Archive: Jun 2015



STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 13, 2015 • 9 min read

Great expectations

By Daniel Besant • Jun 13, 2015
The president of the Philippines has entered his final year in office. Southeast Asia Globe analyses whether Aquino has lived up to the hopes of his nation

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 12, 2015 • 7 min read

Poll position

By Daniel Besant • Jun 12, 2015
A recent report rates Southeast Asian electoral integrity the worst in the world, but does it matter?

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 12, 2015 • 4 min read

Enchanted night: Wanderlust hotel

By Ellie Dyer • Jun 12, 2015
Let the imagination run wild with a trip to the whimsical Wanderlust hotel in Singapore’s Little India enclave

Jun 11, 2015 • 16 min read
Timor-Leste

Out of the black

Revenues from oil and gas supplies have been essential for an independent Timor-Leste, but with concerns they may run out within two decades, the pressure is on to prepare for a time without ‘black gold’
By David Hutt • Jun 11, 2015

Jun 11, 2015 • 3 min read

Park life

From Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa to Enchanted Kingdom in the Philippines, family fun is big business across the region. Ahead of the Asian Attractions Expo 2015 in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia Globe talked to June Ko, vice-president of Asia-Pacific for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Jun 11, 2015

Jun 11, 2015 • 8 min read

A light in dark corners

It is tough, honest, has legions of fans and has never lost a case. The Corruption Eradication Commission is Indonesia’s most popular government institution. But some suspect it is under threat from a powerful rival – the police force
By Nithin Coca • Jun 11, 2015

Jun 10, 2015 • 1 min read

Notes from abroad

The ebb and flow of Southeast Asian citizens and their hard-earned dollars
By Max Burt • Jun 10, 2015

Jun 09, 2015 • 4 min read

Drawing the line

China’s moves in the South China Sea have incensed some Southeast Asian nations, and the Philippines’ foreign minister is getting right in the thick of it
By Daniel Besant • Jun 09, 2015

Jun 04, 2015 • 7 min read
Geopoliitics

Absolute power

Geopolitical tensions over Laos are on the rise, particularly given its unflinching approach to the construction of dams on the Mekong River
By David Hutt • Jun 04, 2015

Jun 04, 2015 • 3 min read

“The canonisation of Lee Kuan Yew should be condemned”

London-based human rights lawyer Tan Wah Piow gives his thoughts on the state of Singapore following the passing of Lee Kuan Yew. Piow is a former student leader in the city-state who went into exile in 1976 following his imprisonment on a rioting charge that he says was “trumped up”. His Singaporean citizenship was revoked in 1987, but he continues to write and speak at public forums on issues of democratic reform in Singapore
By Tan Wah Piow • Jun 04, 2015