Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 14, 2014 • 8 min read

Missing: nine million people

By Fiona MacGregor • Nov 14, 2014
Myanmar’s census not only reawakened the country’s religious tensions, it also revealed a truly shocking population statistic. The fallout continues…

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 13, 2014 • 3 min read

Music “Nobody knew that ‘I wanna sex you up’ would be the hit record it became”

By Dene Mullen • Nov 13, 2014
In 1991, Colour Me Badd released “I Wanna Sex You Up”, the classic R&B love song that inspired innumerable school disco hook-ups. Ahead of their appearance at Retrofest in Kuala Lumpur on November 1, founding member Kevin ‘KT’ Thornton, who quit the pop music game to become a minister, discusses stardom, blessings from God and meeting Wesley Snipes

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 12, 2014 • 4 min read

Call of duty

By Daniel Besant • Nov 12, 2014
Indonesia’s recently replaced counter-terrorism chief, Ansyaad Mbai, kept the lid on extremism for more than ten years, but will his methods be effective enough in to curb future threats?

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 12, 2014 • 5 min read

Business without borders

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 12, 2014
Doing business in the Kingdom is often an asset when it comes to entering other emerging regional markets

Southeast Asia • Nov 12, 2014 • 4 min read
Business

Market to malls: Aeon Mall

Taking a look into Cambodia's first luxury mall, Aeon Mall
By Dene Mullen • Nov 12, 2014

Southeast Asia • Nov 12, 2014 • 5 min read

The knock-on effect

Investor interest in Malaysia’s Iskandar Special Economic Zone is at an all-time high
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 12, 2014

Southeast Asia • Nov 12, 2014 • 3 min read

Giving insights: Wan Saiful Wan Jan

Wan Saiful Wan Jan, the CEO of the Malaysian Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) talks about Malaysia’s economic opportunities and challenges
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 12, 2014

Southeast Asia • Nov 11, 2014 • 3 min read

Game of thrones

As Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej ails, thoughts turn to what will happen after his death
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 11, 2014

Southeast Asia • Nov 10, 2014 • 13 min read
Somaly Mam

The road to lost prominence

Somaly Mam was one of the world’s leading figures in the fight against human trafficking. But following a Newsweek article that accused her of fabricating parts of her life story, Mam’s reputation was left in tatters. Now she is on the comeback trail
By David Hutt • Nov 10, 2014

Southeast Asia • Nov 07, 2014 • 6 min read

Cambodia Inc

Bretton Sciaroni, founder and senior partner of the law firm Sciaroni & Associates, discusses Cambodia’s economic transformation and potential as an investment hub
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 07, 2014

Southeast Asia • Nov 06, 2014 • 3 min read

Smart Axiata Cambodia: Thomas Hundt

The CEO of Smart Axiata Cambodia talks about the company’s recently created partnership with Universal Music, which gives Smart the exclusive rights for Universal Music’s entire catalogue in Cambodia, in particular for subscribers to ring-back tones, downloads or streaming
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 06, 2014

Southeast Asia • Nov 06, 2014 • 1 min read

Malaysia in figures

Get our latest In Figures on Malaysia
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 06, 2014