Archive: Aug 2018



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 23, 2018 • 3 min read

Top 5 Southeast Asia's must-try salads

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 23, 2018
Served as an after-dinner dessert or a refreshing start to the midday meal, Southeast Asia’s salads blend the nation’s unbeatably fresh fruit and veg with some startling secret ingredients

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

Sponsored PPCBank: Ten years of innovation

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 22, 2018
For almost a decade, PPCBank has witnessed enormous changes in Cambodia’s banking sector. President Shin Chang Moo shares some of the ways that putting people first can keep customers coming back for more

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 22, 2018 • 7 min read

Mahathir Mohamad Reform or ruin

By Josef Benedict • Aug 22, 2018
There is optimism following the 100 days of Malaysia’s new government – but the country’s marginalised groups wonder if it will go far enough to fight for equal rights

Aug 21, 2018 • 4 min read
Hiverlab

A glimpse of the future as markets for virtual reality and augmented reality tech expand

In an effort to expand the market for VR and AR technologies in Southeast Asia, Cambodia’s first mixed-reality production studio has partnered with Singapore-based Hiverlab, a mixed-media and immersive-technology company that creates VR and AR solutions in the hopes of making the tech more accessible in the region
By Robin Spiess • Aug 21, 2018

Aug 21, 2018 • 2 min read
Ooctane

A business set up by Cambodians for Cambodia

Cambodia’s longest-running logistics service provider, WorldBridge Group, has launched its $5m venture capital fund Ooctane to help local companies get off the ground. Fresh startups could see investments from the firm of up to $10,000, while those with a viable product ready could get $25,000. Southeast Asia Globe caught up with the group’s chairman and the new VC’s leading investor, Rithy Sear, to talk about the impact the firm hopes to make on the Kingdom
By Janelle Retka • Aug 21, 2018

Aug 20, 2018 • 9 min read
Cambodia

Beyond yesterday’s cinema

Plagued by the low-budget horror and comedy flicks that have always proved successful among local audiences, a new group of filmmakers is daring to reinvent the industry
By Cristyn Lloyd • Aug 20, 2018

Aug 18, 2018 • 3 min read
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

No end to race-based politics in sight under UMNO's new president

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been elected as Umno’s new president after the ruling party’s devastating defeat in Malaysia’s May national election. But is this stalwart of the establishment the right leader to break decades of deep-seated nepotism and patronage politics within the overtly race-based party?
By Paul Millar • Aug 18, 2018

Aug 17, 2018 • 3 min read
Censorship

Malaysia repeals controversial Anti-Fake News Act

Human rights activists in Southeast Asia applaud Malaysia as its government takes the first step toward repealing a contentious law critics feared would limit free speech in the country.
By Robin Spiess • Aug 17, 2018