Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 02, 2014 • 8 min read

Flipping the bird

By Daniel Besant • Apr 02, 2014
Land grabs, rampant deforestation and rumoured multibillion-dollar fortunes have been the hallmark of Taib Mahmud’s tenure as chief minister of Sarawak.

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 01, 2014 • 4 min read

Trading on the future

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Apr 01, 2014
Swiss-born Aung Thura, founder and CEO of a research and consultancy firm in Yangon, has big plans for Myanmar’s nascent financial industry

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 31, 2014 • 4 min read

Ancient instrument The music man

By Jemma Galvin • Mar 31, 2014
Master chapei player Kong Nay is a Cambodian living legend. Overcoming unimaginable hurdles, his music continues to inspire young and old

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 27, 2014 • 5 min read

Hidden habitat

By Daniel Otis • Mar 27, 2014
Journey into the flooded forests and floating villages of Prek Toal

Southeast Asia • Mar 25, 2014 • 4 min read

From capitalism to caution

Acleda MFI Myanmar CEO Kim Bunsocheat spots the difference between Cambodia and Myanmar
By Bridget Di Certo • Mar 25, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 24, 2014 • 4 min read

She’s got the moves

Meas Soksophea hopes to elevate Cambodian music to the international stage by fusing an appreciation of the past with the possibilities of the future
By Jemma Galvin • Mar 24, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 24, 2014 • 4 min read

A fighting chance

Miriam Coronel-Ferrer has brought Manila one step closer to sustainable peace with the Philippines’ most notorious Muslim rebels
By Sacha Passi • Mar 24, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 21, 2014 • 9 min read

Seeing red

Eager collectors and rabid critics ate up Art Stage Singapore, bolstering the city-state’s presence on the global art radar
By Jemma Galvin • Mar 21, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 20, 2014 • 3 min read

Battle for lashes

The price of Western beauty may be too high for the 100,000 workers who toil in central Java’s lucrative false-eyelash industry
By Michael Eko Hardianto • Mar 20, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 17, 2014 • 7 min read

Ripple effect

The tightening of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy will confront Asean member states with tougher financing conditions and lower capital inflows, putting growth prospects at risk
By Christian Vits • Mar 17, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 14, 2014 • 1 min read

All roads lead to Asean

Improved visa facilitation in Asean member states could yield between six and ten million additional visitors by 2016
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 14, 2014