Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 14, 2017 • 3 min read

Former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy not returning home although travel ban lifted

By Euan Black • Jun 14, 2017
Rainsy’s position remains unchanged despite Prime Minister Hun Sen overturning a decision that prevented his return to the country, where he faces years in prison Sam Rainsy, then president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), arrives at the National Assembly during a plenary session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 09 April 2015. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 14, 2017 • 2 min read

Myanmar army slammed for abuses of non-Rohingya minorities

By Euan Black • Jun 14, 2017
In a new report, Amnesty International says the systematic abuses that have drawn international attention in Rakhine state are also occurring against ethnic minorities elsewhere in the country

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 14, 2017 • 11 min read

The creative minds cashing in on Southeast Asia’s cocktail craze

By Claire Knox • Jun 14, 2017
From designer drinks to bespoke menus, beverage consultancies are creating a stir in Southeast Asia's high-end bar scene It takes approximately ten minutes for bartenders to prepare the gin-based Loi Krathong, a cocktail created by the F&B consultancy Cocktail Professor. Photo supplied

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 13, 2017 • 3 min read

UN reshuffles Myanmar team described in memo as "glaringly dysfunctional"

By Will Feuer • Jun 13, 2017
The UN has removed their top official in Myanmar, a country plagued by ethnic violence and religious tension, reportedly due to a failure to prioritize human rights, especially of marginalised minorities such as the Rohingya

Southeast Asia • Jun 12, 2017 • 3 min read

Head to head with Cambodia’s MMA master

Having become a regular on the One Championship mixed martial arts circuit, Chan Rothana discusses making a career in sports and the personal branding opportunities that come with it
By Ouch Sony • Jun 12, 2017

Southeast Asia • Jun 09, 2017 • 7 min read

Laotian restaurateur Somsack Sengta on the business of eating bugs

The entrepreneurial spirit burns bright in the former tour guide who has opened one of his country’s finest restaurants, bringing together classical European techniques with unconventional six-legged ingredients
By Claire Knox • Jun 09, 2017

Southeast Asia • Jun 06, 2017 • 2 min read

Skincare fad in Myanmar driving elephant poaching

An increasing trend in the use of elephant skin in beauty products has created what the WWF is calling a “perfect story” for poaching of the endangered species
By Will Feuer • Jun 06, 2017

Southeast Asia • Jun 05, 2017 • 4 min read
Election

Cambodia’s crucial commune elections: covering the coverage

Cambodians took to the polls on Sunday to vote for their local leaders, polls that offer an indicator of what is to come in national elections next year. Southeast Asia Globe selected the stories that capture the key takeaways
By Will Feuer • Jun 05, 2017

Southeast Asia • Jun 05, 2017 • 3 min read

In Singapore, fintech boom is missing the ‘tech’

As one of four managing directors at Tryb Capital, a tech-focused investment company, Markus Gnirck explains the importance of true innovation and talks about emerging trends The founders of Tryb Capital. From left to right: Veiverne Yuen, Magnus Böcker, Markus Gnirck and Nels Friets. Photo supplied
By Euan Black • Jun 05, 2017

Southeast Asia • Jun 01, 2017 • 2 min read

New synthetics impede Southeast Asia’s fight against drugs: UN

Report from UN drugs office identifies “New Psychoactive Substances” as source for serious concern in the region A man prepares methamphetamine for use in a house on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, 20 August 2014. Photo: EPA/Nyein Chan Naing
By Will Feuer • Jun 01, 2017