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STORY OF THE DAY • May 12, 2014 • 8 min read

Thumb breakers

By Colin Meyn • May 12, 2014
The Flappy Bird frenzy is pushing mobile app developers to take on the world

STORY OF THE DAY • May 09, 2014 • 2 min read

The road ahead

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 09, 2014
While Malaysia’s economy shows encouraging signs, headwinds may hamper its progress

STORY OF THE DAY • May 09, 2014 • 12 min read

Yellow Vine The secret garden

By Daniel Otis • May 09, 2014
Deep in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, a secretive factory processes a plant known as ‘yellow vine’. In an exclusive investigation, Southeast Asia Globe unravels a tale of greed and destruction

STORY OF THE DAY • May 08, 2014 • 8 min read

Hungry for sukuk

By arjuna • May 08, 2014
The global market for Islamic bonds is booming, with Malaysia taking the lead

May 08, 2014 • 4 min read

Hero of the second city

Having moved up the ranks of local government, Surabaya’s mayor has turned heads with her no-nonsense style
By Daniel Besant • May 08, 2014

May 08, 2014 • 1 min read

Fresh manpower

Allianz Global Reinsurance has hired Kenrick Law as the new CEO of its Asia Pacific reinsurance branch in Singapore
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 08, 2014

May 07, 2014 • 4 min read

Trading on the future

Swiss-born Aung Thura, founder and CEO of a research and consultancy firm in Yangon, has big plans for Myanmar’s nascent financial industry
By Christian Vits • May 07, 2014

May 06, 2014 • 1 min read

Wanted: water

Cambodia needs increased investment and commitment to provide its citizens with clean water 
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 06, 2014

May 06, 2014 • 8 min read
economic vision

Interaction makes cents

It’s all about connectivity if Asean member states want their vision of a unified economic region to come to fruition
By Joe Freeman • May 06, 2014

May 05, 2014 • 6 min read
Martial Arts

Different strokes

Meet the master practitioner who has dedicated 50 years of his life to ensuring an ancient martial art is kept alive
By Marco Ferrarese • May 05, 2014

May 01, 2014 • 7 min read

On the fast track

Southeast Asia is powering through an upgrade of its online connectivity, opening up new opportunities for the region’s businesses and citizens
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 01, 2014

Apr 30, 2014 • 2 min read

'Information heroes' honoured

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day 2014 (3 May), international NGO Reporters Without Borders has published a list of profiles of “100 information heroes” that includes nine journalists from Southeast Asia
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Apr 30, 2014