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Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • May 30, 2017 • 2 min read

Thai authorities arrest British journalist en route to Iraq

By Euan Black • May 30, 2017
A British journalist on his way to Mosul was arrested in Thailand for carrying a gas mask and plates for a bulletproof vest, which authorities say violates a law that classifies the equipment as weapons or war A Thai tourist police officer on a segway while patrolling the departure hall of Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 17 February 2012. Photo: EPA/Narong Sangnak  

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • May 29, 2017 • 2 min read

Jakarta Airport’s Skytrains to be fully operational by August

By Euan Black • May 29, 2017
Three skytrains connecting terminals at the capital’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport are part of the government’s push to modernise Indonesia’s infrastructure Garuda Indonesian air planes park on the tarmac of Terminal 3 of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, 28 April 2017. Photo: EPA/Mast Irham

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • May 29, 2017 • 2 min read

Facebook bans users in Myanmar from using pejorative word for Muslims

By Euan Black • May 29, 2017
Amid mounting pressure to crack down on those using the platform to incite hatred or showcase violence, Facebook has made a move to tone down the speech of its users in Myanmar Myanmar Buddhist nationalists attend a protest against the Religious Affairs and Culture Minister Aung Ko's decision to ban the ultranationalist Buddhist organisation Ma Ba Tha in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 20 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Hein Htet

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • May 29, 2017 • 2 min read

High-flying Cambodian tech entrepreneur on how to win over investors

By Claire Knox • May 29, 2017
Last month, Sopheakmonkol Sok was one of three Cambodians to make Forbes Asia’s 30 under 30 list - a selection of the region's best and brightest young leaders across ten different sectors who are “disrupting and changing the faces of their industries"

Southeast Asia • May 26, 2017 • 3 min read
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Best places to drink gin in Southeast Asia

Gin has come a long way since William Hogarth’s depiction of a depraved London being wrenched apart by its addiction to “mother’s ruin”. Here, we serve up our favourite spots to get your juniper kick
By Euan Black • May 26, 2017

Southeast Asia • May 26, 2017 • 4 min read

Pride Tuk Tuk Race brings festival spirit to streets of Phnom Penh

Cambodia's ‘Amazingly Fabulous Pride Tuk Tuk Race’ attracted a record 64 entrants to its fourth annual event last weekend, giving a jolt of recognition to a community often misunderstood in the Southeast Asian nation
By Emily Smith • May 26, 2017

Southeast Asia • May 25, 2017 • 2 min read

Angkor Wat and Bali top Trip Advisor lists for 2017

Southeast Asia's landmarks and destinations top the global traveller charts, but the region’s beaches barely crack the world’s top 25 A tourist takes refuge from the madding crowd at Cambodia's Angkor War temple. Photo: Sam Jam
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 25, 2017

Southeast Asia • May 25, 2017 • 3 min read

With ban lifted, Cambodian maids to arrive in Malaysia next month

After reports of Cambodian maids being subjected to slave-like conditions in Malaysia led to a ban more than five years ago, a deal has been completed to reopen the labor trade despite continued concern by rights groups Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) and Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak chat after inspecting a guard of honor during Hun Sen's official arrival at the Malaysian Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, 03 June 2016. Photo: EPA/Fazry Ismail
By Euan Black • May 25, 2017

Southeast Asia • May 25, 2017 • 3 min read

Philippines deploys tanks and helicopters in attempt to reclaim southern city

After declaring martial law on Mindanao Island, authorities have intensified their battle to recover control of the southern city of Marawi from a band of Islamic State-affiliated gunmen Wounded Filipino soldiers are carried onto a military helicopter following reports of fresh clashes between government troops and rebels in Marawi City, Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, 25 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Linus G. Escandor II
By Euan Black • May 25, 2017

Southeast Asia • May 25, 2017 • 4 min read

International School Ho Chi Minh City's new campus is a triumph of modern design and architecture

SPONSORED: Opening its doors in the first semester of the 2017/2018 academic year, International School of Ho Chi Minh City's new secondary campus will reaffirm the school's historical commitment to innovation, community and the wellbeing of its students ISHCMC's 2016 Grade 12 graduation ceremony. Photo supplied
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 25, 2017

Southeast Asia • May 24, 2017 • 2 min read

Chinese firm purchases 49.9% stake in Malaysia’s national carmaker

The Malaysian business conglomerate DRB-Hicom has finally found a foreign firm to help restore Proton to its former glory Malaysia's second minister of finance Johari Abdul Ghani (C) witnesses the signing of an agreement between DRB-HICOM and China-based Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, 24 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Fazry Ismail
By Euan Black • May 24, 2017

Southeast Asia • May 24, 2017 • 4 min read

Cambodia’s premier enters campaign fray as opposition predicts victory

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s shock decision to march with his party in an upcoming campaign parade led to speculation his party feared significant losses in the upcoming elections, but analysts say the ruling party is still likely to win – by hook or by crook Supporters of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) gather during a campaign for the Cambodian local commune elections in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 20 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa
By Euan Black • May 24, 2017