Archive: Sep 2014



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

Recycling From toilet to tap

By Christiane Oelrich • Sep 09, 2014
Singapore leads the way in water recycling but potential health risks are raising questions about the technique’s future

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 09, 2014 • 5 min read

Safety first

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 09, 2014
Rampant economic growth makes Southeast Asia’s insurance market one of the world’s most vibrant, but dramatic expansion also impacts the industry’s priorities

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

Death by association

By Chak Sopheap • Sep 09, 2014
Despite unprecedented numbers taking to the streets to demand a better future, union rights continue to take a battering in Cambodia

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 08, 2014 • 3 min read

Bring up the bodies

By James McDonald • Sep 08, 2014
Decades of expertise and exquisite attention to detail are the hallmarks of the Chiang Mai Doll Making Centre and Museum, which is also home to the region’s largest and most diverse doll collection

Sep 08, 2014 • 3 min read

Expert talk

Marc Djandji, co-founder and partner of Asean Strategy Group, an independent investment bank, discusses Asean’s banking and finance landscape
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 08, 2014

Sep 05, 2014 • 6 min read

Servicing the world

While the services sector has become one of the pillars of the Philippine economy, shortcomings need to be addressed if the country wants to sustain its rapid growth
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 05, 2014

Sep 05, 2014 • 7 min read
Hotboys-Hotgirls

Where the kids are hip

There’s a revolution happening in Vietnam, one that prefers bow ties to guns and flannel shirts over placards. Cast aside your copy of Vogue and get down with the hipsters of Ho Chi Minh City
By Jemma Galvin • Sep 05, 2014

Sep 04, 2014 • 5 min read

“It’s the energy of the performers that acts as my adrenaline”

Malaysian businessman Joe Sidek has been the driving force behind Penang’s annual George Town Festival since 2010. Here he talks to Southeast Asia Globe about the importance of bringing the arts to the community and stepping up to the festival challenge
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 04, 2014

Sep 03, 2014 • 8 min read

Fixing a hole

From heroin-addicted sex worker to best-selling author, Kate Holden tells Southeast Asia Globe about fighting social misconceptions and the literary world’s double standards
By David Hutt • Sep 03, 2014

Sep 03, 2014 • 1 min read

Get up and go

Our latest investment guide for the Philippines
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 03, 2014

Sep 03, 2014 • 5 min read

Hand in hand

Asean’s ability to improve procedures for infrastructure projects is crucial to attract much-needed private capital
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 03, 2014

Sep 02, 2014 • 4 min read

Behind every great man

Presidential running mates are usually seen as necessary appendages. Can Jusuf Kalla, Indonesia’s vice-president-elect, buck the trend?
By Daniel Besant • Sep 02, 2014