Archive: Feb 2019



STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 27, 2019 • 6 min read

Whatever happened to… The Amish tuk tuk drivers of Siem Reap?

By Tom O'Connell • Feb 27, 2019
Back in 2011, a reporter from the Phnom Penh Post was visiting Siem Reap when something strange caught his eye: two white guys driving tuk tuks. We tracked down the boys from Coshocton, Ohio, to see what they’ve been up to since

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 26, 2019 • 7 min read

Arts Inside Brunei’s first film school

By Thomas Brent • Feb 26, 2019
The team behind the new school and its first handful of students are eager to get Bruneian film onto the international stage

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 22, 2019 • 5 min read

top 5 Southeast Asia’s fintech revolution

By Robin Spiess • Feb 22, 2019
In Southeast Asia, the financial technology sector is booming. But according to a recent report, that growth is concentrated in five main countries. Here, Southeast Asia Globe breaks down the numbers behind their success

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 21, 2019 • 10 min read

Rohingya and India No refuge either

By Lesly Lotha • Feb 21, 2019
Last month, India deported a family of Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar to face statelessness and possible genocide in their homeland – the latest blow in a fierce anti-Muslim movement under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing government

Feb 20, 2019 • 5 min read
Digital ranking

This is how Southeast Asia performed in 2018

A digital wave is sweeping across Southeast Asia. As traditional forms of communication, shopping and payment are pushed aside in favour of new technologies, the region’s young people are finding more and more opportunities for prosperity
By Robin Spiess • Feb 20, 2019

Feb 19, 2019 • 4 min read
‘It’s his to lose’

Singapore’s budget binge sparks early election speculation

Singapore’s annual budget announcement, which includes extra healthcare spending for the elderly and other handouts, has fed speculation that the government is gearing up for an election this year – and one name in particular being touted as the city-state’s next prime minister
By Thomas Brent • Feb 19, 2019

Feb 19, 2019 • 9 min read
China And the West

Too little, too late

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is reshaping the global monetary order – and the West is floundering in the face of it
By Minh Pham, Yves Carmona • Feb 19, 2019

Feb 18, 2019 • 3 min read
Say No to Plastic

Samanea Beach Resort & Spa pioneers sustainable tourism

Every month, Southeast Asia Globe features stories from organisations around the region taking action to reduce plastic use. This month, we highlight Samanea Beach Resort & Spa
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 18, 2019

Feb 18, 2019 • 10 min read
Science

How stem cell-grown seafood could save our dying world

With cruelty-free shrimps lab-grown from a handful of stem cells, Singapore-based Shiok Meats is putting Southeast Asia on the cell-based meats map – and offering an environmentally conscious alternative to the emissions-heavy fishery industry
By Robin Spiess • Feb 18, 2019