam International. The organisation called on Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods, the world’s biggest producers and buyers of sugar, to publicly disclose…
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 01, 2014

Jan 01, 2014 • 2 min read

You old charmer

Few Bangkok hotels can compete with the Mandarin Oriental’s colourful history and trove of illustrious guests
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 01, 2014