Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 10, 2009 • 7 min read

Ecosystem Lost in the urban jungle

By Hazel Parry • Sep 10, 2009
The inevitable conflict between humans and the natural environment could spell the end for Hong Kong’s endemic pythons and their fragile ecosystem

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 10, 2009 • 5 min read

Still in the cheap seats

By Charlie Lancaster • Sep 10, 2009
 September’s Lakhaon festival hopes to reach a wider Khmer audienceand gain support for the rehabilitation of traditional Cambodian theatre

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 10, 2009 • 5 min read

The lady and the paper tigers

By Alistair DB Cook and Caballero-Anthony • Sep 10, 2009
The expedient conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi is an opportunity for Asean to show that its recently drafted charter on human rights is worth more than the paper it is printed on

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 10, 2009 • 6 min read

In search of fertile ground

By Charlie Lancaster • Sep 10, 2009
 Cambodia could transform its physical and economic health at a stroke by improving its vegetable production

Southeast Asia • Sep 10, 2009 • 1 min read

New flesh eating plant found

A new species of Nepenthes, a carnivorous pitcher plant that boosts its nutrient intake by catching and digesting insects, has been discovered in the Cardamom Mountains. The discovery was made by Fauna and Flora International and verified by François Mey, a botanist who specialises in pitcher…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Sep 10, 2009

Southeast Asia • Sep 10, 2009 • 11 min read

Eye on the ball

Tony Fernandes is one of the region’s most unconventional executives – but also one of its most successful. How does this unlikeliest of entrepreneurs keep proving the sceptics wrong? AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes (L) and AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman-Rani pose during the launch of Redbox, a low-cost air courier service in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 09 July 2009. Photo: EPA/Ahmad Yusni
By Ron Gluckman • Sep 10, 2009

Southeast Asia • Sep 01, 2009 • 3 min read

Hawkers welcome

Originally the only practical tool for nomadic bedouins hunting in the desert, the art of falconry remains a popular pastime in the Gulf States.
By Tareq al-Sheikh • Sep 01, 2009

Southeast Asia • Aug 01, 2009 • 7 min read

Welcome to the twitterati

Social networking services are capturing people’s attention as the coolest tool for accessing a world of information.
By Oscar Quine • Aug 01, 2009

Southeast Asia • Aug 01, 2009 • 4 min read
Transportation

Vietnam steps down a gear

Vietnam’s nationwide outbreak of motomania is coming to a sudden halt as households start to combat rising food and fuel prices by choosing alternative forms of transport
By Matt Steinglass • Aug 01, 2009

Southeast Asia • Aug 01, 2009 • 6 min read

Getting back on track

As a crucial link in the trans-Asian network and a viable alternative to road transport, Cambodia’s neglected railways are ready for renewal.
By Johan Smits • Aug 01, 2009

Southeast Asia • Aug 01, 2009 • 10 min read
Interview

Still looking for Utopia

After a tumultuous political career, Cambodia’s former prime minister Pen Sovann has no plans to leave behind the scene he has loved for more than five decades
By Marc Eberle • Aug 01, 2009