Southeast Asia

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

"We have a need/ fear relationship with nature"

By Franziska Meissner • Aug 01, 2013
In his book, An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles, Paul Sochaczewski explores the life and travels of Alfred Russel Wallace, the self-taught British naturalist who is recognised as co-discoverer of the theory of natural selection. Wallace also spent eight years travelling in Southeast Asia, discovering over 1,000 new species of birds, ants and beetles.

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 30, 2013 • 2 min read

FC Barcelona brings tiki-taka to Southeast Asia

By SEA Globe • Jul 30, 2013
Thai and Malaysian football fans will be falling over themselves to be in attendance when Barcelona pitch up in Southeast Asia next week. Lining up with their new manager, Gerardo Martino, installed at the helm, the likes of Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets will be turning out in…

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

Landmines A few dollars more

By Sylvain Gharbi and Dene Mullen • Jul 30, 2013
Scrap metal collectors are risking their lives and limbs as they try to eke out an existence on the Kingdom's minefields

Southeast Asia • Jul 29, 2013 • 5 min read

Claws and fire

With the stakes high in a world of diminishing resources, will Southeast Asia become the battlefield for a stand-off between India and China?
By Tridivesh Singh Maini • Jul 29, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 26, 2013 • 4 min read

The amber nectar

Stiff competition is brewing in Myanmar’s beer market
By Franziska Meissner • Jul 26, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 24, 2013 • 2 min read

Google puts Cambodia on the map

Internet giant begins work on its popular Street View feature in the Kingdom
By Rebecca Foster • Jul 24, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 24, 2013 • 5 min read
Healthcare in Laos

Stopping the silent killer

The battle to stymie cervical cancer in Laos starts with a simple vaccine
By Sacha Passi • Jul 24, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 23, 2013 • 5 min read

Art work

While Thailand’s alcohol advertisers are sweeping up awards, the Cambodian industry seems content to be in a creative funk
By Sacha Passi • Jul 23, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 22, 2013 • 7 min read

In from the boundaries

As a neighbour to India and Bangladesh, it was only a matter of time before cricket gained a foothold in Myanmar
By Jack Goodman • Jul 22, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 19, 2013 • 5 min read

A new low

By taking a ministerial role, former graft crusader Paul Low is putting his integrity on the line
By Sacha Passi • Jul 19, 2013