Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 08, 2013 • 8 min read

Out of sight: The Karen WWII soldiers forgotten by the British

By Mark Fenn • Feb 08, 2013
Long forgotten by Britain, the nation they fought with side-by-side in World War Two, a group of Karen veterans is hoping to forge a more comfortable life in their twilight years

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

Exit stage left

By Daniel Otis • Feb 07, 2013
Former Khmer Rouge Tribunal lawyer Andrew Ianuzzi talks Nuon Chea, Dr Dre and his decision to leave Cambodia’s “bad Gilbert and Sullivan”

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 05, 2013 • 8 min read

Long live the king?

By arjuna • Feb 05, 2013
Following the death of royal patriarch King Father Norodom Sihanouk, what does the future hold for the royal family? Trude Jacobsen, assistant director of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University gives her thoughts

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 05, 2013 • 3 min read

Like father, unlike son

By Dr Markus Karbaum • Feb 05, 2013
While Cambodia waits for King Sihamoni to emerge from the shadow of his father, the Kingdom’s monarchy is withering

Southeast Asia • Jan 28, 2013 • 7 min read

United colours

Homegrown models are becoming increasingly sought-after and valued as beauty icons as the concept of beauty in Southeast Asia changes
By Bridget Di Certo • Jan 28, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 28, 2013 • 4 min read

Resting on the river

A watery oasis on the fringes of Ho Chi Minh City
By Massimo Morello • Jan 28, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 25, 2013 • 7 min read

Hanging by a thread

Despite legitimate claims to having the finest silk in Southeast Asia, the Kingdom has managed to drive the sector to the point of extinction
By Philip Heijmans • Jan 25, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 24, 2013 • 4 min read

Affairs of the art

The Bangkok billionaire following in the footsteps of the Medici family
By Peter Janssen • Jan 24, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 23, 2013 • 4 min read

Teacher trading

Bribery is stunting the nation’s education system and sending undeserving students to the top of the class
By Pham Bac • Jan 23, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 23, 2013 • 3 min read

Business blunders

Some of the most successful companies on the planet have proved that they don’t always know best
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jan 23, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 22, 2013 • 4 min read

Moving to a Bhangra beat

If the Indian ambassador to Cambodia, Dinesh Patnaik, gets his way, the two nations will extend their relationship far beyond food recipes, religion and architecture
By Philip Heijmans • Jan 22, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 22, 2013 • 3 min read

The siren song

Packing light and riding high on a hog can unveil unobstructed mountain views and indulge all five senses
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jan 22, 2013