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Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 12, 2012 • 1 min read

Rice, rice baby

By Southeast Asia Globe • Oct 12, 2012
While rice consumption in Asia is declining rapidly as a consequence of the region’s economic growth, rising disposable income, lifestyle changes and massive rural-to-urban labour migration, the staple remains Asia’s most important crop. It continues to be the single largest source of calories for the majority of consumers who are…

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 12, 2012 • 1 min read

In Brief: ASEAN

By Southeast Asia Globe • Oct 12, 2012
The creation of the Asean Economic Community will likely be postponed by a year, said secretary general Surin Pitsuwan. The implementation of the AEC was scheduled for January 1, 2015, but it may be pushed back to December 31 of that year.

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 11, 2012 • 4 min read

An interview with artist Pham Huy Thong

By Southeast Asia Globe • Oct 11, 2012
“I like to create multi layers of meaning in my paintings. it’s fun to play hide and seek” Pham Huy Thong is an artist with a conscience. Raised in a politically aware family in his native Vietnam, he has gone on to create incredible works that deal with the often broken society he finds around him. Thong’s latest exhibition, Hands, is on display at the Craig Thomas Gallery in Ho Chi Minh City from October 18, 2012.

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 11, 2012 • 4 min read

City slicker: the Siam Kempinski Hotel

By Massimo Morello • Oct 11, 2012
A genteel oasis in the heart of Bangkok’s high-rise hub

Southeast Asia • Oct 11, 2012 • 2 min read

Get in the hole

The sublime beauty of Southeast Asia provides the perfect backdrop for a quick round
By Editorial • Oct 11, 2012

Southeast Asia • Oct 11, 2012 • 4 min read

Art attack: art in paradise

Pattaya’s interactive art museum puts visitors in the picture
By Peter Janssen • Oct 11, 2012

Southeast Asia • Oct 11, 2012 • 6 min read
Cambodia

Birth, wind and fire

Traditional beliefs surrounding birth abound in the Kingdom. While some seem amusing and harmless, others pose real health problems
By Frédéric Janssens • Oct 11, 2012

Southeast Asia • Oct 11, 2012 • 2 min read

Etched in time: Chin women

Their faces marked with intricate tattoos, an older generation of Chin women embody a dying art of ritual in one of the country’s most isolated and persecuted states. Photographer Brent Lewin captures their story
By Brent Lewin • Oct 11, 2012

Southeast Asia • Oct 11, 2012 • 6 min read

Sending out an SOS

Recent environmental crises have made Bangkok’s need for eco-construction clear, but only a few developers are thinking green
By Liam Aran Barnes • Oct 11, 2012

Southeast Asia • Oct 11, 2012 • 4 min read
Food

Bug business

With insect intake on the rise, the industry is having to move with the times
By Peter Janssen • Oct 11, 2012

Southeast Asia • Oct 11, 2012 • 4 min read

Good, clean fun at Ramayana in Pattaya

Alan Mahony’s new water theme park promises to help turn Pattaya’s image on its head
By Steve Finch • Oct 11, 2012

Southeast Asia • Oct 11, 2012 • 1 min read

Road woes

The quality of roads in the Philippines and Vietnam took a bashing in the 2012 Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum. A key indicator in a country’s infrastructure competitiveness ranking, the Philippines scored a disappointing 3.1 and Vietnam an even worse 2.6 on a scale of one to…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Oct 11, 2012