Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 19, 2015 • 7 min read

Malaysia A country in crisis?

By Daniel Besant • Oct 19, 2015
Scandals, disasters and financial mismanagement have hit Malaysia hard in recent years. Southeast Asia Globe finds that the nation’s young people are beginning to talk of a country in crisis

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 16, 2015 • 9 min read

History History is how you read it: the Marcos Museum

By Justin Calderon • Oct 16, 2015
The ‘sacred’ story of the Philippines’ former strongman Ferdinand Marcos, as told through a bizarre museum in his home province, where he is still adored

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 15, 2015 • 5 min read

Thailand’s constitution: back to the future

By Pavin Chachavalpongpun • Oct 15, 2015
Thailand’s recently rejected constitution is back with the government’s scriptwriters, but we should not expect an entirely original sequel

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 13, 2015 • 1 min read

Not enough food on the plate

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 13, 2015
Even as incomes rise across the region, many are still going hungry, according to a new report

Southeast Asia • Oct 12, 2015 • 4 min read

Trading places: Caravelle Saigon

Slap bang in the middle of Ho Chi Minh City’s swanky District 1, the Caravelle Saigon joins the dots between the city’s historic past and its exciting future
By Daniel Besant • Oct 12, 2015

Southeast Asia • Oct 07, 2015 • 5 min read

Last Question: Kulikar Sotho

Kulikar Sotho cut her teeth as a line producer working on 2001’s blockbuster adventure Tomb Raider before recently directing her first feature, The Last Reel, a tale of reconciliation with roots in Cambodia’s turbulent past. Here she talks to Southeast Asia Globe about authenticity, maintaining one’s vision and how her film is not about the Khmer Rouge
By Daniel Besant • Oct 07, 2015

Southeast Asia • Oct 05, 2015 • 5 min read

Portrait: Grace Poe

Despite her status as a relative outsider and political newcomer, Grace Poe is hoping to beat a pair of heavyweights to win the presidency of the Philippines
By Daniel Besant • Oct 05, 2015

Southeast Asia • Oct 02, 2015 • 11 min read

The future starts here: inside Myanmar’s election

Next month the people of Myanmar head to the polls for a famous general election. With ethnic allegiances, miniature coups and a skewed constitution already in play, the outcome looks anything but predictable
By Sebastian Strangio • Oct 02, 2015

Southeast Asia • Oct 01, 2015 • 2 min read

High price to pay

A new report outlines the harsh conditions endured by child gold miners in the Philippines
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 01, 2015

Southeast Asia • Oct 01, 2015 • 10 min read
Politician

Gang of four: Cambodia's new political parties

Four new political parties have entered the fray in Cambodia since the start of the year. And it’s not just the long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party in their sights, but the opposition too
By David Hutt • Oct 01, 2015

Southeast Asia • Sep 28, 2015 • 4 min read

The place to be: Fraser Place Robertson Walk

Just a short stroll from Singapore’s Clarke Quay, Fraser Place Robertson Walk encourages guests to truly make themselves at home
By Dene Mullen • Sep 28, 2015

Southeast Asia • Sep 25, 2015 • 6 min read

On the shoulders of giants

Bruised behinds and ignored instructions are in plentiful supply on a one-day elephant-handler excursion in Chiang Mai
By Jim Algie • Sep 25, 2015