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Flying high

For decades, Cambodia Airports has overseen unprecedented growth in the number of passengers passing through the airports of the Kingdom of Wonder – and provided critical services for Cambodians and tourists alike
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 02, 2018

Will the junta’s Eastern Economic Corridor project help Thailand escape from the middle-income trap?

While the junta has high hopes for the Eastern Economic Corridor, some consider the project little more than a stop gap measure that will ultimately fail to address the underlying symptoms of the country's poor economic performance
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 02, 2018

Singapore

Cracking down on its already restricted press freedom

Singapore is tightening the reins even further on a press that critics say has never been free. So why is the city-state cracking down now? Reporters Without Borders' Asia-Pacific director Daniel Bastard says Singapore's "squeaky-clean image" is off to a rough start in 2018
By Tom O'Connell • May 02, 2018

Thailand Politics

The billionaire challenging military might

A new progressive party has promised to break the military's grip on power, but can the young billionaire at its helm win the hearts and minds of Thailand's rural majority?
By Paul Millar • May 01, 2018

Four pillars: manufacturing

Rising costs pose new challenges for Cambodia’s manufacturing sector

Cambodia’s manufacturing sector continues to benefit from preferential trade deals with the West, but unpredictable wage hikes and competition from nearby countries could put the brakes on two decades of sustained growth
By Euan Black • May 01, 2018

Press Freedom

Myanmar jails police officer for testifying in favour of Reuters journalists

The Myanmar policeman who corroborated reporters’ account of controversial arrests has been sentenced to an undisclosed prison sentence
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Apr 30, 2018

Buddhism in Cambodia

A monk’s life

Saffron-robed monks are a familiar sight across Cambodia, but their lives remain a mystery to most visitors. Chhurn Samrach, a young monk based in Phnom Penh's Wat Ounalom pagoda, describes a typical day in the life of the country's revered holy men
By Nathan Paul Southern • Apr 30, 2018

Four pillars: construction

What keeps property developers flocking to Cambodia

Tom O'Sullivan, director of renowned estate agent realestate.com.kh, discusses the Kingdom's property sector
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Apr 29, 2018