Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 17, 2018 • 3 min read

Seng Vannak The architect designing Cambodia's future

By Janelle Retka • Jul 17, 2018
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

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 16, 2018 • 3 min read

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

By Janelle Retka • Jul 16, 2018
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

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 13, 2018 • 8 min read

Koh Samui Marrying picture-perfect beaches with vibrant nightlife

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 13, 2018
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

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 • Jul 11, 2018 • 4 min read
Business

Grab announces launch of new 'superapp'

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
By Robin Spiess • Jul 11, 2018

Southeast Asia • Jul 10, 2018 • 3 min read
Belt and Road Initiative

Work starts on Chinese-funded Indonesian high-speed railway

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
By Robin Spiess • Jul 10, 2018

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