Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 29, 2015 • 4 min read

Timor Leste's prime minister to resign

By David Hutt • Jan 29, 2015
Xanana Gusmão has reportedly announced that he will step down as prime minister of Timor Leste within the next fortnight. Southeast Asia Globe speaks about the move to Damien Kingsbury, an expert on the country’s politics

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 29, 2015 • 3 min read

All that’s left behind

By Luc Forsyth • Jan 29, 2015
A father struggles to break the poverty cycle and provide a better life for his children in Manila

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 27, 2015 • 6 min read

“Asean should definitely intervene in human rights”

By David Hutt • Jan 27, 2015
With the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting taking place today, human rights consultant Wathshlah Naidu gives her thoughts on the region’s social issues and the adequacy of Asean in addressing them

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 27, 2015 • 5 min read

All that glitters

By Jemma Galvin • Jan 27, 2015
After winning gold at the Asian games and capturing the imagination of Cambodia, Sorn Seavmey has the world at her feet and a plan to make her dreams become reality

Southeast Asia • Jan 27, 2015 • 9 min read

No particular place to go

The future is uncertain for the thousands left displaced by the violent conflict in Mindanao, where the local government is accused of using them as pawns in a divisive political game
By Carlos Sardiña Galache • Jan 27, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jan 26, 2015 • 4 min read

A travel odyssey

John Brown, chief operating officer of Agoda.com, discusses the company’s Asia focus and the exciting times ahead in the tourism industry
By Chris Taylor • Jan 26, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jan 22, 2015 • 2 min read

A long way from home

Thai workers’ rights are being abused in Israel, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 22, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jan 22, 2015 • 5 min read

Cyber talk

As cyber crime becomes a growing concern for governments and businesses, Southeast Asia Globe talks to Wahab Yusof, McAfee's vice president in Southeast Asia, about the region’s responses 
By David Hutt • Jan 22, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jan 19, 2015 • 6 min read

Smile, you're Thai

As Thailand’s military government urges its people: ‘Don’t worry, be happy,’ cracks are appearing that could be of significance to the entire region
By Chris Taylor • Jan 19, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jan 16, 2015 • 8 min read
Singapore

Golden years

Singapore’s 50th birthday celebrations start this month, but is the government glossing over some inconvenient truths?
By Kirsten Han • Jan 16, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jan 15, 2015 • 4 min read

“The trick to what makes a cinematic moment is rooted in so much magic and mechanism”

His work has premiered at festivals such as the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and has scooped prizes including Busan’s Asian Cinema Fund Prize. This month, Malaysian artist and filmmaker Chris Chong Chan Fui will be a major draw at Art Stage Singapore’s Southeast Asia Platform
By Jemma Galvin • Jan 15, 2015

Southeast Asia • Jan 14, 2015 • 8 min read

Behind the curtain

A recent World Bank report found that doing business in Laos is becoming easier. But has real progress been made on the ground or is the all-powerful communist party simply paying lip service to the major financial institutions?
By David Hutt • Jan 14, 2015