Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 12, 2018 • 1 min read

Timeline The story of Myanmar's imprisoned Reuters journalists

By Lesly Lotha and Thomas Brent • Jul 12, 2018
Two journalists working for Reuters news agency were arrested in Myanmar in December last year while investigating the mass murder of ten Rohingya men in a small village in Rakhine State. Their arrests have sparked international condemnation, yet the pair remain behind bars. Here, we chart how the story unfolded

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 11, 2018 • 4 min read

Business Grab announces launch of new 'superapp'

By Robin Spiess • Jul 11, 2018
Just a few short months after announcing its merger with Uber, Southeast Asia’s Grab has launched its latest venture: a brand-new “superapp” dedicated not only to ride hailing, but to providing a singular platform where consumers can access several different localised services

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 10, 2018 • 3 min read

Belt and Road Initiative Work starts on Chinese-funded Indonesian high-speed railway

By Robin Spiess • Jul 10, 2018
Work has begun on Indonesia’s long-anticipated high-speed railroad, a $5 billion project that will – when completed – become the first high-speed rail in Southeast Asia. Funded by loans from Chinese banks and overseen by China Railway Corporation, the 142km rail line is one of dozens of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects being undertaken in the region

Southeast Asia • Jul 06, 2018 • 3 min read
Photography

Dogs, fish pots and a new rail link

The desperate story of the 12 young Thai footballers and their coach who are trapped in a cave has been a series of highs and lows. As the world watches and waits hopefully for good news, the complex rescue mission continues
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 06, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 06, 2018 • 2 min read

Singapore has the fastest, but which Southeast Asian cities have the slowest 4G?

Southeast Asia is home to some of the fastest mobile internet networks in all of East Asia, with Singapore’s 4G speeds topping the charts alongside those in Seoul, according to a recent study conducted by crowdsourcing platform OpenSignal
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 06, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 06, 2018 • 3 min read
Top 5

Best ice cream parlours in Southeast Asia

From watermelon soju sorbet to gelato inspired by the frosty taste of Vietnam's own Hoa Vien beer, Southeast Asia Globe takes you through some of the region's tastiest ice cream parlours
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 06, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 06, 2018 • 7 min read
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak

"The world obviously didn’t turn out the way we had imagined"

Steve Wozniak founded Apple with Steve Jobs in 1976 and built the company’s first computers. He talks with Der Spiegel journalist Thomas Schulz about Jobs, the company’s progress, Facebook and the flaws of the internet
By Thomas Schulz • Jul 06, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 05, 2018 • 14 min read
Cambodia and the EU

A farewell to Everything But Arms?

With the ruling party squashing political dissent in the lead-up to this month’s election, will the EU react by plunging the Kingdom into economic chaos?
By Leonie Kijewski • Jul 05, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 04, 2018 • 3 min read
Surabaya terror attacks

ISIS jihadists also victims, says Indonesian academic

Suicide bombings of churches and a police headquarters in Surabaya in May were carried out by entire families that included young children. It’s not just bombing victims but also the terrorists themselves who are prey for “an ideology that is abused and wrongly interpreted”, says academic Haula Noor
By Tom O'Connell • Jul 04, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 04, 2018 • 4 min read
City Life Survey

How Myanmar citizens feel about their cities

With Myanmar still in the early stages of democratic transition, there remains a lack of reliable data on the needs of the public, making the management of its cities more difficult. James Owen, an economist with the Asia Foundation, spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the organisation’s pilot City Life Survey in Myanmar, which aims to document how citizens feel about the cities they live in
By Lesly Lotha • Jul 04, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 03, 2018 • 2 min read
1MDB

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrested

Malaysia's recently deposed Prime Minister Najib Razak has reportedly been arrested by anti-corruption investigators at his home in Kuala Lumpur
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 03, 2018