Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 29, 2018 • 4 min read

Cambodia’s new tourists How Cambodia's hospitality sector can cater to changing tourist trends

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Apr 29, 2018
Charles-Henri Chevet, general manager at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeetra and area general manager of Phokeethra hotels, which manages five properties across Cambodia and Thailand, discusses up-skilling staff and how Cambodia’s thriving hospitality sector can adapt to the country’s changing face as a tourist destination

Southeast Asia • Apr 27, 2018 • 3 min read
Four pillars: manufacturing

Outlining opportunities for growth in Cambodian manufacturing

Nikolay Kurnosov, general manager of components giant Bosch Rexroth in Cambodia and Vietnam, discusses Cambodia's manufacturing industry
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Apr 27, 2018

Southeast Asia • Apr 27, 2018 • 3 min read
Photography

Malaysian photographer honoured for his series on the Rohingya crisis

Malaysian photographer Mohd Samsul Mohd Said was recently announced as the winner of the Professional Current Affairs & News category at the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards. He was recognised for his series Life Inside the Refugee Camp, which focuses on the ongoing Rohingya crisis
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Apr 27, 2018

Southeast Asia • Apr 27, 2018 • 2 min read
Smells like success

The Singapore café using durian in every dish

At a time when restaurants across Southeast Asia are desperate for a way to stand out from the pack, Singapore’s Mao Shan Wang Café has found its niche as the city-state’s first durian-centric eatery
By Paul Millar • Apr 27, 2018

Southeast Asia • Apr 26, 2018 • 4 min read
The Siam

Enjoy a sunset cruise and indulgent spa treatment

Art Deco styling, lavish greenery and an eclectic antique collection create an alluring aesthetic at this luxury urban resort in Bangkok
By Euan Black • Apr 26, 2018

Southeast Asia • Apr 26, 2018 • 4 min read
Fashion Revolution Week

Highlighting the true cost of the clothes we wear

With Fashion Revolution Week 2018 underway, an art project is looking to change the way we think about the clothes we wear, and the waste and environmental damage they cause in developing countries like Cambodia
By Thomas Brent • Apr 26, 2018

Southeast Asia • Apr 24, 2018 • 4 min read
Bajau people

The secret behind the incredible diving ability of Southeast Asia's sea nomads

As a snorkeler you have two options if you want to increase your time underwater: either you can train to increase your lung capacity or you can increase the amount of red blood cells in your body. But the ‘sea nomads’ of Southeast Asia have developed a third option: they have doubled the size of their spleens
By Uffe Wilken • Apr 24, 2018

Southeast Asia • Apr 24, 2018 • 4 min read
Earth Day 2018

What we can do to 'live greener' and effect change, according to experts

Earth Day takes place every year on 22 April, with the intention of raising awareness of plastic pollution. Here, three green experts offer their suggestions on what can be done to reduce environmental damage in Cambodia and around the world
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Apr 24, 2018

Southeast Asia • Apr 20, 2018 • 5 min read
Photography

Myanmar pardons 8,000 prisoners and Songkran sparks feminist outcry

This week Myanmar's new president Win Myint signed a pardon to release more than 8,000 prisoners, feminists in Thailand hit back against authorities' advice to not dress 'sexy' for Songkran, and 12 new sea creatures were discovered off the coast of Indonesia
By Thomas Brent • Apr 20, 2018