Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 21, 2013 • 4 min read

Upstream battle

By Faine Greenwood • Jan 21, 2013
As the death toll mounts on the Kingdom’s dam projects, a new trade union law could provide a vital lifeline

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 18, 2013 • 3 min read

On a different plane

By Gavin Coigne • Jan 18, 2013
One British farmer’s search to uncover hidden military treasures is nearing its climax

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 18, 2013 • 4 min read

“A life without music would be incomplete”

By Southeast Asia Globe • Jan 18, 2013
Award-winning pianist Boris Slutsky will perform alongside violinist Igor Yuzefovich at the InterContinental Hotel in Phnom Penh on January 26, when the winner of Catch a Cambodian Star, a global competition that will assist Cambodia’s top classical talent to continue their musical education, will be announced

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 17, 2013 • 3 min read

All quiet on the southern front?

By Girlie Linao • Jan 17, 2013
Filipinos displaced by war look forward to returning home

Southeast Asia • Jan 16, 2013 • 7 min read

Golden palms

As stockpiles of palm oil soar and prices slump, will Indonesia and Malaysia succeed in rejuvenating its most profitable export?
By Caroline Vernaillen • Jan 16, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 15, 2013 • 4 min read

Members only

His name tends to fly under the radar on the regional political scene, but career diplomat Roberto Soares may be the final link in the tiny nation’s Asean membership bid
By Sacha Passi • Jan 15, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 14, 2013 • 7 min read

The house of the rising sun

Japanese investors are making bold moves to secure their share of the Southeast Asian gold rush
By Philip Heijmans • Jan 14, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 11, 2013 • 5 min read

Sultanate of swing

All eyes will be on Brunei this year as it assumes the Asean chairmanship. Will the bloc’s little guy have an impact on the big stage?
By Hannah Jewitt • Jan 11, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 10, 2013 • 4 min read

The spear of God

January is a time for retribution in Malaysia and Singapore as Indian communities run amok in the name of Lord Murugan and usher in an orgy of colours, Bollywood tunes and self-mutilating devotion
By Marco Ferrarese • Jan 10, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 09, 2013 • 6 min read
Media freedom

Killing the radio star

With this year’s national election on the horizon, the battle for the Kingdom’s airwaves is raging
By Simon Lewis • Jan 09, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 07, 2013 • 8 min read

Rest for the wicked

Despite the systematic eradication of ethnic minorities by the Khmer Rouge, it is possible the crime of genocide will never be heard in the Kingdom’s “genocide court”
By Bridget Di Certo • Jan 07, 2013

Southeast Asia • Jan 04, 2013 • 2 min read

Keeping watch

Rivalries swirling around the South China Sea look set to intensify in 2013.
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jan 04, 2013