Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 09, 2016 • 6 min read

Marina Mahathir Her father’s shadow

By Marco Ferrarese • Jun 09, 2016
Marina Mahathir is more than just a daughter of former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad. We meet the bestselling author and strident activist on women’s rights

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 08, 2016 • 4 min read

Music legend brings wealth of experience to new KL club Le Noir

By Daniel Besant • Jun 08, 2016
Keithen Carter has worked with artists as diverse as soul music’s Curtis Mayfield, jazz virtuoso Stanley Clarke and pop diva Madonna. Now he’s bringing his musical expertise to Kuala Lumpur’s newest nightspot

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 07, 2016 • 3 min read

Religion One boy's journey at Thailand's vibrant Poy Sang Long festival

By Vincenzo Floramo • Jun 07, 2016
Each year, the vivid Poy Sang Long festival sees ethnic Shan boys in Chiang Mai ordained into the monkhood. Southeast Asia Globe followed the three-day journey of one young novice

Southeast Asia • Jun 03, 2016 • 4 min read

Rifling through Rosmah's handbag habit

Imelda Marcos, wife of the former Philippine dictator, became synonymous with excess for her lavish spending. Now, the Malaysian PM’s wife, Rosmah Mansor, is on track to join her in infamy
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 03, 2016

Southeast Asia • Jun 02, 2016 • 5 min read

Six of the best business books and apps

Whether you’re a hardback-loving technophobe or a hardcore tablet twitcher, here are six of the best books and apps on the market
By Focus Asean Editorial • Jun 02, 2016

Southeast Asia • May 31, 2016 • 3 min read

Slavery persists in region, says new report

Annual index claims 2.5m people are in slavery in Southeast Asia, with Cambodia and Myanmar ranking among the worst in the world
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 31, 2016

Southeast Asia • May 31, 2016 • 4 min read
Interview

What can big data offer business?

We asked Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, a leading expert on big data, about the opportunities, benefits and challenges it can offer businesses
By David Hutt • May 31, 2016

Southeast Asia • May 27, 2016 • 6 min read

Discovering Perak, Malaysia’s overlooked tourism gem

A journey into Malaysia’s northwestern state of Perak unveils an unexplored region that offers glimpses of early man and unique colonial architecture
By Marco Ferrarese • May 27, 2016