Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 30, 2018 • 4 min read

Politics No surprise in Cambodian election landslide

By Paul Millar • Jul 30, 2018
In a nation where voters seem to have stopped holding their breath during election season, Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Cambodian People’s Party sweep to victory

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 30, 2018 • 4 min read

Alex Face 'Street art is a tool that small people can use to say what they want to say'

By Robin Spiess • Jul 30, 2018
Bangkok has seen an explosion of artwork on its streets in recent years, becoming well known in the region and across the globe as a supporter of street artists whose murals can be spotted on buildings across the city. Patcharapol Tangruen, an influential and prominent Thai street artist better known as Alex Face, discusses the Bangkok art scene and the slow evolution of street art in the city

Southeast Asia • Jul 25, 2018 • 2 min read

Commute from airport to central Phnom Penh could be 33% quicker

Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing company Grab has partnered with the National University of Singapore to establish a new $6m laboratory that has the potential to cut urban travel times in the region by up to a third
By Robin Spiess • Jul 25, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 23, 2018 • 4 min read
New York to London in 3 hours

The return of the supersonic jet

Fifteen years after the end of the Concorde, a new supersonic jet is under construction. Can a startup avoid the flaws of its predecessor to make the plan the preferred conveyance of the Southeast Asian jet set
By Marco Evers • Jul 23, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 20, 2018 • 4 min read
IT education

Closing the gap between Cambodian tech talent and demand

As Cambodia aspires to compete regionally in ICT development, experts in the field have seen vast improvements in recent years – as well as opportunities to continue closing the gap between skill and market demand
By Janelle Retka • Jul 20, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 20, 2018 • 3 min read
Creative entrepreneur

Indonesia's multi-talented pastry chef

Jazz music grad Talita Setyadi had no qualms swapping her double bass for a rolling pin, seeing baking as just another form of creative expression. With an entrepreneurial eye that this year helped bag her a coveted spot on the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, this graduate of Paris’ prestigious Le Cordon Bleu discusses the philosophy behind her bakery and the delicate art of the pastry
By Chia Chi Hsu • Jul 20, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 17, 2018 • 2 min read
Asian Games 2018

Indonesian police kill 11 petty criminals ahead of sport event

Indonesian police have killed 11 suspected petty criminals in Jakarta over the past two weeks, shooting a total of 52 people for allegedly evading arrest in a heavy handed crackdown on street crime
By Robin Spiess • Jul 17, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 17, 2018 • 3 min read
Seng Vannak

The architect designing Cambodia's future

Architect Seng Vannak was hired straight out of university in Paris to become a Phnom Penh City Hall urban planner. While he develops a new master plan for the capital, he's also been growing Vannak Architects, which erected the high-end condominium tower Tronum. He talked with Southeast Asia Globe about how the country has grown to appreciate architecture in a new era of development
By Janelle Retka • Jul 17, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 16, 2018 • 3 min read
Zilliqa

The blockchain platform capable of nearly 3,000 transactions per second

As individual blockchain platforms gain popularity, the number of user transactions often overwhelms their systems. Zilliqa, a platform based on a study by researchers at the National University of Singapore, has a solution to this problem, the company’s head researcher Amrit Kumar tells Southeast Asia Globe
By Janelle Retka • Jul 16, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 13, 2018 • 8 min read
Koh Samui

Marrying picture-perfect beaches with vibrant nightlife

One of the crown jewels of Thailand's tourism sector, Koh Samui beckons visitors with high-end resorts, water-borne adventure, one very large Buddha and, of course, sublime views that soothe
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 13, 2018