The path of least (antibiotic) resistance

With the threat of antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ looming large across the region, Southeast Asia Globe spoke with tropical medicine researcher Marco Haenssgen about his work educating rural communities on the dangers of misusing antibiotics A medical officer (C) escorts volunteers with a simulated flu infection for transfer to the hospital at an arrival gate in the Changi Airport during an island-wide flu pandemic exercise in Singapore on Friday 21 July 2006. Photo: EPA/How Hwee Young
By Paul Millar • May 30, 2017

Thai authorities arrest British journalist en route to Iraq

A British journalist on his way to Mosul was arrested in Thailand for carrying a gas mask and plates for a bulletproof vest, which authorities say violates a law that classifies the equipment as weapons or war A Thai tourist police officer on a segway while patrolling the departure hall of Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 17 February 2012. Photo: EPA/Narong Sangnak  
By Euan Black • May 30, 2017

Jakarta Airport’s Skytrains to be fully operational by August

Three skytrains connecting terminals at the capital’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport are part of the government’s push to modernise Indonesia’s infrastructure Garuda Indonesian air planes park on the tarmac of Terminal 3 of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, 28 April 2017. Photo: EPA/Mast Irham
By Euan Black • May 29, 2017

Facebook bans users in Myanmar from using pejorative word for Muslims

Amid mounting pressure to crack down on those using the platform to incite hatred or showcase violence, Facebook has made a move to tone down the speech of its users in Myanmar Myanmar Buddhist nationalists attend a protest against the Religious Affairs and Culture Minister Aung Ko's decision to ban the ultranationalist Buddhist organisation Ma Ba Tha in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 20 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Hein Htet
By Euan Black • May 29, 2017

High-flying Cambodian tech entrepreneur on how to win over investors

Last month, Sopheakmonkol Sok was one of three Cambodians to make Forbes Asia’s 30 under 30 list - a selection of the region's best and brightest young leaders across ten different sectors who are “disrupting and changing the faces of their industries"
By Claire Knox • May 29, 2017

Top 5

Best places to drink gin in Southeast Asia

Gin has come a long way since William Hogarth’s depiction of a depraved London being wrenched apart by its addiction to “mother’s ruin”. Here, we serve up our favourite spots to get your juniper kick
By Euan Black • May 26, 2017

Nuclear

Philippines and Russia sign nuclear cooperation deal

The deal suggests President Duterte is serious about his pledge to move away from the US and cosy up to ‘non-traditional partners’
By Will Feuer • May 26, 2017

Pride Tuk Tuk Race brings festival spirit to streets of Phnom Penh

Cambodia's ‘Amazingly Fabulous Pride Tuk Tuk Race’ attracted a record 64 entrants to its fourth annual event last weekend, giving a jolt of recognition to a community often misunderstood in the Southeast Asian nation
By Emily Smith • May 26, 2017