Archive: Sep 2018



STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 28, 2018 • 3 min read

Blockchain technology Can it unlock the potential of renewable energy?

By Robin Spiess • Sep 28, 2018
Eloncity, a Singapore-based renewable energy project powered by blockchain technology, has its sights set on providing affordable clean energy to underserved communities – and has just raised $20 million in support of its cause

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 28, 2018 • 3 min read

Oskar Bistro Chef Julien Lavigne on the art of 'taking it slow'

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 28, 2018
Growing up with grandmothers from France and Sicily, Julien Lavigne’s childhood was spent in kitchens surrounded by delicious tastes and smells. In 2006 he left Europe for Bangkok, where he worked as a chef and eventually opened Oskar Bistro Bangkok. He and his partners opened the Phnom Penh outpost in 2015

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 27, 2018 • 4 min read

Cambodia Flourishing aviation industry must embrace new technologies

By Robin Spiess • Sep 27, 2018
In Cambodia and across Southeast Asia, the aviation industry has been growing at a rapid pace in recent years. Southeast Asia Globe sits down with Brian Davis, vice president of tech-based aircraft company Honeywell Aerospace, to discuss how emerging technologies could help the region’s airports prepare for continued growth

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 26, 2018 • 7 min read

EnergyLab Why now is an exciting time for Cambodia's clean energy market

By Thomas Brent • Sep 26, 2018
EnergyLab Asia is an organisation that aims to facilitate the growth of the clean energy market in Cambodia, with a particular focus on startups and innovation. Southeast Asia Globe sits down with director of emerging markets Bridget McIntosh to discuss new technologies in renewable energy and the future of the sector in Cambodia

Sep 25, 2018 • 5 min read
FreedomFilmFest

The future is bleak, says ‘A Cambodian Spring’ director Chris Kelly

In the run up to its screening at this year’s FreedomFilmFest, Southeast Asia Globe speaks to the director of 2017 documentary A Cambodian Spring, which highlights the infamous land disputes of Boeung Kak Lake in Phnom Penh and charts the return of prominent opposition politician Sam Rainsy
By Lesly Lotha • Sep 25, 2018

Sep 24, 2018 • 6 min read
Climate Change

How committed are developed nations?

Developing countries claim that Australia, Japan and the US have failed to contribute their fair share to the Green Climate Fund of the 2015 Paris Agreement
By Lesly Lotha • Sep 24, 2018

Sep 24, 2018 • 4 min read
Demining Laos

‘What my team do can save many people’s lives’

For almost four years, Phouviengsavanh “Toui” Keosouphan, 39, has worked to clear Laos’ plague of unexploded ordnance (UXO). Laos has the distinction of being the most heavily bombed nation on the planet per capita, with 29,000 people killed and 21,000 injured by deadly leftover devices from the Vietnam War era. He works with Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), a humanitarian relief organisation that’s been active in Laos since 1997
By Janelle Retka • Sep 24, 2018

Sep 21, 2018 • 11 min read
Plastic pollution

The eco-warriors striving to save Koh Samui's breathtaking beaches

As caretakers of Koh Samui’s delicate ecosystem, island locals who earn a living from the tourist trade are getting help from government regulations and even trash-picking tourists as they help preserve the area’s pristine waters and beaches
By Tom O'Connell • Sep 21, 2018