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Branding

Choosing the perfect brand ambassador

Brand ambassadors and celebrity endorsements are de rigueur in today’s media-savvy world. But how do you pick the right person for the job?
By David Hutt

Luxury Strand Cruise gives fine taste of Myanmar’s culture

The road to Mandalay was made famous by an ode in its honour, but the new five-star Strand Cruise along the riverine route to Myanmar’s cultural capital is a far more enticing way to travel
By Holly Robertson

State of press freedom remains dire across much of region

Reporters Without Borders’ annual press freedom report shows that many journalists in Southeast Asia operate under threat from oppressive regimes
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial

Better infrastructure critical for Myanmar’s economic success

Martin Jancik and Joshua Brown, country managers for Myanmar and Singapore at Tractus Asia, a leading management consulting firm, give their insights into the future of Myanmar’s investment climate
By Martin Janick and Joshua Brown

Philippines rolls out historic dengue vaccine programme

One million Filipino schoolchildren to be given the world’s first dengue vaccine
By Daniel Besant

War on Drugs

Mexico’s feared drug cartels are infiltrating the region

Notorious for beheading rivals and massacring civilians, Mexican drug cartels are expanding into Southeast Asia
By David Hutt

Panama Papers reveal secret world of sanctions busting, tax evasion and money laundering

Massive leak of data from Panamanian law firm shows Cambodia’s minister of justice and a son of the Malaysian PM among the Southeast Asian names linked to offshore companies
By Daniel Besant

ASEAN

Le Luong Minh: building the bloc

Asean secretary general Le Luong Minh may have an understated demeanour, but he has played a key role in strengthening the regional body
By David Hutt

Huge numbers of Myanmar’s children forced to work

Newly released census data shows that more than 20% of the country’s 10 to 17 year olds are in work
By Daniel Besant

Region faces double-edged nutrition crisis

While levels of obesity are rising, millions of Southeast Asia’s children are suffering from stunted growth caused by malnutrition
By Paul Millar

Psychology

Confirmation bias and the science of belief

Can you see the wheels spinning? Just like this optical illusion, our minds can be tricked into seeing what isn’t there thanks to a concept called confirmation bias
By David Hutt

Magnificent mansions: five of Southeast Asia's most opulent residences

Kick off your sandals and poke around some of the region’s most lavish mansions, from the enviable to the ridiculous
By Logan Connor