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STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 25, 2014 • 9 min read

A bumpy road

By arjuna • Aug 25, 2014
Asean member states have a long way to go to harmonise their financial industries, with national interests and fears of increased competition impeding progress

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 22, 2014 • 9 min read

Football migrants Fever pitch

By Marta Kasztelan • Aug 22, 2014
Lured to Cambodia with the promise of professional contracts and lucrative wages, many talented Nigerian footballers are left penniless and desperate by shadowy agents and ruthless clubs

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 21, 2014 • 6 min read

Out on the town

By Daniel Besant • Aug 21, 2014
Ever since becoming a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2008, Penang's George Town has been celebrating with an annual festival. Southeast Asia Globe headed out for the opening weekend to discover a rich and varied array of art, culture and life and left wanting more

Aug 20, 2014 • 8 min read
Indigenous

Naked ambitions

Despite their inaccessibility and lack of infrastructure, Indonesia’s remote Papuan highlands have begun to feel the claws of development, leaving the area’s youth at an awkward crossroads of tradition and modernity
By Joanna Mayhew • Aug 20, 2014

Aug 20, 2014 • 1 min read

Dynamic and exciting

Rolls-Royce recently opened a showroom and maintenance center in Phnom Penh, feeding the city's growing upper class’s hunger for luxury
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 20, 2014

Aug 20, 2014 • 1 min read

In figures Asean

The latest of our 'In figures' on Asean
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 20, 2014

Aug 18, 2014 • 5 min read

Full steam ahead

With billions in Chinese cash flowing into Southeast Asian railway projects, governments must rethink their economic priorities to ensure they stay on track to regional connectivity
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 18, 2014

Aug 18, 2014 • 2 min read

Pharma boom?

The value of Indonesia’s pharmaceutical market is expected to almost double by 2020, but challenges remain
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 18, 2014

Aug 18, 2014 • 3 min read

Fire and brimstone

Wickedly sweet iced coffee is a signature beverage in Southeast Asia, but its sugary kick comes at a price for miners in East Java who battle toxic fumes and treacherous terrain to provide the sulphur used to process sugarcane
By Gembong Nusantara • Aug 18, 2014

Aug 15, 2014 • 8 min read

With bated breath

Just as real progress was being made, Cambodia is experiencing a tuberculosis funding gap at precisely the wrong time
By Leigh Ferguson • Aug 15, 2014

Aug 15, 2014 • 4 min read

A key growth region

Armin Keller, Volkswagen Group’s head of sales for Asean markets, discusses the prospects for the automotive sector in Southeast Asia
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 15, 2014