Interview



STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 18, 2013 • 5 min read

Cruise control

By Sacha Passi • Sep 18, 2013
As Australia ramps up measures to keep boat people at bay, Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro will continue to focus on issues closer to home

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 02, 2013 • 4 min read

The full monty

By Rebecca Foster • Sep 02, 2013
Priming CIMB Bank for regional economic integration, Nazir Razak is betting big on Asean

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 02, 2013 • 3 min read

Building on success

By Sacha Passi • Sep 02, 2013
As the Park Hyatt lands in Siem Reap, Sholto Smith will steer one of the Kingdom’s most anticipated new hotels

Aug 15, 2013 • 4 min read
Interview

Burn notice

In his new book, Squatters into Citizens, Dr Loh Kah Seng explores how the vision of a modern city was achieved in Singapore in the aftermath of the great fire of 1961. Here, he discusses the city-state’s public housing sector, its transformative effect on citizens and Singapore’s good economic fortune
By Dene Mullen • Aug 15, 2013

Aug 02, 2013 • 3 min read

Better with age

Chivas Brothers’ James Maxwell hopes to capitalise on Southeast Asia’s burgeoning love affair with Scotch whisky
By Rebecca Foster • Aug 02, 2013

Aug 01, 2013 • 4 min read

"We have a need/ fear relationship with nature"

In his book, An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles, Paul Sochaczewski explores the life and travels of Alfred Russel Wallace, the self-taught British naturalist who is recognised as co-discoverer of the theory of natural selection. Wallace also spent eight years travelling in Southeast Asia, discovering over 1,000 new species of birds, ants and beetles.
By Franziska Meissner • Aug 01, 2013

Jul 19, 2013 • 5 min read

A new low

By taking a ministerial role, former graft crusader Paul Low is putting his integrity on the line
By Sacha Passi • Jul 19, 2013

Jul 12, 2013 • 2 min read

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy granted amnesty

Amnesty has been granted to Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Sam Rainsy, 62, allowing him to end his self-imposed exile without risk of imprisonment
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jul 12, 2013

Jun 21, 2013 • 3 min read
Art

"Historically, art has always been at the forefront of social change"

Partizan Creatives produces comic books infused with social and educational commentaries. Formed by Jose Encinas (‘the illustrator’) and Nick Wood (‘the writer’), and based in Phnom Penh, Partizan’s goal is to bring the joy of reading and an understanding of key messages to a wide variety of people
By Franziska Meissner • Jun 21, 2013

Jun 20, 2013 • 5 min read

Time for change

Can Cambodia’s opposition gain strength in the upcoming election while Sam Rainsy remains its figurehead?
By Sacha Passi • Jun 20, 2013

May 22, 2013 • 4 min read

Top 5: female film directors

Five women who have brought a feminine touch to the male-dominated world of movie making in Southeast Asia
By SEA Globe • May 22, 2013