Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 20, 2012 • 6 min read

In plain sight: Hanoi development

By Luke Dale-Harris • Jun 20, 2012
As Hanoi, Vietnam expands, business-savvy politicians leave their people counting the cost of progress

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 19, 2012 • 3 min read

Out of the shadows

By Silvia Meixner • Jun 19, 2012
Con Dao has shed its gruesome past to emerge as one of Vietnam’s most tranquil island destinations

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 11, 2012 • 6 min read

Stagnant systems: Sanitation in Cambodia

By Sacha Passi • Jun 11, 2012
Poo may be the last taboo in Cambodia; but a conversation about good sanitation and sound water management is long overdue

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 09, 2012 • 1 min read

The road to success

By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 09, 2012
Filipino director Yam Laranas is making headway in the United States after his horror flick The Road became the first Filipino project to get a US theatrical release. The movie begins with the reopening of a 12-year-old cold case following the disappearance of three teens on an abandoned road, and…

Southeast Asia • Jun 08, 2012 • 3 min read

The isles have it

Culture and nature are part of the package at Phulay Bay in Krabi, Thailand
By Massimo Morello • Jun 08, 2012

Southeast Asia • Jun 06, 2012 • 1 min read

"We will not allow Lady Gaga's feet to touch our soil. She's bringing the faith of Satan to our country and will thus destroy the nation's morals"

Habib Salim Alatas, the Islam Defenders Front Jakarta branch chief told the Jakarta Post that Lady Gaga is not welcome in Indonesia. Her concert this month has been cancelled after the national police refused to issue a permit allowing her performance. It is reported more than 50,000 tickets, totalling nearly…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 06, 2012

Southeast Asia • Jun 06, 2012 • 3 min read
Politics

Changing of the guard: Portrait of Shwe Mann

From military heavyweight to champion for change, Shwe Mann is tipped to take Myanmar’s top political spot
By Sacha Passi • Jun 06, 2012

Southeast Asia • Jun 05, 2012 • 1 min read

It's trilby time

Lone strummer: Jason Mraz Serious music fans may have to turn not just one, but a number of blind eyes in the direction of Jason Mraz in order to enjoy his laid-back, 70s-infused soft rock. That trilby he insists on wearing, for example, grates immediately and his pleasant vegan…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 05, 2012

Southeast Asia • Jun 04, 2012 • 2 min read

From roast to riches: Singapore street food

Investors hungry for Singapore’s Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint will have to dig deep to raise the S$3.5m ($2.7m) asking price for one of the city-state’s most popular Cantonese-style restaurants
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 04, 2012

Southeast Asia • Jun 02, 2012 • 1 min read

Through Asian Eyes: Panorama Exhibition Singapore

Running for a mammoth eight months until Christmas Day 2012 at Singapore Art Museum, Panorama: Recent Art from Contemporary Asia offers a window on the explosion of art produced in Asia since 2000. Featuring artists from Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia, among others, Panorama charts issues affecting the continent…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 02, 2012

Southeast Asia • Jun 02, 2012 • 2 min read

Limited Edition

Malaysia gets its very own Lamborghini
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jun 02, 2012