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STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 08, 2012 • 1 min read

Sound and vision

By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 08, 2012
  At a glance, it might be difficult to resist the temptation to come over all Indian mystic and pound out a cosmic rhythm on these handcrafted wooden beauties. But look again, for that is not a pair of tabla you see before you. It is, of…

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 08, 2012 • 1 min read

Knocking at the door

By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 08, 2012
East Timor will have to bide its time for accession to Asean, as its request to join the ten-member bloc will not be on the table at this month’s 21st Asean Summit in Phnom Penh. Next step: East Timor’s President Jose Maria Vasconcelos, popularly known by his nom de…

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 08, 2012 • 3 min read

Exiled to nowhere

By Greg Constantine • Nov 08, 2012
Recent sectarian violence has brought renewed attention to the Rohingya. Brutal oppression is nothing new to this Muslim ethnic group, many of whom have chosen to endure a hellish existence in hostile Bangladesh rather than return to their native Myanmar

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 07, 2012 • 2 min read

Planes, trains and automobiles

By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 07, 2012
With the Asean Economic Community due to take effect at the end of 2015, economically stable countries in Southeast Asia are upgrading infrastructure to woo investors and spur growth through jobs.

Nov 07, 2012 • 5 min read

Paving the financial ring road

As investors around the world strive to find a safe place to put their money, Asean stock exchanges are keen to offer them more opportunities to capitalise on the region’s growth
By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 07, 2012

Nov 07, 2012 • 7 min read

Riding high

Theme parks are multiplying in the region. Will Southeast Asia become the new happiest place on earth?
By Philippe Beco • Nov 07, 2012

Nov 06, 2012 • 4 min read
Jetset

Escape the urban sprawl with long-term stays at Capella Singapore

Twelve hectares of tropical garden unfurl before your eyes. Peacocks amble past your table at breakfast time. The ocean laps lazily at the shore as you relax on the patio. Most amazingly of all, you are in Singapore
By Dene Mullen • Nov 06, 2012

Nov 06, 2012 • 4 min read

New focal point

Nikon’s official arrival reflects the spending habits of an increasingly brand-aware middle class
By Steve Finch • Nov 06, 2012

Nov 06, 2012 • 4 min read

Top 5: death penalties

The pain inflicted on each other by human beings in the name of ‘justice’ is hard to fathom
By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 06, 2012

Nov 05, 2012 • 1 min read

Majority shareholder shake up

Maruhan Japan Bank has become the first Cambodian commercial bank to make a direct equity investment in a microfinance institution in Cambodia
By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 05, 2012

Nov 05, 2012 • 1 min read

"It is a story that has happened throughout history, except this time the killers won”

Joshua Oppenheimer, an American film director who has been based in Indonesia for much of the past decade, speaks about his new documentary The Act Of Killing, after its successful release at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film delves into the elimination of an estimated 500,000 suspected Communists between…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Nov 05, 2012