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Southeast Asia Globe Editorial
• Jul 29, 2014
Myanmar’s pledge to open the financial sector to foreign banks may bring unprecedented growth, but it will also put local competitors under pressure
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Khac Giang Nguyen
• Jul 29, 2014
While Vietnam’s non-performing loans take a heavy toll on the economy, authorities’ efforts to tackle the problem remain in their infancy
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Southeast Asia Globe Editorial
• Jul 29, 2014
Southeast Asia’s regulators remain divided over digital currencies such as bitcoins, as they fear a lack of control might trigger financial-market woes
While political uncertainties weigh on companies’ plans to go public,
Asean’s potential for new stock market listings remains enormous
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Southeast Asia Globe Editorial
• Jul 29, 2014
Born and raised in the Basque country of Spain, chef Eneko Atxa is famed for his three-Michelin-starred restaurant Azurmendi, located just outside of Bilbao. The 35-year-old is now at the helm of Aziamendi at Thailand’s Iniala Beach House, fusing Iberian techniques with local produce to create something truly unique.
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Jemma Galvin
• Jul 25, 2014
At $140,000 a week, Iniala Beach House doesn’t come cheap. Southeast Asia Globe was invited to indulge in design and degustation in a pocket of coastal decadence
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Jemma Galvin
• Jul 24, 2014
Long-term contributor to the Southeast Asia Globe and Focus Asean, Thai academic Pavin Chachavalpongpun has had his passport revoked on the orders of the military government controlling Thailand and is now stateless. Here he gives his version of recent events
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Dr Pavin Chachavalpongpun
• Jul 19, 2014
While the services sector has become one of the pillars of the Philippines’ economy, shortcomings need to be addressed if the country wants to sustain its rapid growth
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Christian Vits
• Jul 18, 2014
Paul Harris, Asia-Pacific regional manager for Rolls-Royce, hopes to race ahead in feeding the Southeast Asian elite’s hunger for luxury
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Christian Vits
• Jul 17, 2014
Faced with a choice between staid titles by established authors and more salacious fare, many Malaysians are picking the latter
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Marco Ferrarese
• Jul 15, 2014