Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 06, 2014 • 5 min read

A real song and dance: Devdan

By Jemma Galvin • Aug 06, 2014
The islands of Indonesia are home to some of the region’s most diverse and intriguing cultures. Melding pyrotechnics, waterworks, elaborate costumes and a mixtape of tunes, one Bali show gives audiences the best of the archipelago in a vivid 90-minute performance

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 06, 2014 • 4 min read

Making the quantum leap

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 06, 2014
Germany's ambassador to Cambodia, Joachim Baron von Marschall, discusses the challenges the Kingdom faces in catching up with the region's more developed nations

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 04, 2014 • 5 min read

Major general

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Aug 04, 2014
The words ‘coup’ and ‘new military leader’ have become synonymous with Thailand. Does General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the Kingdom’s unelected leader and head of the army, have what it takes to bring the country out of its latest dark place? 

Southeast Asia • Aug 01, 2014 • 8 min read
Fundamentalism

To die as a martyr

The deaths of young Indonesian jihadists fighting in Iraq and Syria have intensified the debate over fundamentalism and sparked concerns that hardened militants could continue the battle on home soil
By Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata • Aug 01, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 31, 2014 • 1 min read

Robert Plehn

Talking heads: Get to know some of the region's brightest business minds in Focus Asean
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 31, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 29, 2014 • 5 min read

Take it to the bank

Myanmar’s pledge to open the financial sector to foreign banks may bring unprecedented growth, but it will also put local competitors under pressure
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 29, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 29, 2014 • 5 min read
Loans

Drowning in the debt

While Vietnam’s non-performing loans take a heavy toll on the economy, authorities’ efforts to tackle the problem remain in their infancy
By Khac Giang Nguyen • Jul 29, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 29, 2014 • 5 min read

Chafing at the bit

Southeast Asia’s regulators remain divided over digital currencies such as bitcoins, as they fear a lack of control might trigger financial-market woes
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 29, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 29, 2014 • 6 min read

Light and shade

While political uncertainties weigh on companies’ plans to go public, Asean’s potential for new stock market listings remains enormous
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 29, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 25, 2014 • 3 min read

“Pleasure, enjoyment and gastronomy go hand in hand”

Born and raised in the Basque country of Spain, chef Eneko Atxa is famed for his three-Michelin-starred restaurant Azurmendi, located just outside of Bilbao. The 35-year-old is now at the helm of Aziamendi at Thailand’s Iniala Beach House, fusing Iberian techniques with local produce to create something truly unique.
By Jemma Galvin • Jul 25, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 24, 2014 • 8 min read
Modern Thai Architecture

Fit for a Kim

At $140,000 a week, Iniala Beach House doesn’t come cheap. Southeast Asia Globe was invited to indulge in design and degustation in a pocket of coastal decadence
By Jemma Galvin • Jul 24, 2014