Archive: Sep 2017



STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 28, 2017 • 3 min read

Vann Molyvann, ‘the man who built Cambodia’, dies at age 90

By Euan Black • Sep 28, 2017
A pioneer of Cambodia’s post-independence architectural renaissance, Vann Molyvann was one of the country’s most cherished cultural treasures Vann Molyvann was the most notable exponent of the New Khmer Architecture movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Photo: Sam Jam for SEA Globe

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 27, 2017 • 6 min read

Why Wave Money is banking on Myanmar moving on from cash

By Euan Black • Sep 27, 2017
In a country where people pay for apartments with bags full to the brim with bills, Wave Money CEO Brad Jones explains how he hopes to wean people off cash payments

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 27, 2017 • 4 min read

More than 75,000 driven from homes as Bali volcano set to blow

By Euan Black • Sep 27, 2017
Indonesia begins aid operation as thousands are forced to flee with Mount Agung teetering on the edge of eruption, but local tourism operators remain bullish about the safety of visitors Mount Agung is seen from Datah village in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, 26 September 2017. The Center for Volcanology of Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) raised the alert level of Mount Agung to the highest level on 22 September. Photo: EPA-EFE/Made Nagi

Sep 26, 2017 • 2 min read

Member of Duterte’s bodyguard unit found dead

One of the Philippine president’s bodyguard unit was shot on Tuesday morning, but authorities say Duterte was far away from the incident Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte looks on during a meeting with Asean economic ministers in Pasay City, south of Manila, Philippines, 06 September 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE/Mark R. Cristino
By Euan Black • Sep 26, 2017

Sep 26, 2017 • 3 min read
Top 5

Best hotel bars in Southeast Asia

From the coastline of Bali to the rooftops of Singapore, Southeast Asia Globe selects five of our favourite hotel bars
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 26, 2017

Sep 26, 2017 • 3 min read

Philippines to launch ‘fair’ investigation into deaths of Vietnamese fishermen

Philippine foreign affairs secretary promises thorough probe into an incident in which two Vietnamese fishermen were shot dead trying to escape from the Philippine navy Philippine foreign affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano (L) greets Vietnam foreign minister Pham Binh Minh during the reception for the 50th Asean Foreign Ministers Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, south Manila, Philippines, 05 August 2017. Photo: EPA/Bullit Marquez
By Euan Black • Sep 26, 2017

Sep 24, 2017 • 3 min read
Investment

Negotiating the SEZ

A snapshot of Phnom Penh’s Special Economic Zone
By Claire Knox • Sep 24, 2017

Sep 22, 2017 • 3 min read

Nico Santos on his US TV breakthrough

Star of NBC’s sitcom Superstore talks about being a homosexual Filipino playing an openly gay Filipino character in a successful network TV series
By Angela Dawson • Sep 22, 2017

Sep 21, 2017 • 7 min read
Whatever happened to

Cambodia’s oil prospects?

After a decade of failed negotiations with multinationals and a severe slump in global oil prices, Cambodia's expectations to become an oil producing nation might be disappointed
By Paul Millar • Sep 21, 2017