Archive: Mar 2015



STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 27, 2015 • 4 min read

An oasis in the sky: Parkroyal on Pickering

By Dene Mullen • Mar 27, 2015
Spectacular terraces brimming with plants encapsulate the ethos of one of the region’s greenest hotels

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 26, 2015 • 3 min read

Singer Top five: Pop-tastic songbirds

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Mar 26, 2015
Southeast Asian songstresses are doing the region proud

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 25, 2015 • 4 min read

A design for life

By Daniel Besant • Mar 25, 2015
Award-winning social entrepreneur Reese Fernandez-Ruiz talks to Southeast Asia Globe about employing business nous in an ethical enterprise

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 24, 2015 • 3 min read

Rites of our ancestors

By Agung Parameswara • Mar 24, 2015
The animist beliefs of Marapu are a basis for guidance, cultural identity and social values on the Indonesian isle of Sumba

Mar 23, 2015 • 10 min read
ASEAN Human Rights

An uncomfortable question

Human rights organisations are fighting the good fight on behalf of the region’s citizens. But as abuses continue, so does the debate over their methods and results
By David Hutt • Mar 23, 2015

Mar 20, 2015 • 5 min read

Boxing clever

Packaging is said to be one of the most important aspects of sales – a fact that Cambodian businesses are quickly learning
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Mar 20, 2015

Mar 20, 2015 • 7 min read
Defence

Gears of war

Southeast Asia is experiencing a boom in the arms trade, but does that mean advances for defence contractors?
By David Hutt • Mar 20, 2015

Mar 18, 2015 • 1 min read

Burning rubber

Your statistical sat-nav to transport in Southeast Asia
By Max Burt • Mar 18, 2015

Mar 17, 2015 • 8 min read
Indonesian Politics

One nation, worlds apart

Indonesia’s 17,500 islands are home to one of the most diverse populations on earth. Is shifting power from Jakarta to other urban centres the best way to unite the archipelago?
By Nithin Coca • Mar 17, 2015

Mar 16, 2015 • 8 min read

Fight the power

With the region’s finest artistic minds gathered under one roof at Art Stage Singapore, Southeast Asia Globe explores the complex relationship between art and oppression
By Dene Mullen • Mar 16, 2015

Mar 08, 2015 • 14 min read
Anti-corruption

Touching up Cambodia

After years of floundering near the foot of global rankings on a range of development indicators, Cambodia is finally taking some steps in the right direction
By Daniel Besant • Mar 08, 2015