Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 04, 2014 • 10 min read

MMA Singapore The arts club: One FC

By Dene Mullen • Jul 04, 2014
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

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 02, 2014 • 4 min read

Between heaven and earth: Samabe Bali Suites and Villas

By Jemma Galvin • Jul 02, 2014
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

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 02, 2014 • 5 min read

Second fiddle: Kem Sokha

By Daniel Besant • Jul 02, 2014
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?

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 01, 2014 • 9 min read

The final countdown

By Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata • Jul 01, 2014
Following a breakneck round of elections and coalition-building, Indonesia has been left with a straight choice for its next president: Joko Widodo or Prabowo Subianto?

Southeast Asia • Jun 27, 2014 • 8 min read

Sailing against the tide: Chuwit Kamolvisit

Once Bangkok’s massage parlour king, then a notorious politician, Chuwit Kamolvisit seems somewhat disillusioned these days. Will he throw in the towel and sail away from Thai politics or pursue his fight against corruption?
By Liam Aran Barnes • Jun 27, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jun 26, 2014 • 6 min read

Jump right in: Ratanakiri

From Discover Magazine: Volcanic lakes, crashing waterfalls and ethnic communities await travellers that venture to the wilds of Ratanakiri
By Rebecca Foster • Jun 26, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jun 23, 2014 • 4 min read

Ann Osman: Goddess of War

Three years ago, 27-year-old Ann "Athena" Osman, a Muslim from Malaysia's Sabah state, started training in mixed martial arts (MMA). Since then, she has joined the roster of ONE Fighting Championship, Asia's largest MMA organisation, and is fast becoming an inspiration in her home country
By Daniel Besant • Jun 23, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jun 23, 2014 • 3 min read

Connectivity counts

Mark Rathbone, Advisory Asia Pacific Capital Projects & Infrastructure Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, discusses Southeast Asia’s connectivity needs
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 23, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jun 19, 2014 • 7 min read

The family

When it comes to wealthy Thai families, none can compete with the Chirathivats. Not many can compare when it comes to business nous either. Busaba Chirathivat, Thailand’s queen of retail, sits down with Southeast Asia Globe to discuss family ties, shopping malls and equal opportunities
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 19, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jun 18, 2014 • 5 min read
Interview

Trade secrets: Karl Ammann

Swiss-born photojournalist and wildlife activist Karl Ammann has been investigating the illegal trade in wildlife products for more than three decades. On the phone from Kenya, Ammann spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about staying out of trouble and his disillusionment with the authorities’ efforts to clamp down on the illicit wildlife trade
By Daniel Besant  • Jun 18, 2014

Southeast Asia • Jun 18, 2014 • 4 min read
Human rights

The disappeared

The whereabouts of renowned Lao development worker Sombath Somphone remain unknown and the case has become a cause célèbre. Southeast Asia Globe spoke to his wife, Shui Meng, about the man behind the media attention
By Kearrin Sims • Jun 18, 2014