Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 01, 2013 • 8 min read

Organised Crime Public enemies

By Rebecca Foster • Nov 01, 2013
Gang warfare has gripped Malaysia, and while authorities have upped their game against organised crime, little is being done to address the roots of the problem

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 01, 2013 • 7 min read

Suck it up

By Amanda Sexton • Nov 01, 2013
Chi Phat is no walk in the park, but visitors prepared to rough it will be rewarded with an unforgettable travel experience

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 30, 2013 • 4 min read

Seal the deal

By Massimo Morello • Oct 30, 2013
Ho Chi Minh City’s Park Hyatt hotel has become the go-to spot for the country’s business elite

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 29, 2013 • 3 min read

Entrepreneur The caffeine king

By Rebecca Foster • Oct 29, 2013
Brown Coffee’s Chang Bunleang says that education is the key to standing out in a crowded market

Southeast Asia • Oct 28, 2013 • 4 min read

Claws and fire

India is working hard to maintain strong economic ties to Vietnam
By Manish Vaid and Tridivesh Singh Maini • Oct 28, 2013

Southeast Asia • Oct 25, 2013 • 5 min read

Action man: film director Chhay Bora

With his new picture released today, renowned film director Chhay Bora discusses his commitment to Cambodia
By Maria Gallar Sánchez • Oct 25, 2013

Southeast Asia • Oct 24, 2013 • 5 min read

The big freeze

A cool breeze is drifting across the tropics as ice skating rinks become increasingly popular in the region
By Julie Masis • Oct 24, 2013

Southeast Asia • Oct 23, 2013 • 4 min read

The lady of lost cities

Famed archaeologist Patrizia Zolese has already saved ancient sites in Laos and Vietnam. Now she is turning her attention to one of Myanmar’s greatest lost civilisations
By Massimo Morello • Oct 23, 2013

Southeast Asia • Oct 11, 2013 • 9 min read
Archaeology

Under the radar

The team of researchers who unearthed Phnom Kulen’s so-called ‘lost city’ tell the real story of how laser imaging revealed its 1,200-year-old remains
By Daniel Otis • Oct 11, 2013

Southeast Asia • Oct 10, 2013 • 4 min read
Poetry

"My country and my people, I never understood"

The first part of a Southeast Asia Globe series that shines a light on the region’s finest poetry
By Nathan Thompson • Oct 10, 2013

Southeast Asia • Oct 09, 2013 • 4 min read

"We don't have naked groupies chasing us around, that's for sure"

Formed in Paris in 2001, Poni Hoax is a French electrorock band that will play at Phnom Penh’s Institut Français for one night only on October 20. Laurent Bardainne is the band's keyboardist and Nicolas Ker is their Franco-Cambodian vocalist
By Jemma Galvin • Oct 09, 2013

Southeast Asia • Oct 07, 2013 • 7 min read

The Melanesian delegation

While West Papuan independence groups appeal for international recognition, Jakarta is fighting to retain control of the region
By Paul Angelle • Oct 07, 2013