Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 08, 2013 • 4 min read

Top five: Backpacker activities

By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Nov 08, 2013
There are some things that travellers just love to do, and time spent “on the road” in Southeast Asia is the perfect opportunity for them to indulge their inner goon

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 07, 2013 • 5 min read

Peace at last

By Manuel Meyer • Nov 07, 2013
The tubing party is over in Vang Vieng, but tourism has managed to stay afloat

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 01, 2013 • 4 min read

Licence to kill

By Sacha Passi • Nov 01, 2013
Malaysia’s brazen Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is determined to reduce the country’s alarming gang activity at any cost

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 • Nov 01, 2013 • 7 min read

Suck it up

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

Southeast Asia • Oct 30, 2013 • 4 min read

Seal the deal

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

Southeast Asia • Oct 29, 2013 • 3 min read
Entrepreneur

The caffeine king

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

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