Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 25, 2017 • 3 min read

Film Cambodian filmmaker raised in White Building opens up about childhood

By Madeleine Keck • Oct 25, 2017
An array of award-winning short films has made Kavich Neang one of Cambodia’s most prominent young filmmakers. He spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the Kingdom’s film industry and working on his first feature, a story about Phnom Penh’s recently demolished White Building, his childhood home

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 23, 2017 • 3 min read

Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia's Martin Try on why chefs need resilience

By Madeleine Keck • Oct 23, 2017
After spending the past quarter of a century working in renowned restaurants across the US, Cambodian chef Martin Try embarked on a new endeavour this year: teaching aspiring chefs at the recently opened Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia. Here, he discusses his career in the kitchen and the future of the Kingdom's hospitality industry

Southeast Asia • Oct 23, 2017 • 3 min read
Tuol Tom Puong

The best places to eat, drink, shop, play and sleep

Our neighbourhood guide to Phnom Penh’s trendiest district, often known as the Russian Market areas
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 23, 2017

Southeast Asia • Oct 20, 2017 • 3 min read

KrisEnergy to extract Cambodia’s first oil in 2019

The Singaporean company has taken a significant step towards producing Cambodia’s first ever barrel of oil Kelvin Tang (C), president of KrisEnergy Cambodia, Malaysian Tan Ek Kia (L), chairman of the KrisEnergy Group, and Aun Pornmoniroth (R), Cambodian minister of economy and finance, toast during a signing ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 23 August 2017. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa
By Euan Black • Oct 20, 2017

Southeast Asia • Oct 20, 2017 • 3 min read
The Warehouse Hotel

A historical getaway on Singapore's riverside

A sleek riverside getaway in Singapore that is both clean-cut and mischievous, the Warehouse Hotel is an exemplar of industrial design that doesn’t shy away from its colourful past 
By Euan Black • Oct 20, 2017

Southeast Asia • Oct 18, 2017 • 3 min read

Ahead of the curve

Sponsored: International School Ho Chi Minh City is helping its students to think for themselves
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 18, 2017

Southeast Asia • Oct 16, 2017 • 3 min read

The ‘emir’ of Isis in Southeast Asia has been killed in the Philippines

Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute, two of the Isis-affiliated militiamen responsible for the capture of Marawi City, have been killed after troops attacked their position on Monday Filipino government troops on a truck manoeuvre at a deserted street as fighting between Islamist militants and government forces continues in Marawi City, Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, 02 June 2017. Photo: EPA/Francis R. Malasig
By Madeleine Keck • Oct 16, 2017

Southeast Asia • Oct 13, 2017 • 3 min read
Top 5

Best coffee shops in Southeast Asia

From boutique coffee shops steeped in history to sleek cafés crawling with millennials, we pick five of the region’s hottest spots to get your caffeine fix
By Nathan Paul Southern • Oct 13, 2017

Southeast Asia • Oct 11, 2017 • 3 min read

GuocoLand receives most nominations for the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore)

Sponsored: A total of 16 companies and joint venture firms are competing for honours in 25 categories at this year’s PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) Developers Habitat receive one of many PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Cambodia) earlier this year. Photo: Kampuchea Party Republic
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 11, 2017