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STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 02, 2012 • 5 min read

Bargain hunting

By Philippe Beco • Sep 02, 2012
Battled and beleaguered, is a depressed Europe an ideal shopping ground for Southeast Asian companies looking for a cheap acquisition?

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 01, 2012 • 4 min read

Painting out pollution: Smog in Manila

By Girlie Linao • Sep 01, 2012
New developments in nanotechnology have produced a most unlikely weapon to fight smog

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 31, 2012 • 3 min read

King of swingers

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 31, 2012
Borneo and Sumatra provide perfect settings for ogling orangutans.

Aug 27, 2012 • 4 min read

Last question

Told by Raami, a little girl who comes to maturity in the Killing Fields of Cambodia, In the Shadow of the Banyan is an unforgettable celebration of innocence and the transcendent power of narrative and the imagination. Vaddey Ratner’s stunning debut novel is a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience.
By Editorial • Aug 27, 2012

Aug 27, 2012 • 1 min read

"If Batman wanted to survive, he would definitely need a bigger cape"

A study has found that batman could fly using just his cape but that he would be travelling so fast he would crash and most likely die on landing, says David Marshall, one of the Leicester University physicists involved in the study.
By Southeast Asia Globe • Aug 27, 2012

Aug 22, 2012 • 1 min read

The housefly looks like a godzilla fly beside it

Brian Brown, the man responsible for identifying the world’s smallest fly species, describes his discovery. Identified in Thailand, the fly (known as Euryplatea nanaknihali) is smaller than a grain of salt and is barely visible to the naked eye. It is believed to feed on tiny ants by…
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 22, 2012

Aug 09, 2012 • 1 min read

"This shows that Thai society is ailing and is becoming a sex-consuming society"

– Rabiabrat Pongpanich, a staunch defender of Thai family values, expresses her outrage after a young woman stripped topless and used her breasts to paint a picture on tv show Thailand’s Got Talent. The two male judges voted the woman through to the next round.
By Southeast Asia Globe • Aug 09, 2012