Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 05, 2011 • 2 min read

Japanese tsunami takes local toll

By SEA Globe • Apr 05, 2011
The long term effects of the Japanese tsunami on Southeast Asian economies remain to be calculated

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 22, 2011 • 4 min read

Soaring ambition

By Philippe Beco • Mar 22, 2011
After years of spearheading the Cambodian operations, Thai Airways’ Narinthorn Purnagupta is to pilot the airline’s Vietnamese operations As he gets ready to leave for new pastures Narinthorn Purnagupta is light hearted. He will pass the baton to a successor who, he is happy to say, will inherit a profitable…

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 • Mar 03, 2011 • 8 min read
Sugarcane

The bitter taste of Cambodian sugar

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

Southeast Asia • Jan 31, 2011 • 6 min read
Myanmar

Tools of terror

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

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