Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 25, 2014 • 2 min read

Sombath Somphone: Asean MPs lash out

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 25, 2014
A group of MPs from Asean nations has blasted Laos over the disappearance of development worker Sombath Somphone

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 19, 2014 • 2 min read

Shakedown street

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Sep 19, 2014
Renowned as a den of iniquity across the region, Pattaya’s efforts to clean up its image have resulted in foreigners and locals joining forces to blitz the city’s seedy underbelly

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 18, 2014 • 6 min read

Stir crazy

By Daniel Besant • Sep 18, 2014
Thailand’s prisons are at breaking point. With inmate numbers spiralling and sentences being handed down with abandon, true justice remains elusive

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 16, 2014 • 4 min read

Take it to the bridge

By Christian Vits and David Hutt • Sep 16, 2014
Having made his mark in housing developments in Singapore and the UK, Ching Chiat Kwong, CEO of Oxley Holdings, is bringing the concept of ‘SoHos’ to the heart of Phnom Penh

Southeast Asia • Sep 15, 2014 • 7 min read

Rising from the ashes

Following unprecedented back-to-back disasters that rocked the world, Malaysia Airlines is facing up to drastic restructuring in its fight for survival
By Jennifer Meszaros • Sep 15, 2014

Southeast Asia • Sep 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Radical changes needed

Failure to address energy security will require developing Asia to scale back its economic ambitions and forgo the prospect of a green future
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 12, 2014

Southeast Asia • Sep 12, 2014 • 6 min read

Earthship landing

Led by renegade architect Michael Reynolds, Earthship Biotecture is trying to change the way people think about building by repurposing the world's leftovers. They hope their current project will help rejuvenate a small Philippine village that was ravaged by typhoon Haiyan
By Rubén Cortés and Dene Mullen • Sep 12, 2014

Southeast Asia • Sep 11, 2014 • 1 min read

In figures: Banking & Finance

Our latest 'In figures' on banking and finance in Asean
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 11, 2014

Southeast Asia • Sep 11, 2014 • 4 min read

Greener pastures

The Viceroy Bali does sensual privacy and tropical romance unlike anywhere else 
By Jemma Galvin • Sep 11, 2014

Southeast Asia • Sep 10, 2014 • 1 min read

Angkor Photo Festival 2014

Photographic talent from across the region and beyond will be assembling at the end of November in Siem Reap, Cambodia for the 10th annual Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops. The full programme has just been announced
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Sep 10, 2014

Southeast Asia • Sep 10, 2014 • 7 min read

From zero to hero

Cambodian businesses are using their emerging-market expertise to exploit opportunities in neighbouring markets
By Philip Heijmans • Sep 10, 2014

Southeast Asia • Sep 09, 2014 • 4 min read
Recycling

From toilet to tap

Singapore leads the way in water recycling but potential health risks are raising questions about the technique’s future
By Christiane Oelrich • Sep 09, 2014