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STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 17, 2018 • 9 min read

Whatever happened to The liberation of Marawi City

By Paul Millar • Oct 17, 2018
One year ago, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stood in the ruins of the southern city of Marawi and declared it ‘liberated’ from terrorist influence. But for the tens of thousands of civilians still unable to return to their homes, the ongoing presence of the Philippine military and the unflinching rule of martial law suggest not liberation but occupation

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 17, 2018 • 7 min read

Malaysia Activists welcome bills to abolish colonial-era laws with cautious optimism

By Amy Dodds • Oct 17, 2018
Bills to abolish the death penalty and the Sedition Act, two of Malaysia's archaic colonial-era laws, are expected to be tabled at the current sitting of parliament, which commenced this week in Kuala Lumpur. Human rights activists have welcomed the move but remain wary of sudden political u-turns

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 16, 2018 • 5 min read

Natural disasters Flooded out

By Robin Spiess • Oct 16, 2018
Several Southeast Asian countries have this year been heavily impacted by natural disasters, and according to recent reports, the onslaught of extreme weather in the region is expected to continue for the foreseeable future

Oct 16, 2018 • 3 min read

Cambodia's own travel booking platform targets jet-setting families and locals

Domestic holiday travel for Cambodians is often group-orientated – but that comes with the struggle of finding a car park and space for the whole crew to sleep. The new hotel booking service Bayonia.com, with 5,000 subscribers and a goal of 10,000 by the end of the year, wants to make travel seamless. A year and 85 featured hotels since its launch, founder Meas Sinal speaks with Southeast Asia Globe about what sets his booking service apart Bayonia.com founder Meas Sinal provides a travel booking platform tailored for Cambodians
By Janelle Retka • Oct 16, 2018

Oct 15, 2018 • 4 min read
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Learning & Teaching Expo: keeping pace with the latest trends in educational development

As Asia’s Leading Education Expo, Learning & Teaching Expo (LTE) equips education professionals to keep pace with the global development of education. This year, LTE will take place again in Hong Kong from 12 to 14 December 2018, bringing together worldwide educators and school leaders to exchange ideas along latest educational trends and practices, as well as sourcing innovative and advanced educational resources from around the world.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 15, 2018

Oct 15, 2018 • 7 min read
Education

Silicon Kingdom

An ambitious Japanese entrepreneur is developing a master-planned community for 100,000 residents in a Cambodian forest three hours from the capital. Will his 20-year plan become Southeast Asia’s answer to Silicon Valley?
By Tom O'Connell • Oct 15, 2018

Oct 12, 2018 • 3 min read
Photography

Anwar Ibrahim campaigns, Myanmar journalists arrested, and Asean gathering

Malaysian Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim hits the campaign trail, journalists from Eleven Media group in Myanmar are arrested for an article criticising the Yangon Regional Government, and Asean leaders meet on the side of the annual IMF-World Bank meeting in Indonesia.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 12, 2018

Oct 12, 2018 • 5 min read
Cambodia

Economy under fire from possible EBA loss

Marco Kalinna, managing director of Cosmos Services, a garment trade supplier in Phnom Penh, and board member of the German Business Group in Cambodia, talks about the European Union’s possible retraction of its Everything But Arms preferential trade agreement with Cambodia
By Tassilo Brinzer • Oct 12, 2018

Oct 12, 2018 • 3 min read
Asian film festival

Welcome to Singapore's first horror movie festival

Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, took time out to talk with Southeast Asia Globe about the genre and the lineup of scares for the event he founded, Scream Asia Film Festival 2018, which includes master classes with Indonesian director Joko Anwar (Satan’s Slaves) and South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan).
By Thomas Brent • Oct 12, 2018

Oct 12, 2018 • 7 min read
The Blue Circle

Wind power in Cambodia is possible, says regional power producer

As the world increasingly opens up to renewable energy, Southeast Asia Globe speaks to Olivier Duguet, CEO and co-founder of The Blue Circle, a renewable independent power producer based in Southeast Asia, to find out more about the region’s future energy path. The company has already begun work on a wind farm in Ninh Thuan province in South Vietnam – one of the largest in the region – and has its sights set on creating a similar farm in Cambodia
By Thomas Brent • Oct 12, 2018