Archive: May 2017



STORY OF THE DAY • May 25, 2017 • 3 min read

Philippines deploys tanks and helicopters in attempt to reclaim southern city

By Euan Black • May 25, 2017
After declaring martial law on Mindanao Island, authorities have intensified their battle to recover control of the southern city of Marawi from a band of Islamic State-affiliated gunmen Wounded Filipino soldiers are carried onto a military helicopter following reports of fresh clashes between government troops and rebels in Marawi City, Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, 25 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Linus G. Escandor II

STORY OF THE DAY • May 25, 2017 • 4 min read

International School Ho Chi Minh City's new campus is a triumph of modern design and architecture

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 25, 2017
SPONSORED: Opening its doors in the first semester of the 2017/2018 academic year, International School of Ho Chi Minh City's new secondary campus will reaffirm the school's historical commitment to innovation, community and the wellbeing of its students ISHCMC's 2016 Grade 12 graduation ceremony. Photo supplied

STORY OF THE DAY • May 24, 2017 • 9 min read

Singapore The politics of hate

By Kirsten Han • May 24, 2017
By criminalising insult, Singapore’s government says it is avoiding religious discord and hurt feelings. But the protection is selective and, some say, dangerous

STORY OF THE DAY • May 24, 2017 • 2 min read

Chinese firm purchases 49.9% stake in Malaysia’s national carmaker

By Euan Black • May 24, 2017
The Malaysian business conglomerate DRB-Hicom has finally found a foreign firm to help restore Proton to its former glory Malaysia's second minister of finance Johari Abdul Ghani (C) witnesses the signing of an agreement between DRB-HICOM and China-based Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, 24 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Fazry Ismail

May 24, 2017 • 4 min read

Cambodia’s premier enters campaign fray as opposition predicts victory

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s shock decision to march with his party in an upcoming campaign parade led to speculation his party feared significant losses in the upcoming elections, but analysts say the ruling party is still likely to win – by hook or by crook Supporters of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) gather during a campaign for the Cambodian local commune elections in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 20 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa
By Euan Black • May 24, 2017

May 23, 2017 • 2 min read

Crowds in Indonesia watch gay couple publicly caned

Two days after police in Jakarta arrested 141 men suspected of taking part in a gay sex party, two men were publicly caned on Tuesday in Aceh province A man is whipped in front of the public as punishment for being in a same-sex relationship in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 23 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Hotli Simanjuntak
By Euan Black • May 23, 2017

May 22, 2017 • 3 min read

Cambodia’s National Police retract report linking Royal Group tycoon to illegal logging

Less than a week after releasing a report accusing business tycoon Kith Meng of involvement in illegal logging, the National Police have issued a short statement claiming the report was an “unintentional” mistake A photograph of business tycoon Kith Meng posted to Facebook by Royal Financial Corporation, a financial consultancy firm owned by Kith Meng's Royal Group.
By Euan Black • May 22, 2017

May 22, 2017 • 6 min read
Entrepreneur Chy Sila

A Cambodian story

From a $500 business selling pirated CDs in Phnom Penh, Chy Sila has risen to become CEO of Cambodia’s leading media organisation
By Paul Millar • May 22, 2017

May 20, 2017 • 7 min read
Architecture

Building a vision for the future

From his striking office in central Phnom Penh, architect Hun Chansan tells Southeast Asia Globe why his firm prefers to take risks and where he believes Phnom Penh’s planning and development is going all wrong
By Claire Knox • May 20, 2017

May 19, 2017 • 3 min read
Francisco Guterre

Timor-Leste’s new president is unlikely to rock the boat

Faced with a looming economic crisis, Timor-Leste went to the polls in March to decide on its fourth president. They chose Francisco ‘Lu-Olo’ Guterres, a resistance fighter who has promised reform but is likely to stay loyal to his political patrons
By Euan Black • May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017 • 3 min read

First fully online platform primed to transform Malaysian trading

Japan’s Rakuten Securities Inc. begins their push into Southeast Asia hoping to modernize online trading in the region - starting with Malaysia An electronic display board showing global stock market indices at the stock exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29 December 2014. Photo: EPA/Fazry Ismail
By Will Feuer • May 19, 2017