Archive: Oct 2017



STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 18, 2017 • 3 min read

Ahead of the curve

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 18, 2017
Sponsored: International School Ho Chi Minh City is helping its students to think for themselves

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 16, 2017 • 3 min read

The ‘emir’ of Isis in Southeast Asia has been killed in the Philippines

By Madeleine Keck • Oct 16, 2017
Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute, two of the Isis-affiliated militiamen responsible for the capture of Marawi City, have been killed after troops attacked their position on Monday Filipino government troops on a truck manoeuvre at a deserted street as fighting between Islamist militants and government forces continues in Marawi City, Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, 02 June 2017. Photo: EPA/Francis R. Malasig

Oct 13, 2017 • 3 min read
Top 5

Best coffee shops in Southeast Asia

From boutique coffee shops steeped in history to sleek cafés crawling with millennials, we pick five of the region’s hottest spots to get your caffeine fix
By Nathan Paul Southern • Oct 13, 2017

Oct 13, 2017 • 7 min read
Whatever happened to

Myanmar’s Tiger Girls?

Touted as Myanmar’s answer to the Spice Girls and a potent symbol of change in the country, the Tiger Girls made a huge splash in international media around the turn of this decade. Four of the five are back and finally tasting local fame in a country now more equipped to deal with their spirited ways
By Sean Gleeson • Oct 13, 2017

Oct 11, 2017 • 3 min read

GuocoLand receives most nominations for the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore)

Sponsored: A total of 16 companies and joint venture firms are competing for honours in 25 categories at this year’s PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) Developers Habitat receive one of many PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Cambodia) earlier this year. Photo: Kampuchea Party Republic
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 11, 2017

Oct 11, 2017 • 5 min read
Opinion

The ruthless truth behind Vietnam’s corruption crackdown

The anti-corruption campaigns of Vietnam’s Communist party always feel like inscrutable performance pieces – symposiums on the merits of female modesty held in strip clubs. They just don’t make sense, given the business model.  Even as the party oversaw decades of massive economic growth, it…
By Calvin Godfrey • Oct 11, 2017

Oct 11, 2017 • 3 min read

The best of both worlds

Sponsored: Through its uniquely bilingual approach to education, Phnom Penh’s East-West International School develops its students into people capable of taking control of their own lives, according to interim director Samantha Fraser
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 11, 2017

Oct 10, 2017 • 3 min read

A month after Yingluck Shinawatra’s conviction, Thai PM announces election for November 2018

With Yingluck out of the equation, Thailand’s Prime Minister is keen to double down on the junta’s powerful position, and has announced elections for next year Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on the sidelines of the 2017 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, 05 September 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE/Wu Hong
By Euan Black • Oct 10, 2017