Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 01, 2012 • 4 min read

An interview with John Lovejoy

By Charlie Lancaster • Jun 01, 2012
As a speaker at this month’s TedX Phnom Penh (June 9), 32-year-old Lovejoy shares the importance of following through with big dreams

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

"Let's hurry home and follow the earthquake news. And don't forget to order your favourite KFC menu"

By Southeast Asia Globe • May 30, 2012
KFC Thailand gets itself into hot water after posting this Facebook message urging people to hotfoot it back home during a tsunami scare and order a bucket of fried chicken. After being denounced by the online community, the company removed the message the next day, replacing it with a grovelling…

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • May 30, 2012 • 5 min read

Freedom in a can

By Susanne Lenz • May 30, 2012
Hip-hop culture is booming in Vietnam. A circle of graffiti artists is taking to the streets and saying it with spray

Southeast Asia • May 28, 2012 • 6 min read

The people vs. Asean

The most recent Asean Summit was marked by significant clashes between the Cambodian chair and civil society organisations. Is this a new trend, or just an old habit?
By Frédéric Janssens • May 28, 2012

Southeast Asia • May 25, 2012 • 2 min read

Tax me if you can

The future could be bright for private banking and tax evasion in Southeast Asia
By Southeast Asia Globe • May 25, 2012

Southeast Asia • May 23, 2012 • 4 min read

A chain reaction

Rami Sharaf explains what links RMA Cambodia’s car assembly, agriculture development and fast food businesses
By Philippe Beco • May 23, 2012

Southeast Asia • May 14, 2012 • 5 min read

The final countdown

The island of Phu Quoc has enchanted independent travellers for years. What does the future hold for this teardrop in the Gulf of Thailand?
By Simon Hare • May 14, 2012

Southeast Asia • May 13, 2012 • 1 min read

Plane sailing

Garuda, Indonesia’s flag carrier, has inked a $2.5 billion deal with the European plane manufacturer Airbus for the delivery of 11 A330 passenger jets. It is the second contract in a year between the two businesses after Garuda ordered 25 A320 Airbus planes for a price of $2.18 billion last…
By Southeast Asia Globe • May 13, 2012

Southeast Asia • May 13, 2012 • 3 min read

Gibbon gabber

Ben Rawson is a primatologist with Conservation International and has worked with gibbons for more than ten years
By Charlie Lancaster • May 13, 2012

Southeast Asia • May 11, 2012 • 4 min read
Myanmar

The future starts here

Reforms are meaningless unless accompanied by fundamental changes to the constitution
By Sebastian Strangio • May 11, 2012

Southeast Asia • May 08, 2012 • 4 min read

A system stonewalled

Political meddling may topple the Khmer Rouge tribunal – an outcome that would suit the government just fine
By Sacha Passi • May 08, 2012