Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 02, 2012 • 7 min read

Cambodia Sitting pretty in Cambodia

By Faine Greenwood • Oct 02, 2012
Despite the Cambodian government feeling threatened by a ‘secessionist’ movement, observers say the leadership has no revolution to fear

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 02, 2012 • 1 min read

Labour activism in Myanmar

By Southeast Asia Globe • Oct 02, 2012
Embracing the power to strike

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 28, 2012 • 1 min read

"Just as my boot made contact with her nose she fell under the power of God"

By Southeast Asia Globe • Sep 28, 2012
Former hell’s angel turned preacher Todd Bentley discusses his unique healing methods. The tattooed leader of Fresh Fire Ministries in Florida said that the “holy spirit” told him to kick an elderly woman in the face. He also claims to have cured a man of cancer by punching him in…

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 24, 2012 • 1 min read

Asean steps up

By Southeast Asia Globe • Sep 24, 2012
As the economic momentum increasingly moves to Southeast Asia, a region with diverse economies and a large workforce, the region is tipped to power growth in Asia for the next two decades, according to IHS Global Insights, a global information company that offers industry and economic analysis. Thanks in part…

Southeast Asia • Sep 18, 2012 • 1 min read

Natural gas in Thailand

Hungry for fuel: Two days after the launch of Thailand’s first station to charge electric vehicles, the Ministry of Energy announced that Thailand will be a fuel hungry nation in ten years’ time. The Kingdom can currently produce 44% of the country’s demand for natural gas and oil, a figure that…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Sep 18, 2012

Southeast Asia • Sep 16, 2012 • 4 min read

Blazing souls during the Hungry Ghost Festival

When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the streets of Malaysia and Singapore, looking for mundane entertainment
By Marco Ferrarese • Sep 16, 2012

Southeast Asia • Sep 15, 2012 • 1 min read

LGBT Rights in Vietnam

A proud moment: Following the country's first Gay Pride parade, could Vietnam lead the way on LGBT rights in Asia?
By Southeast Asia Globe • Sep 15, 2012

Southeast Asia • Sep 14, 2012 • 4 min read

Public morality outrage

Malaysia maintains “public morality” in the ASEAN human rights declaration; SEA women to appeal again to foreign ministers Malaysia continues to resist the calls of women to remove “public morality”” from the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD), as it is being drafted by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights…
By SEA Globe • Sep 14, 2012