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STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 15, 2012 • 1 min read

LGBT Rights in Vietnam

By Southeast Asia Globe • Sep 15, 2012
A proud moment: Following the country's first Gay Pride parade, could Vietnam lead the way on LGBT rights in Asia?

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 14, 2012 • 4 min read

Public morality outrage

By SEA Globe • Sep 14, 2012
Malaysia maintains “public morality” in the ASEAN human rights declaration; SEA women to appeal again to foreign ministers Malaysia continues to resist the calls of women to remove “public morality”” from the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD), as it is being drafted by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights…

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 13, 2012 • 2 min read

Child's play

By Frédéric Janssens • Sep 13, 2012
The welfare of children has dramatically improved in the past ten years. It is an encouraging trend – but massive disparities remain between nations It is a success story that many countries can only dream of. Since 2000, infant mortality in Southeast Asia has fallen by one third, with countries such…

Sep 12, 2012 • 2 min read

E-commerce: Say it with social gifting

Given the growing penetration of smartphones, social networks and the advancements of mobile payment technology in Southeast Asia, social gifting could be about to take the region by storm, according to Brian Riley of CEB TowerGroup, a consumer financial monitor. Warm tidings: Heinz’s ‘Get Well Soup’ campaign allowed users…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Sep 12, 2012

Sep 10, 2012 • 7 min read
Cambodia

The missing link

The Kingdom’s first generation of social workers are on a mission to right society’s wrongs
By Sacha Passi • Sep 10, 2012

Sep 10, 2012 • 3 min read

Endless horizons

Whether making a grand entrance or a dramatic exit, Southeast Asia provides some of the best backdrops for the sun’s radiant colour spectrum
By Southeast Asia Globe • Sep 10, 2012

Sep 09, 2012 • 4 min read

The bottom line

Van Sou Ieng could play a pivotal role in changing the lives of hundreds of thousands of factory workers, yet his allegiance lies with big business
By Sacha Passi • Sep 09, 2012

Sep 08, 2012 • 5 min read

Is China losing the diplomatic plot?

Kishore Mahbubani places the Asean debacle in the historical context of China’s geopolitical downward spiral
By Southeast Asia Globe • Sep 08, 2012

Sep 08, 2012 • 1 min read

"The purpose of these loudspeakers is so that Indonesian mosques can have a jazz lounge standard"

Harry Kissowo, the company founder and audio advisor for the presidential palace, explains one reason for an increase in high-quality speaker installation during Ramadan. Poorly synchronised public calls to prayer in the Muslim-majority state using low-quality speakers have become an increasing irritation, prompting some mosques to invest in upgrades to…
By Southeast Asia Globe • Sep 08, 2012

Sep 04, 2012 • 7 min read

Apprehension prior to Asean Summit in November

 A Maritime Maelstrom: Asean’s failure to issue a joint statement in July made waves across Southeast Asia. Could the South China Sea dispute sink the bloc in November?
By Mary Kozlovski • Sep 04, 2012

Sep 03, 2012 • 5 min read

First move advantage: Jean Loi

Jean Loi’s bold steps in Myanmar promise to position VDB Loi ahead of the game
By Don Weinland • Sep 03, 2012