Southeast Asia

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jan 08, 2019
From Cambodia’s kuy teav to Indonesia’s soto ayam, Southeast Asia Globe tucks into the region’s favourite noodle soups

By Tom O’Connell • Jan 08, 2019
When the Prodigy’s legendary album The Fat of the Land dropped in 1997, it marked a rock-oriented departure for the hardcore dance/industrial band as well as the exit of the group’s DJ and keyboardist, Leeroy Thornhill, who went on to a wildly successful solo and DJ career. Thornhill was in the Prodigy’s original lineup, helping it to pioneer the big beat sound that ruled electronic music in the 1990s along with the likes of Fatboy Slim and the Chemical Brothers. Thornhill, 50, has recorded solo under the names Longman and Flightcrank, and is in demand as a DJ all over the world. Southeast Asia Globe catches up with Thornhill ahead of his upcoming appearance in Phnom Penh, where he said a healthy electronic music scene has long been simmering

By Robin Spiess • Jan 07, 2019
In Cambodia, e-commerce businesses are among the most popular in the startup world. As local use of mobile wallets becomes more widespread, a new startup has come onto the market to allow locals to buy online via Facebook messenger — and be connected with hundreds of coupons at the same time, making their online shopping even more appealing than travelling to the store. Southeast Asia Globe talks to Sokneang N Nodzak, the founder of freshly-launched startup Kokopon, to discuss her business idea and her experience as a female entrepreneur in Cambodia

By Robin Spiess • Jan 04, 2019
In late December, a Vietnam court ordered the Singapore-based firm to pay a local cab company just over $200,000 for losses incurred due to competition. The decision hinged on whether Grab should be considered a taxi company, or, as it generally is, a technology company. The court ruled in favour of the local firm. Now, Grab's country head has hit back, calling the ruling "extremely unfortunate"