Archive: Mar 2018



STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 30, 2018 • 3 min read

Sponsored History is made at third annual PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 30, 2018
Borey Peng Huoth Group won seven awards and received ten commendations The third annual PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards saw history made as Borey Peng Huoth Group was named Best Developer for the third consecutive year. It was the first time a developer has achieved this feat in…

Mar 29, 2018 • 3 min read
Maya Bay

Thai beach made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio film to be temporarily closed

A Thai beach made famous by the 2000 film The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio will now be closed annually to tourists for four months of the year as authorities attempt to prevent further environmental damage
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 29, 2018

Mar 29, 2018 • 3 min read
Affordable housing

A Cambodian housing revolution built on ‘Lego bricks’

Hav Kongngy hopes his affordable, interlocking bricks can help tackle a housing crisis that has left many Cambodians unable to afford a home
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 29, 2018

Mar 28, 2018 • 3 min read
UN sanctions

Singapore revokes North Koreans’ work permits

Singapore has cancelled the work passes of all North Koreans living in the country as it gears up to expelling them completely
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 28, 2018

Mar 28, 2018 • 4 min read
Opinion

Corruption is in the crosshairs but no one is taking the shot

Vietnam is the latest country in Southeast Asia to begin a high-profile crusade against corruption. However, a few spectacular arrests are nowhere near enough in a region beset by graft
By Alejandro Salas • Mar 28, 2018

Mar 28, 2018 • 3 min read
Go-Jek CEO

Grab-Uber merger is a 'great opportunity'

In the wake of Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asian operations, Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek has reaffirmed its plans for regional expansion 
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 28, 2018

Mar 27, 2018 • 3 min read
Thai cuisine

Award-winning chef Tim Butler on Thailand's evolving culinary scene

The mind behind award-winning restaurants Eat Me! and Esenzi, chef Tim Butler came to Bangkok from New York just over ten years ago. Here, he talks about the nation's rapidly evolving culinary character and his struggle to source sustainable seafood
By Paul Millar • Mar 27, 2018