Archive: Jun 2018



STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 22, 2018 • 3 min read

Healthy living The Indonesian drink causing a stir

By Cristyn Lloyd • Jun 22, 2018
With no end in sight to the growing popularity of living all-natural lifestyles, Indonesian establishments are cashing in by putting their own spin on the traditional herbal drink jamu

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 21, 2018 • 2 min read

Thailand 'Resumed use of the death penalty marks a major setback for human rights’

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 21, 2018
A 26-year-old Thai man has been executed by lethal injection, making it the first case of capital punishment in the country since 2009. Despite the decision being slammed by international human rights groups, polls have suggested a majority of Thais support the death penalty

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 20, 2018 • 2 min read

'Spend, Send, Lend' The company driving Southeast Asia's e-wallet technology

By Janelle Retka • Jun 20, 2018
Mobile wallet developer MatchMove has expanded from Singapore to other parts of Asia and the US since launching in 2017. As it moves into Myanmar and Cambodia, Southeast Asia Globe touched base with Nitin Palande, the company's senior vice president of business development, to hear what is driving their product's success

Jun 20, 2018 • 3 min read
Taur Matan Ruak

Cautious hope for Timor-Leste government with appointment of new PM

Timor-Leste has named former resistance leader and president Taur Matan Ruak as the country’s new prime minister, ending weeks of speculation as coalition Change for Progress Alliance (AMP) organised its government following a 12 May election victory
By Sophie Raynor • Jun 20, 2018

Jun 19, 2018 • 5 min read
Whatever happened to

Cambodia’s ‘government-backed’ cryptocurrency?

News of a cryptocurrency endorsed by the Cambodian government began circulating earlier this year, with international media also picking up the story. Then suddenly, it all went quiet. So what exactly happened to Entapay – the company behind it – and its ambitions to create a Cambodian cryptocurrency?
By Robin Spiess • Jun 19, 2018

Jun 19, 2018 • 5 min read
Big Brother is watching you

The exhibition aiming to tackle surveillance and censorship

Surveillance and censorship are becoming part and parcel of daily life around the world, and yet many citizens seem content to turn a blind eye to it. A new exhibition at Wei-Ling Gallery in Kuala Lumpur called Seen is addressing that issue. Curator Line Dalile brings together ten leading international and Malaysian artists, hoping that through documentary, photography and conceptual practice, the artwork can open people’s eyes to the modern threats encroaching on our privacy
By Janelle Retka • Jun 19, 2018

Jun 18, 2018 • 10 min read
Startup funding

Can accelerator programmes be counterproductive?

Southeast Asian entrepreneurs are searching for the best way to turn their ideas into the next market giant. But as investors offer mentorship and funding in exchange for equity, experts warn that not every deal is as clear-cut as it appears
By Janelle Retka • Jun 18, 2018

Jun 18, 2018 • 4 min read
'Witness of history'

Who is Cambodia's Queen Mother?

Today marks the 82nd birthday of Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of Cambodia. Julio Jeldres, who served as the senior private secretary and special assistant to the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk for 12 years and has written extensively on the Cambodian royal family, provides insight into the life of Cambodia’s Queen Mother, whom he describes as “a witness of history”
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 18, 2018

Jun 15, 2018 • 4 min read
Photography

Trump, tigers and international diplomacy

The Trump-Kim summit may have dominated headlines this week, but it was far from the only story. Vietnam pushed ahead with a new cybersecurity law, Myanmar's President Win Myint took a trip to Thailand and Muslims around the world celebrated the end of Ramadan
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 15, 2018

Jun 15, 2018 • 3 min read
The dining room

Southeast Asia's first fine-dining Turkish restaurant

With a total of 14 years in Asia, punctuated by stints at world-class restaurants including Noma, chef Fatih Tutak got the opportunity to put his stamp on the Dining Room at The House on Sathorn restaurant a little over three years ago.  Here, he discusses the challenges of opening Southeast Asia’s first fine-dining Turkish restaurant
By Dene Mullen • Jun 15, 2018

Jun 15, 2018 • 6 min read
GST

What lies ahead for Malaysia and its businesses after scrapping of contentious tax

Malaysia’s newly elected government made good on their pre-election promise by scrapping the controversial goods and services tax introduced by former Prime Minister Najib Razak. But uncertainty remains over what impact the abolition of the tax will have on Malaysian businesses – and how the country will fill the multibillion-dollar hole it leaves
By Maxfield Brown • Jun 15, 2018