Archive: Oct 2014



STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 09, 2014 • 7 min read

The next level

By Bridget Di Certo • Oct 09, 2014
The region’s tertiary education sector has received an ‘A’ for effort in recent decades and, while there is certainly room for improvement, the future looks even brighter

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 08, 2014 • 6 min read

Asean-African trade The not-so-dark continent

By David Hutt • Oct 08, 2014
As Asean nations begin to foster economic ties with their African counterparts, the bloc needs to open its eyes to the opportunities available in this flourishing land

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 07, 2014 • 4 min read

All aboard

By Chris Taylor • Oct 07, 2014
Elite British school Harrow currently has just three outposts in Asia. But according to CEO Simon Leung, plans are afoot for expansion in numerous Asean nations

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 07, 2014 • 2 min read

Filling in the gaps

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 07, 2014
A group of NGOs is spearheading a project to map the most crisis-prone areas of the developing world

Oct 06, 2014 • 4 min read
Hotel

The view from the top

Tama Hotel is taking offbeat design and rooms with a view to new heights in Phnom Penh
By Dene Mullen • Oct 06, 2014

Oct 03, 2014 • 7 min read
herbal high

Coming up easy

Known as ‘herbal heroin’, a Southeast Asian leaf called kratom is being consumed by an increasing number of Westerners, while in its native land it is going through a renaissance as both a recreational drug and an aid to opiate withdrawal
By David Hutt • Oct 03, 2014

Oct 03, 2014 • 2 min read

Out of the past

A pair of recordings giving a captivating snapshot of Cambodia's traditional music nearly 40 years ago have just been re-released
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 03, 2014

Oct 02, 2014 • 4 min read

The devil's advocate

  A well-respected figure in the field of human rights, Pung Chhiv Kek has recently agreed to take up a position on Cambodia’s National Election Committee. How will she negotiate this world of fractious politics and democratic doublespeak?
By Daniel Besant • Oct 02, 2014

Oct 01, 2014 • 7 min read
enlightenment

Revolution in the head

A 4:30am start, just one meal a day and complete celibacy. Welcome to a day in the life of a meditator at Down Kiem, one of Thailand’s most remote and aescetic monasteries
By Nathan A. Thompson • Oct 01, 2014

Oct 01, 2014 • 10 min read
Myanmar

The end of the fairytale?

With racial tensions soaring, doubts over the future of Aung San Suu Kyi and a challenging business environment, is the West’s love-in with the former pariah state finally over?
By Sebastian Strangio • Oct 01, 2014