Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 12, 2014 • 4 min read

“I provided a map of the prison to the CIA so they would know where to start looking for other Hmong”

By Jemma Galvin • Mar 12, 2014
Australian Kay Danes suffered unlawful imprisonment and torture in Laos at the hands of communist officials back in 2000, but came out of the ordeal with a message for the world. Now, she has been honoured with the prestigious Medal of the Order of Australia for her social justice and human rights work

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 11, 2014 • 4 min read

Top five: Media freedom fighters

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Mar 11, 2014
Freedom of the press remains a problem across Southeast Asia, but some in the industry put truth and justice before their own wellbeing

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 10, 2014 • 3 min read

Pushing the boundaries

By Kuch Naren • Mar 10, 2014
A young Cambodian woman harnesses social media

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 07, 2014 • 6 min read

Search and Rescue Mekong Mission: Impossible

By Jennifer Meszaros • Mar 07, 2014
From our archive: After 2013's fatal Lao Airlines crash, a hastily assembled local dive team was scrambled. Their story is a remarkable feat of human endurance and teamwork

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Southeast Asia • Mar 06, 2014 • 6 min read

Point of no return

Young Vietnamese are flocking abroad to study, often leaving their homeland for good. With their acquired skills and knowledge the economy could reach new heights
By Margaux Schreurs • Mar 06, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 05, 2014 • 7 min read
Working Poor

The state of the city

Many of Singapore’s poorest citizens must suffer in silence due to the absence of an official poverty line and meagre government support
By Kristen Han • Mar 05, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 04, 2014 • 4 min read

From capitalisation to caution

Acleda MFI Myanmar CEO Kim Bunsocheat spots the difference between Cambodia and Myanmar
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 04, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 04, 2014 • 6 min read
Human Trafficking

Sex and the Lion City

Singapore’s image may be squeaky-clean, but its dimly lit back streets swallow up countless girls who are trafficked into the country and exploited
By Joel Cooper • Mar 04, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 04, 2014 • 5 min read

Back to back, they face each other

Both sides of Cambodia’s political divide need to address the concerns of voters and replace rhetoric with action
By Ou Virak • Mar 04, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 03, 2014 • 4 min read

Lights, camera, Puttnam

David Puttnam, producer of award-winning films such as The Killing Fields, and latterly a trade envoy for the UK prime minister, talks movies and sweating in a tweed suit
By Daniel Besant • Mar 03, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 02, 2014 • 4 min read

That's the spirit

As Southeast Asia’s fast-expanding economies produce a growing middle class thirsty for high-end alcohol, Pernod Ricard’s deputy CEO Alexandre Ricard and regional managing director Paul-Robert Bouhier look this way
By Christian Vits • Mar 02, 2014

Southeast Asia • Mar 01, 2014 • 7 min read

Minimum maximum

Recent violence in Cambodia linked to protests over wage levels underlines the struggle between workers, governments and business owners
By Daniel Besant • Mar 01, 2014