Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • May 25, 2018 • 5 min read

Rithy Thul One of Cambodia's brightest entrepreneurs talks tech, startups and cryptocurrencies

By Robin Spiess • May 25, 2018
Rithy Thul is one of Cambodia’s leading voices in technology and entrepreneurship. Originally beginning his entrepreneurial career in the tourism industry with the founding of Toursanak in 2010, he co-founded Cambodia’s first coworking space in 2011 and shifted his focus more towards technology-based startups and projects

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • May 24, 2018 • 6 min read

Marine aquaculture Why Southeast Asia is perfectly placed to embrace large-scale fish farming

By Uffe Wilken • May 24, 2018
The market is there, the physical conditions are near perfect and there is a great potential for growth. So why does Southeast Asian marine aquaculture still consist mainly of small family fish farms and not large-scale projects targeting local as well as export markets?

Southeast Asia • May 24, 2018 • 3 min read
Flight MH370

Author Larry Vance says new book solves mystery ‘beyond a shadow of doubt’

On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 left Kuala Lumpur but never reached its destination of Beijing. The aircraft disappeared, and has never been recovered. Now, veteran air crash investigator Larry Vance has released the book MH370: Mystery Solved, which claims to contain the truth behind what exactly happened
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 24, 2018

Southeast Asia • May 23, 2018 • 6 min read
Whatever happened to

The standoff at Dong Tam

In April 2017, villagers from Dong Tam on the rural outskirts of Hanoi allegedly seized dozens of government hostages over a land dispute. Locals shared a very different story
By Bennett Murray • May 23, 2018

Southeast Asia • May 18, 2018 • 3 min read
Sivakumar S. Ganapathy

New Phnom Penh Post owner faces press for first time since contentious takeover

The new owner of the Phnom Penh Post Sivakumar S. Ganapathy has held his first media conference since taking over Cambodia’s longest-running English language newspaper in a heated encounter that saw him field questions on the publication’s tax bill and the future of the company
By Thomas Brent • May 18, 2018

Southeast Asia • May 18, 2018 • 3 min read
Taste of tradition

The Vietnamese bar serving pho-infused cocktails

In Hanoi's trendiest bar, Pham Tien Tiep's creative concoctions combine modern mixology with the savoury tastes of pho, fish sauce and Vietnamese pickles
By Paul Millar • May 18, 2018

Southeast Asia • May 17, 2018 • 3 min read
Sim Sokeara

The young Cambodian coder who helped build an award-winning company

Sim Sokeara is the senior lead web developer at Codingate, a Phnom Penh-based coding services company that won Startup of the Year at the Asean Rice Bowl Startup Awards 2017. He was part of the team of eager students who helped found the company back in 2013 and spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the challenges of the fast-moving tech industry
By Cristyn Lloyd • May 17, 2018

Southeast Asia • May 16, 2018 • 2 min read
Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia's opposition icon released from prison with full royal pardon

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has been freed from prison after receiving a full royal pardon from the king. The 70-year old, who is likely to become the country’s next prime minister, walked free earlier today as huge crowds of well-wishers surrounded him
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 16, 2018

Southeast Asia • May 15, 2018 • 2 min read
Tech in Asia

Carousell announces launch of CarouPay e-wallet

The renowned Singapore-based listings app Carousell will launch its own payment platform next month to expedite the checkout process and provide better sales security for both vendors and shoppers
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 15, 2018