Search results for "Philippines"

Feb 11, 2015 • 7 min read

The fast lane

Thailand has long been in the driving seat of Asean’s automotive industry, but the Kingdom could be about to lose its va-va-voom to regional rivals
By Jennifer Meszaros

Feb 05, 2015 • 6 min read

Short but sweet

Southeast Asia Globe talks filmmaking, crowdfunding and Clint Eastwood with the three winning directors at this year’s Tropfest Southeast Asia short film festival
By Dan Riley

Feb 04, 2015 • 12 min read

A new cold war?

With the United States’ renewed affection for Asia provoking suspicion from China, will Southeast Asian nations become pawns as the two superpowers battle for influence?
By David Hutt

Jan 29, 2015 • 3 min read

All that’s left behind

A father struggles to break the poverty cycle and provide a better life for his children in Manila
By Luc Forsyth

Jan 27, 2015 • 9 min read

No particular place to go

The future is uncertain for the thousands left displaced by the violent conflict in Mindanao, where the local government is accused of using them as pawns in a divisive political game
By Carlos Sardiña Galache

Jan 19, 2015 • 6 min read

Smile, you're Thai

As Thailand’s military government urges its people: ‘Don’t worry, be happy,’ cracks are appearing that could be of significance to the entire region
By Chris Taylor

Jan 08, 2015 • 2 min read

Tropfest South East Asia 2015 finalists

Entries from Cambodia and Malaysia feature heavily in the line up vying for the top prize at next month's Tropfest South East Asia
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Jan 05, 2015 • 9 min read
Thailand coup

Land of wiles

Is the stability imposed by Thailand's latest coup an illusion, and what would that mean for Asean economic integration?
By Chris Taylor

Dec 05, 2014 • 7 min read

The recovery model

Southeast Asia’s biggest natural disaster in modern history provided a nation and a region with a lesson they never expected to learn. Ten years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, how much has changed?
By Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata

Dec 03, 2014 • 3 min read

Life graft

The latest Corruption Perceptions Index has just been released by Transparency International and its findings in Southeast Asia have a wearily familiar ring
By Lauren Vardy

Nov 27, 2014 • 8 min read
Interview

A perfect blend

Singapore-based TWG Tea has grown to become one of the region’s most recognisable luxury brands. Maranda Barnes, the company’s director of business development and communications, has been there since the beginning
By Dene Mullen