Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 05, 2012 • 1 min read

Talking heads: Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting

By Southeast Asia Globe • Jul 05, 2012
Human rights standards across the region will be on the agenda this month as foreign leaders meet in Phnom Penh for the 45th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 03, 2012 • 5 min read

Green gold: bamboo products

By Charlie Lancaster • Jul 03, 2012
Southeast Asia is sitting on a bamboo bounty, it just doesn’t know it yet

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 30, 2012 • 1 min read

Going solo

By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 30, 2012
June's object of desire, the SBU V3 by Focus Designs

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 29, 2012 • 5 min read

Activism Planting the seed: Marijuana advocates

By Lydia Tomkiw • Jun 29, 2012
Undeterred by some of the region’s harshest anti-drug laws, marijuana advocates march on in Indonesia

Southeast Asia • Jun 28, 2012 • 4 min read

The land of lost teak

One city's fight to defend Thailand's most exquisite collection of wooden houses from opportunistic raiders
By Peter Janssen • Jun 28, 2012

Southeast Asia • Jun 27, 2012 • 3 min read
Opinion

Beyond the battlefield: homage to Horst Faas

Horst Faas helped to redefine war photography and set new standards in showing the brutal reality of armed conflict. Southeast Asia Globe pays homage to a legend
By Tim Page • Jun 27, 2012

Southeast Asia • Jun 26, 2012 • 3 min read

The slow lane

A visit to Vientiane is a journey for the soul and the senses
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 26, 2012

Southeast Asia • Jun 25, 2012 • 1 min read

Truly Asia: the latest from UNWTO

Three Southeast Asian countries are among the top 15 destinations by international tourism receipts, according to the latest statistics by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Ranked 11th, Thailand leads the pack with $26.3 billion followed by Malaysia (14) with $18.3 billion and Singapore (15) with $18 billion. The worldwide…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 25, 2012

Southeast Asia • Jun 25, 2012 • 1 min read

Eduardo Saverin's in Singapore

The fiscal network: In what appears to be a strategic move to reduce his tax bill, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin renounced his US citizenship in anticipation of the social network’s initial public offering last month. Though he made his decision late last year, it was only made public last month. Brazilian-born…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 25, 2012