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STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 16, 2014 • 8 min read

The life business

By Tassilo Brinzer and Joana Maria Tacken • Oct 16, 2014
Focus Asean sits down with Prudential Corporation Asia’s chairman to discuss the bloc’s insurance challenges, such as its rapidly ageing population

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 16, 2014 • 8 min read

Disability Frankly speaking

By Joanna Mayhew • Oct 16, 2014
Widespread speech and swallowing disorders often go unrecognised, leaving those affected isolated and misunderstood, but innovative new programmes are finally breaking the silence

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 14, 2014 • 6 min read

Heritage Home sweet home

By Denise Hruby • Oct 14, 2014
From ancient shipwrecks to priceless statues, looting has denied fascinating historical insights to nations across the region. A recent legal battle involving Cambodia and prestigious auctioneers Sotheby’s may turn the situation on its head

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 13, 2014 • 4 min read

“Much of the architectural heritage of the Buddhist world has lost its sense of meaning”

By David Hutt • Oct 13, 2014
Vikram Lall is an award-winning architect who has designed several landmark buildings, including the Akshardham temple in New Delhi. Here he discusses his recent publication The Golden Lands, the first book from a new series that delves into the underappreciated world of Buddhist architecture

Oct 10, 2014 • 6 min read

Class action

Changes are afoot in Cambodia’s much-maligned state education sector. Can a dynamic, reform-minded minister bring the system up to speed?
By Daniel Besant • Oct 10, 2014

Oct 09, 2014 • 6 min read

Interview: Kulikar Sotho

Film director Kulikar Sotho tells Southeast Asia Globe about her new movie The Last Reel, which stars renowned Cambodian actress Dy Saveth and is set for its world premiere at this month's Tokyo International Film Festival
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 09, 2014

Oct 09, 2014 • 7 min read

The next level

The region’s tertiary education sector has received an ‘A’ for effort in recent decades and, while there is certainly room for improvement, the future looks even brighter
By Bridget Di Certo • Oct 09, 2014

Oct 08, 2014 • 6 min read
Asean-African trade

The not-so-dark continent

As Asean nations begin to foster economic ties with their African counterparts, the bloc needs to open its eyes to the opportunities available in this flourishing land
By David Hutt • Oct 08, 2014

Oct 07, 2014 • 4 min read

All aboard

Elite British school Harrow currently has just three outposts in Asia. But according to CEO Simon Leung, plans are afoot for expansion in numerous Asean nations
By Chris Taylor • Oct 07, 2014

Oct 07, 2014 • 2 min read

Filling in the gaps

A group of NGOs is spearheading a project to map the most crisis-prone areas of the developing world
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Oct 07, 2014

Oct 06, 2014 • 4 min read
Hotel

The view from the top

Tama Hotel is taking offbeat design and rooms with a view to new heights in Phnom Penh
By Dene Mullen • Oct 06, 2014

Oct 03, 2014 • 7 min read
herbal high

Coming up easy

Known as ‘herbal heroin’, a Southeast Asian leaf called kratom is being consumed by an increasing number of Westerners, while in its native land it is going through a renaissance as both a recreational drug and an aid to opiate withdrawal
By David Hutt • Oct 03, 2014