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Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 18, 2019 • 3 min read
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Say No to Plastic Samanea Beach Resort & Spa pioneers sustainable tourism

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 18, 2019
Every month, Southeast Asia Globe features stories from organisations around the region taking action to reduce plastic use. This month, we highlight Samanea Beach Resort & Spa

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 18, 2019 • 10 min read

Science How stem cell-grown seafood could save our dying world

By Robin Spiess • Feb 18, 2019
With cruelty-free shrimps lab-grown from a handful of stem cells, Singapore-based Shiok Meats is putting Southeast Asia on the cell-based meats map – and offering an environmentally conscious alternative to the emissions-heavy fishery industry

Southeast Asia • Feb 15, 2019 • 6 min read
Fishing for DNA

A new method to help track the Mekong’s rare wildlife

Scientists are rapidly developing new DNA-methods to identify what kind of life is present in rivers, lakes and the ocean. Advocates of the method claim that it has the potential to revolutionise the way environmental monitoring is done
By Uffe Wilken       • Feb 15, 2019

Southeast Asia • Feb 15, 2019 • 6 min read
Behind the buzz

The Cambodia-based tech company test-driving the world’s drones

Aniwaa has become the world’s largest emerging tech comparison engine. And with commercial and personal demand for drones taking off in Southeast Asia, the start-up has decided to put the world’s leading unmanned aerial vehicles to the test
By Robin Spiess • Feb 15, 2019

Southeast Asia • Feb 14, 2019 • 5 min read
Nature

The weird and wonderful sex lives of 5 Southeast Asian animals

If your love life is getting you down this Valentine's Day, spare a thought for these Southeast Asian animals whose practices range from endearing to promiscuous to downright brutal
By Claire Baker-Munton • Feb 14, 2019

Southeast Asia • Feb 14, 2019 • 6 min read
Folklore

3 Southeast Asian love stories to fill your Valentine’s Day void

Every country has folk stories. Some speak of heroes, some of villains, but more often than not, they speak of love. Here are three stories from Southeast Asia to get you in the mood for romance this Valentine’s Day
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 14, 2019

Southeast Asia • Feb 12, 2019 • 5 min read
Corruption

‘Tackling the scourge of 1MDB cannot be a distraction’

With Malaysia’s disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak’s trial delayed, Southeast Asia Globe speaks with former Malaysian Institute of Integrity principal fellow Abdul Rahman Embong about what role this high-profile prosecution plays in the new government’s crackdown on corruption
By Paul Millar • Feb 12, 2019

Southeast Asia • Feb 12, 2019 • 3 min read
Sony World Photography Awards

Stunning images from Southeast Asian photographers

Southeast Asian photographers are well represented on this year’s Sony World Photography Awards nominations list. From actors to landscapes, the photographs capture spectacular moments in the region and around the world
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Feb 12, 2019

Southeast Asia • Feb 08, 2019 • 6 min read
Cybersecurity

Black hats, hacks and cyber attacks

A recent report of 60 countries worldwide, released by UK-based tech research company Comparitech, has ranked six of Southeast Asia’s countries among both the worst and best in terms of cybersecurity. We break down how ready Southeast Asia is to stare down cyber attacks
By Robin Spiess • Feb 08, 2019