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STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 11, 2012 • 6 min read

Cambodia Birth, wind and fire

By Frédéric Janssens • Oct 11, 2012
Traditional beliefs surrounding birth abound in the Kingdom. While some seem amusing and harmless, others pose real health problems

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 11, 2012 • 3 min read

Etched in time: Chin women

By Brent Lewin • Oct 11, 2012
Their faces marked with intricate tattoos, an older generation of Chin women embody a dying art of ritual in one of the country’s most isolated and persecuted states. Photographer Brent Lewin captures their story

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 11, 2012 • 6 min read

Sending out an SOS

By Liam Aran Barnes • Oct 11, 2012
Recent environmental crises have made Bangkok’s need for eco-construction clear, but only a few developers are thinking green

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 11, 2012 • 4 min read

Food Bug business

By Peter Janssen • Oct 11, 2012
With insect intake on the rise, the industry is having to move with the times

Oct 11, 2012 • 1 min read

Road woes

The quality of roads in the Philippines and Vietnam took a bashing in the 2012 Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum. A key indicator in a country’s infrastructure competitiveness ranking, the Philippines scored a disappointing 3.1 and Vietnam an even worse 2.6 on a scale of one to…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Oct 11, 2012

Oct 11, 2012 • 2 min read

Yuan tipped to replace the dollar

China’s yuan is set to usurp the US dollar and the euro as the trading currency of choice in Southeast Asia, experts say. Money matters: by 2015, Asean will become China’s biggest trading partner, say experts Thanks to zero tariffs, preferential trade policies and geographic advantages, trade between China and Asean…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Oct 11, 2012

Oct 10, 2012 • 7 min read
Food

Going with the grain: A golden rice breeding method

Despite Southeast Asia sitting at the heart of the world’s rice bowl, scientists are working to ensure food security issues won’t leave much of the region hungry
By Sacha Passi • Oct 10, 2012

Oct 10, 2012 • 4 min read

Lady in waiting: Nurul Izzah Anwar

She has the lineage to rival some of the world’s most prominent political families, yet Nurul Izzah Anwar is set to pave her own path towards a new democracy
By Sacha Passi • Oct 10, 2012

Oct 10, 2012 • 4 min read

Top 5: Football scandals

Murderous goalkeepers, racist officials, cheating teammates: the beautiful game is often anything but
By Southeast Asia Globe • Oct 10, 2012

Oct 10, 2012 • 6 min read

An upsurge of traffic accidents in Cambodia

From killing fields to killer roads: Since 2005, the number of deaths has doubled on Cambodian roads, yet the problem remains largely ignored
By Frédéric Janssens • Oct 10, 2012