Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 15, 2013 • 12 min read

White elephants In the abode of kings

By Daniel Otis • Jul 15, 2013
From our print archive: For centuries, Southeast Asian monarchs have coveted white elephants as symbols of divine rule. Under the Burmese junta, they live their lives in chains

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Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 12, 2013 • 2 min read

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy granted amnesty

By Southeast Asia Globe • Jul 12, 2013
Amnesty has been granted to Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Sam Rainsy, 62, allowing him to end his self-imposed exile without risk of imprisonment

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 12, 2013 • 9 min read

Cambodia The man with the mirror

By Dene Mullen • Jul 12, 2013
An estimated 80% of amputees suffer from an excruciating syndrome known as phantom limb pain. Unbelievably, the solution to a lifetime of suffering can be found in a simple household accessory

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 11, 2013 • 6 min read

The death of gold

By Khac Giang Nguyen • Jul 11, 2013
With the authorities imposing strict regulations, the future of gold looks gloomier than ever

Southeast Asia • Jul 10, 2013 • 5 min read

Drilling for profits

Wearing the country’s medical tourism crown, Cambodia’s dental practices are blazing a trail that the Kingdom’s hospitals would be wise to follow
By Denise Hruby • Jul 10, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 05, 2013 • 1 min read

Responsible Tourism Awards finalists revealed

The 2013 Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards, with which the Southeast Asia Globe is an official media partner, has announced its finalists. Entries were received from nations including Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia, and the panel of judges have whittled them down to 12 finalists:
By SEA Globe • Jul 05, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 04, 2013 • 3 min read

Seeking a protector

Only the rich in Thailand can afford to scratch an itchy trigger finger
By Richard S. Ehrlich • Jul 04, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 03, 2013 • 5 min read

Trigger happy

The Philippines’ protection paradox claims more lives as the black market in weapons thrives
By Rebecca Foster • Jul 03, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 02, 2013 • 5 min read

Place your bets

The Philippines is taking the plunge into Asia’s gambling sector and betting on huge projected growth in the industry
By Girlie Linao • Jul 02, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jul 01, 2013 • 3 min read

Going strait

Discover the cultural melting pot that is Malacca
By Massimo Morello • Jul 01, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jun 27, 2013 • 5 min read

Top 5: superhero social commentaries

A peek behind the masks of comic books reveals much more than catching bad guys and leaping tall buildings in a single bound
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 27, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jun 25, 2013 • 5 min read
Khmer Rouge

The good student

Almost 40 years ago, Dr Song Tan was a medical intern at Calmette Hospital who treated Khmer Rouge soldiers after the Maoists rose to power. Today, he has travelled from his new home in the US to the Kingdom’s provinces on a new medical mission
By Mary Kozlovski • Jun 25, 2013