Archive: Nov 2014



STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 19, 2014 • 7 min read

Minority report

By Nithin Coca • Nov 19, 2014
Indonesian politics has thrown up some surprises of late, not least the election of Jakarta’s new governor. Meet the Chinese Christian who will step into Joko Widodo’s rather sizeable shoes

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 18, 2014 • 3 min read

Small is beautiful

By Lauren Vardy • Nov 18, 2014
Twelve Southeast Asian luxury properties wooed judges at this year’s Boutique Hotel Awards, with properties in Thailand, Indonesia and Laos garnering prizes

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 18, 2014 • 2 min read

Three to watch

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 18, 2014
A new report by McKinsey Global Institute sheds light on the economic achievements made by Asean and emphasises three concepts that should be the focus of the bloc

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 18, 2014 • 3 min read

Taking off: Mark Clarkson

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 18, 2014
Mark Clarkson, business development director for Asia-Pacific of OAG, a global aviation analyst and services provider, talks about Asean’s aviation landscape

Nov 18, 2014 • 8 min read

More than words

Upwards of 150 writers took part in the prestigious Ubud Writers and Readers Festival last month. Gillian Terzis was one of them. Here, she charts her festival journey and impressions exclusively for Southeast Asia Globe
By Gillian Terzis • Nov 18, 2014

Nov 17, 2014 • 4 min read

Snakes and dragons: Vattanac Tower

Stefan Krummeck, lead architect of Vattanac Tower, reveals how mythology influenced the building’s shape and discusses Cambodia’s architectural opportunities
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 17, 2014

Nov 17, 2014 • 2 min read

Back to business in Cambodia

Cambodia’s parliamentary deadlock came to a close after Prime Minister Hun Sen cut a deal with the opposition that ended its year-long boycott of the National Assembly
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 17, 2014

Nov 17, 2014 • 2 min read

That's entertainment: TREC in Malaysia

The largest leisure complex in Malaysia, TREC, is under development in the heart of Kuala Lumpur and is expected to open late next year
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 17, 2014

Nov 17, 2014 • 7 min read

Gaining altitude

With one Chinese-backed carrier taking flight and two more waiting in the wings, Cambodia’s aviation sector is set to grow
By Jennifer Meszaros • Nov 17, 2014

Nov 14, 2014 • 3 min read

Music is the message

Musicians from around the world have descended on Cambodia's capital as the five-day lineup of the 11th International Music Festival Phnom Penh gets underway
By Lauren Vardy • Nov 14, 2014

Nov 14, 2014 • 8 min read

Missing: nine million people

Myanmar’s census not only reawakened the country’s religious tensions, it also revealed a truly shocking population statistic. The fallout continues…
By Fiona MacGregor • Nov 14, 2014

Nov 13, 2014 • 3 min read
Music

“Nobody knew that ‘I wanna sex you up’ would be the hit record it became”

In 1991, Colour Me Badd released “I Wanna Sex You Up”, the classic R&B love song that inspired innumerable school disco hook-ups. Ahead of their appearance at Retrofest in Kuala Lumpur on November 1, founding member Kevin ‘KT’ Thornton, who quit the pop music game to become a minister, discusses stardom, blessings from God and meeting Wesley Snipes
By Dene Mullen • Nov 13, 2014