Archive: Mar 2018



STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 12, 2018 • 7 min read

Rohingya crisis Refugees’ uncertain road to repatriation

By Musaazi Namiti • Mar 12, 2018
A campaign of state-orchestrated violence has seen Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority fleeing their homes into neighbouring Bangladesh. The countries are talking of repatriating the refugees, but is such a move feasible?

Mar 12, 2018 • 4 min read
Statistics and tips

Everything you need to know about investing in Cambodia

For the past two decades, Cambodia has experienced rapid economic growth. Broad access to global markets and an economic policy that openly courts foreign investment means the country’s economy is expected to continue growing
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 12, 2018

Mar 12, 2018 • 3 min read
Southern Philippines

Fighting claims lives of 44 Islamic State-affiliated fighters

Less than six months after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the city of Marawi “liberated from terrorist influence,” fighting continues in the region’s troubled south
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 12, 2018

Mar 11, 2018 • 5 min read
Lida Duch

The Cambodian actress shaking up social norms

One of Cambodia's most promising actresses, Lida Duch, hopes to flip the script on the film industry's traditional portrayal of women, and have some fun along the way
By Euan Black and Leng Len • Mar 11, 2018

Mar 09, 2018 • 9 min read
Land rights

Kratie’s ‘insurrection’

A violent clash between security forces and local villagers in Kratie echoes the bloody 2012 intervention that left a teenage girl dead and a village traumatised
By Paul Millar and Leng Len • Mar 09, 2018

Mar 09, 2018 • 4 min read
Bukit Bintang

Discover the best of Kuala Lumpur's trendy shopping district

[Brought to you by SilkAir] With luxury fashion brands, quirky cocktail bars and an abundance of hawker stalls, Bukit Bintang is one of Kuala Lumpur's trendiest shopping and entertainment districts 
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 09, 2018

Mar 09, 2018 • 2 min read
Ride hailing services

Grab to end power struggle through deal with rival Uber

Grab, the largest ride hailing service in Southeast Asia, is poised to take over much of Uber's operations in the region, putting an end to a costly struggle for market dominance
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 09, 2018

Mar 08, 2018 • 7 min read
Art

From boardrooms to brothels

Through its art walks, OH! Open House, an organisation in Singapore, leads enthusiasts through locations from boardrooms to brothels with the aim making art less of a "middle class, bourgeois pursuit."
By Paul Millar • Mar 08, 2018