Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 17, 2011 • 9 min read

Taking stock

By Steve Finch • Mar 17, 2011
The new exchanges in Cambodia and Laos seem promising, but can they keep volatility at bay? When the Laos stock exchange began trading in just two listings on January 11, not only did it rank as the smallest in the world, it was also the best performer by some distance.

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 04, 2011 • 10 min read

Serving the halal ecosystem

By Charlie Lancaster • Mar 04, 2011
With the Islamic community now the fastest-growing consumer segment in the world, can businesses afford not to become part of the halal trend?

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 03, 2011 • 8 min read

Sugarcane The bitter taste of Cambodian sugar

By Sam Campbell • Mar 03, 2011
Are Western consumers unwittingly contributing to human rights abuses in Cambodia by buying Cambodian sugar?

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 31, 2011 • 6 min read

Myanmar Tools of terror

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 31, 2011
In November last year, Myanmar officially became the only government in the world still actively laying landmines

Southeast Asia • Jan 31, 2011 • 4 min read

A model farmer warrior

Venture northwest of Singapore's Central Business District and you'll come across a green oasis nestled in an otherwise grey concrete jungle.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 31, 2011

Southeast Asia • Jan 31, 2011 • 2 min read

Agent of evil

When the Vietnam war was declared over in 1975, the US withdrew its last troops, North and South reunited and the conflict was considered closed, but today, three generations later, its effects are still being felt.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 31, 2011

Southeast Asia • Jan 31, 2011 • 2 min read

Thai epic goes global

The tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen, a Thai literary classic, can now be read in English thanks to the endeavours of a British-Thai husband and wife team who spent seven years researching and translating the epic.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 31, 2011

Southeast Asia • Jan 31, 2011 • 6 min read

Trash Palace: The Overstay Bangkok

The Overstay, Bangkok's most notorious hotel, may be in want of a few stars, but it's a vital outlet for the city's burgeoning underground scene.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 31, 2011

Southeast Asia • Jan 23, 2011 • 10 min read
Election

Hearts and minds

Is Cambodia’s political environment encouraging a muted voter generation or are they happily disengaged?
By Dene Mullen • Jan 23, 2011

Southeast Asia • Oct 13, 2010 • 5 min read

The Mandalay Spirit

It’s midnight in Yangon and a businessman is singing into his now empty bottle of rum. He mumbles incoherently to no one in particular and stumbles off into the night. Little did he know that for the last hour he had been sitting…
By Charlie Lancaster • Oct 13, 2010

Southeast Asia • Oct 03, 2010 • 4 min read
Expo

Shanghai on show: Shanghai World Expo 2010

Despite the stunning architecture, Critics argue the Shanghai World Expo 2010 has failed to deliver a better city or a better life. The Shanghai World Expo 2010 has been talked up as the best World Expo ever by the one-party state, who regard the $50 billion event…
By Matteo Damiani • Oct 03, 2010

Southeast Asia • Sep 28, 2010 • 8 min read

Stones of contention: the fight for Preah Vihear

Built at the height of the Khmer empire, the 900-year-old temple of Preah Vihear now lies at the heart of a vicious border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. For decades, Preah Vihear has been witness to a war of words and sporadic fights between Cambodian and Thai troops over…
By Charlie Lancaster • Sep 28, 2010