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STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 15, 2018 • 4 min read

Photography Trump, tigers and international diplomacy

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 15, 2018
The Trump-Kim summit may have dominated headlines this week, but it was far from the only story. Vietnam pushed ahead with a new cybersecurity law, Myanmar's President Win Myint took a trip to Thailand and Muslims around the world celebrated the end of Ramadan

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 15, 2018 • 3 min read

The dining room Southeast Asia's first fine-dining Turkish restaurant

By Dene Mullen • Jun 15, 2018
With a total of 14 years in Asia, punctuated by stints at world-class restaurants including Noma, chef Fatih Tutak got the opportunity to put his stamp on the Dining Room at The House on Sathorn restaurant a little over three years ago.  Here, he discusses the challenges of opening Southeast Asia’s first fine-dining Turkish restaurant

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 15, 2018 • 6 min read

GST What lies ahead for Malaysia and its businesses after scrapping of contentious tax

By Maxfield Brown • Jun 15, 2018
Malaysia’s newly elected government made good on their pre-election promise by scrapping the controversial goods and services tax introduced by former Prime Minister Najib Razak. But uncertainty remains over what impact the abolition of the tax will have on Malaysian businesses – and how the country will fill the multibillion-dollar hole it leaves

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 14, 2018 • 7 min read

UnUsUaL The brother’s empire

By Janelle Retka • Jun 14, 2018
Singapore's UnUsUaL has become Southeast Asia's leading music production and promotion company, worth $500m. Co-founder and partner Leslie Ong shares the highs and lows of building an empire from scratch

Jun 13, 2018 • 6 min read
Cambodia

Empowering a Kingdom’s businesswomen

Although women own 65% of Cambodia’s businesses, fewer than half of them employ more than one person. Women-focused social impact fund She Investment co-founder Loem Lida explains how her organisation is helping the Kingdom’s women grow as entrepreneurs
By Paul Millar • Jun 13, 2018

Jun 13, 2018 • 8 min read
Urban migration

Brunei’s troubled heart

The once-populous district of Kampong Ayer, a community of stilted homes and wooden walkways, is a shell of what it once was in its heyday as residents drift to the city
By Pete Ford • Jun 13, 2018

Jun 12, 2018 • 2 min read
Free speech

Vietnam's new cybersecurity law deemed 'human rights abuse'

Vietnamese lawmakers voted to approve a cybersecurity law today that human rights groups fear will allow the government to monitor and censor dissenting opinions shared online
By Robin Spiess • Jun 12, 2018

Jun 12, 2018 • 3 min read
Finding a voice

Using creative writing to inspire conceptual thinking

Writing Through is a Cambodian NGO that's unlocking the capacity for conceptional thinking through poetry and storytelling in an education system where creativity is not encouraged
By Cristyn Lloyd • Jun 12, 2018

Jun 11, 2018 • 7 min read
Southeast Asia's choice

What the Singapore summit means for the region

The world’s collective gaze is fixed on Singapore this week, eager to see the outcome of US President Donald Trump’s historic meeting with North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. But how will the talks affect Southeast Asia’s relationship with the volatile and secretive nation, which, despite international sanctions, still has active trade links with many of the region’s countries?
By Robin Spiess • Jun 11, 2018

Jun 11, 2018 • 11 min read
Cambodian political refugees

Betrayed

Despite documented cases of torture and abuse, immigration court files reveal that the US is sending Cambodian asylum seekers back to face political persecution
By Jack Davies • Jun 11, 2018