Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 14, 2015 • 7 min read

Recruitment advice: expat or local?

By Dene Mullen • Jun 14, 2015
Four key recruitment players give their viewpoint on whether to hire local or expat talent

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 13, 2015 • 2 min read

Strike one

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Jun 13, 2015
Industrial action in Vietnam is not often tolerated, but a week-long walkout at a footwear factory in Ho Chi Minh City has bucked the trend

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 13, 2015 • 9 min read

Great expectations

By Daniel Besant • Jun 13, 2015
The president of the Philippines has entered his final year in office. Southeast Asia Globe analyses whether Aquino has lived up to the hopes of his nation

Southeast Asia • Jun 12, 2015 • 7 min read

Poll position

A recent report rates Southeast Asian electoral integrity the worst in the world, but does it matter?
By Daniel Besant • Jun 12, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jun 12, 2015 • 4 min read

Enchanted night: Wanderlust hotel

Let the imagination run wild with a trip to the whimsical Wanderlust hotel in Singapore’s Little India enclave
By Ellie Dyer • Jun 12, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jun 11, 2015 • 16 min read
Timor-Leste

Out of the black

Revenues from oil and gas supplies have been essential for an independent Timor-Leste, but with concerns they may run out within two decades, the pressure is on to prepare for a time without ‘black gold’
By David Hutt • Jun 11, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jun 11, 2015 • 3 min read

Park life

From Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa to Enchanted Kingdom in the Philippines, family fun is big business across the region. Ahead of the Asian Attractions Expo 2015 in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia Globe talked to June Ko, vice-president of Asia-Pacific for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Jun 11, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jun 11, 2015 • 8 min read

A light in dark corners

It is tough, honest, has legions of fans and has never lost a case. The Corruption Eradication Commission is Indonesia’s most popular government institution. But some suspect it is under threat from a powerful rival – the police force
By Nithin Coca • Jun 11, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jun 10, 2015 • 1 min read

Notes from abroad

The ebb and flow of Southeast Asian citizens and their hard-earned dollars
By Max Burt • Jun 10, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jun 09, 2015 • 4 min read

Drawing the line

China’s moves in the South China Sea have incensed some Southeast Asian nations, and the Philippines’ foreign minister is getting right in the thick of it
By Daniel Besant • Jun 09, 2015