Archive: May 2014



STORY OF THE DAY • May 13, 2014 • 14 min read

Asean Football The greatest show on earth?

By Dene Mullen • May 13, 2014
Asean is planning a sensational bid to host the World Cup, but what are the realitiesof bringing this footballing fiesta to our backyard?

STORY OF THE DAY • May 13, 2014 • 4 min read

“In Myanmar, people just want to see the most famous bands”

By Greg Holland • May 13, 2014
Side Effect is the first band from Myanmar to play the infamous South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. Singer and guitarist Darko C talks cassette tapes, teen fans and chowing down on Tex-Mex

STORY OF THE DAY • May 12, 2014 • 8 min read

Thumb breakers

By Colin Meyn • May 12, 2014
The Flappy Bird frenzy is pushing mobile app developers to take on the world

STORY OF THE DAY • May 09, 2014 • 2 min read

The road ahead

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 09, 2014
While Malaysia’s economy shows encouraging signs, headwinds may hamper its progress

May 09, 2014 • 12 min read
Yellow Vine

The secret garden

Deep in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, a secretive factory processes a plant known as ‘yellow vine’. In an exclusive investigation, Southeast Asia Globe unravels a tale of greed and destruction
By Daniel Otis • May 09, 2014

May 08, 2014 • 8 min read

Hungry for sukuk

The global market for Islamic bonds is booming, with Malaysia taking the lead
By arjuna • May 08, 2014

May 08, 2014 • 4 min read

Hero of the second city

Having moved up the ranks of local government, Surabaya’s mayor has turned heads with her no-nonsense style
By Daniel Besant • May 08, 2014

May 08, 2014 • 1 min read

Fresh manpower

Allianz Global Reinsurance has hired Kenrick Law as the new CEO of its Asia Pacific reinsurance branch in Singapore
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 08, 2014

May 07, 2014 • 4 min read

Trading on the future

Swiss-born Aung Thura, founder and CEO of a research and consultancy firm in Yangon, has big plans for Myanmar’s nascent financial industry
By Christian Vits • May 07, 2014

May 06, 2014 • 1 min read

Wanted: water

Cambodia needs increased investment and commitment to provide its citizens with clean water 
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 06, 2014

May 06, 2014 • 8 min read
economic vision

Interaction makes cents

It’s all about connectivity if Asean member states want their vision of a unified economic region to come to fruition
By Joe Freeman • May 06, 2014

May 05, 2014 • 6 min read
Martial Arts

Different strokes

Meet the master practitioner who has dedicated 50 years of his life to ensuring an ancient martial art is kept alive
By Marco Ferrarese • May 05, 2014