Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 19, 2014 • 3 min read

Pavin Chachavalpongpun: stateless academic

By Dr Pavin Chachavalpongpun • Jul 19, 2014
Long-term contributor to the Southeast Asia Globe and Focus Asean, Thai academic Pavin Chachavalpongpun has had his passport revoked on the orders of the military government controlling Thailand and is now stateless. Here he gives his version of recent events

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

Servicing the world

By Christian Vits • Jul 18, 2014
While the services sector has become one of the pillars of the Philippines’ economy, shortcomings need to be addressed if the country wants to sustain its rapid growth

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 17, 2014 • 4 min read

Roll out the red carpet

By Christian Vits • Jul 17, 2014
Paul Harris, Asia-Pacific regional manager for Rolls-Royce, hopes to race ahead in feeding the Southeast Asian elite’s hunger for luxury

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 15, 2014 • 7 min read

Zombies attack … bookshops?

By Marco Ferrarese • Jul 15, 2014
Faced with a choice between staid titles by established authors and more salacious fare, many Malaysians are picking the latter

Southeast Asia • Jul 14, 2014 • 8 min read

Bit by bit

For many, the digital currency known as bitcoin is a step into the future. For others, it is an unregulated liability. In a region brutally divided between the haves and have-nots, its benefits could spark a revolution
By Philip Heijmans • Jul 14, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 11, 2014 • 4 min read

The power of the flower

The T’ang National Liberation Army declared a war on opium in 2012, but the Shan State militia must tread lightly, as addiction and loss of income could spell ruin for the area’s people
By Vincenzo Floramo • Jul 11, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 09, 2014 • 8 min read

A constitutional conundrum

In recent years, Myanmar has shaken off its hermetic status and been embraced by the international community. However, the country’s constitution remains a significant stumbling block to overcoming its militaristic past
By Sebastian Strangio • Jul 09, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 08, 2014 • 5 min read

Stuck in the middle with you

Cambodia’s struggle for self-assertion is a balancing act, with parallels to the 1960s when Prince Sihanouk tried to safeguard his nation’s neutrality in the Vietnam War
By Markus Karbaum • Jul 08, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 07, 2014 • 7 min read

All aboard

The planned high-speed railway between Singapore and Kunming in China could be the catalyst for even greater Chinese influence in the region
By Jennifer Meszaros • Jul 07, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 04, 2014 • 10 min read
MMA Singapore

The arts club: One FC

From the arm-triangle choke to the heel hook, there are myriad ways for mixed martial artists to dole out a healthy dose of pain to their opponents. Southeast Asia Globe joins One Fighting Championship in Singapore to learn more about the sport that is taking the region by storm
By Dene Mullen • Jul 04, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 02, 2014 • 4 min read

Between heaven and earth: Samabe Bali Suites and Villas

Samabe Bali Suites and Villas occupies a tranquil seaside pocket of southern Nusa Dua, where the ancient secrets of Balinese culture are written in the vast open sky and rolling blue ocean
By Jemma Galvin • Jul 02, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jul 02, 2014 • 5 min read

Second fiddle: Kem Sokha

Kem Sokha has been a prominent human rights activist and head of his own party, but will his biggest challenge be as second-in-command to his former political rival?
By Daniel Besant • Jul 02, 2014