Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 10, 2014 • 13 min read

Somaly Mam The road to lost prominence

By David Hutt • Nov 10, 2014
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

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 07, 2014 • 6 min read

Cambodia Inc

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

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 06, 2014 • 3 min read

Smart Axiata Cambodia: Thomas Hundt

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 06, 2014
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

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 06, 2014 • 1 min read

Malaysia in figures

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

Southeast Asia • Nov 04, 2014 • 7 min read

Northern exposure

The verdant environs of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai are at the centre of Thailand’s latest tourism drive
By Daniel Besant • Nov 04, 2014

Southeast Asia • Nov 03, 2014 • 6 min read

The race for reform

Sun Chanthol, Cambodia’s minister of commerce, marked one year in office this October – what has he achieved in this time, and what lies ahead?
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 03, 2014

Southeast Asia • Nov 02, 2014 • 3 min read

Hong Kong-Asean FTA could be implemented by 2016

According to Hong Kong government officials, a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Asean should be ready for implementation in 2016
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 02, 2014

Southeast Asia • Oct 30, 2014 • 6 min read

Putting the word out

The works of Indonesia’s writers are barely known in the literary salons of New York and London, but moves across the archipelago could help a talented new stable of authors ink their names on the bestseller lists
By Nithin Coca • Oct 30, 2014

Southeast Asia • Oct 29, 2014 • 8 min read

Outlook on Asean investment 2015

Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are surging ahead of their regional neighbors, with FDI increases of 17, 19 and 20.4 percent, respectively, in 2013, according to Bank of America Merill Lynch
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 29, 2014