Archive: Aug 2014



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 29, 2014 • 7 min read

The China syndrome

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 29, 2014
The number of Chinese tourists in Southeast Asia is rising rapidly, but unforeseen incidents remain a challenge for the tourism industry

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 28, 2014 • 6 min read

Trading places

By Jennifer Meszaros • Aug 28, 2014
E-commerce is becoming a major player in the region’s economic playground, but Cambodia has a long way to go before it is ready to compete with the big boys

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 27, 2014 • 2 min read

Targeting Asean

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 27, 2014
Sanjay Gupta, key executive of Aspect Software, assumes the position of Regional Vice President for Asean, India and the Middle East

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 27, 2014 • 1 min read

Region's rivers in peril

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Aug 27, 2014
Environmental NGO International Rivers has released a comprehensive, easy-to-understand database on how dams affect rivers

Aug 27, 2014 • 3 min read

Future: uncertain

Tim Condon, chief economist and head of research at ING in Singapore discusses the effects of the recent political turmoil in Thailand
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 27, 2014

Aug 26, 2014 • 5 min read

A killer buzz

With a global audience of more than 130 million, BuzzFeed’s accessible blend of breaking news, original reporting and entertainment, all packaged up in sharable, social media-sized chunks has helped the New York-based company grow into a global phenomenon. Now it’s setting its sights ever more firmly on Southeast Asia. Scott Lamb, the firm’s vice-president, international, discusses why the online giant is buzzing about the region
By Dene Mullen • Aug 26, 2014

Aug 25, 2014 • 9 min read

A bumpy road

Asean member states have a long way to go to harmonise their financial industries, with national interests and fears of increased competition impeding progress
By arjuna • Aug 25, 2014

Aug 22, 2014 • 9 min read
Football migrants

Fever pitch

Lured to Cambodia with the promise of professional contracts and lucrative wages, many talented Nigerian footballers are left penniless and desperate by shadowy agents and ruthless clubs
By Marta Kasztelan • Aug 22, 2014

Aug 21, 2014 • 6 min read

Out on the town

Ever since becoming a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2008, Penang's George Town has been celebrating with an annual festival. Southeast Asia Globe headed out for the opening weekend to discover a rich and varied array of art, culture and life and left wanting more
By Daniel Besant • Aug 21, 2014

Aug 20, 2014 • 8 min read
Indigenous

Naked ambitions

Despite their inaccessibility and lack of infrastructure, Indonesia’s remote Papuan highlands have begun to feel the claws of development, leaving the area’s youth at an awkward crossroads of tradition and modernity
By Joanna Mayhew • Aug 20, 2014

Aug 20, 2014 • 1 min read

Dynamic and exciting

Rolls-Royce recently opened a showroom and maintenance center in Phnom Penh, feeding the city's growing upper class’s hunger for luxury
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 20, 2014