Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 14, 2016 • 2 min read

Jazz festival brings smooth tunes to Phnom Penh

By Logan Connor • Dec 14, 2016
The 2016 Audi International Jazz Festival Phnom Penh, a four-day musical event that kicked off on Monday, continues tonight with a mix of Cambodian artists performing jazz numbers at the International School of Phnom Penh

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 12, 2016 • 3 min read

Sensational dinosaur discovery spurs search for more in Southeast Asia

By Sam Bradpiece • Dec 12, 2016
The discovery of a 99-million-year-old feathered dinosaur tail conserved in amber in Myanmar shows that Southeast Asia is one of the most interesting palaeontological regions in the world

Southeast Asia • Dec 09, 2016 • 3 min read

Thailand attempts to revive weakening economy

The military junta is spending $5.3 billion to appease the rural population and boost the country’s economic fortunes
By Logan Connor • Dec 09, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 06, 2016 • 4 min read

The end of cheap labour in Southeast Asia?

As the International Labour Organisation kicked off its 16th annual Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting today, Maurizio Bussi, director of the ILO country office for Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the challenge of turning the region’s economic growth into social progress
By Logan Connor • Dec 06, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 06, 2016 • 7 min read
Philippines natural disasters

Typhoon Haiyan: 70,000 still displaced three years on

Despite the Filipino government's promises to assist survivors with housing, many remain stuck living in coastal ‘danger zones’ following Typhoon Haiyin in 2013.
By David Doyle • Dec 06, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 02, 2016 • 4 min read

Keys to the Kingdom: Thailand's new King tests military junta

The new king’s seven-week delay following the death of his father may have been the first move in a potential power struggle with the ruling junta A handout image provided by the Royal Household Bureau shows Thailand’s new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (R) listening to the invitation to ascend…
By Paul Millar • Dec 02, 2016

Southeast Asia • Dec 01, 2016 • 2 min read

Powerful Chinese investment group seeks Cambodian partnerships

The Cambodia China Business Forum and Financial Development Forum has Chinese investors flocking to Phnom Penh for a stake in Cambodia’s developing economy   
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Dec 01, 2016