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STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 10, 2012 • 6 min read

The blind side: Startup weekend in Phnom Penh

By Sacha Passi • Aug 10, 2012
Cambodia offers a bounty of business opportunities, but will a lack of innovative spirit see locals lose out?

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 09, 2012 • 1 min read

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

By Southeast Asia Globe • Aug 09, 2012
– 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.

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 05, 2012 • 4 min read

The flood controller: Portrait of Plodprasop Suraswadi

By Sacha Passi • Aug 05, 2012
Thailand's science and technology minister bears the burden of a $45-billion dollar challenge to keep the Kingdom’s economic hub afloat this rainy season

Aug 02, 2012 • 1 min read

"They said they were led there by spirits but then they've gone a step further and started killing people and decided to eat their body parts"

Provincial police commander Anthony Wagambie Jr speaks about cult members arrested during raids in Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Twelve of the 29 people caught are accused of murdering seven people they believed were practicing black magic. All of those arrested, including a 13-year-old boy, allegedly cannibalised their victims.
By Southeast Asia Globe • Aug 02, 2012

Aug 01, 2012 • 8 min read
Boeung Kak Lake

No man’s land

Phnom Penh's Boeung Kak lake development project has become a flashpoint for clashes over valuable land as the Kingdom develops. Will a high-profile protest movement encourage the Cambodian government to side with its electorate?
By Sebastian Strangio • Aug 01, 2012

Jul 31, 2012 • 10 min read
Capital punishment

Last rites? Death penalties in Southeast Asia

Despite the global trend towards abolition, Southeast Asia’s appetite for the death penalty is far from sated. Southeast Asia Globe looks at capital punishment across the region.
By Dene Mullen • Jul 31, 2012

Jul 30, 2012 • 1 min read

China telco giant set to expand

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is planning rapid expansion of its market presence in Cambodia
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jul 30, 2012

Jul 30, 2012 • 1 min read

Filling the PTT Plc pumps

Thailand’s biggest oil and gas conglomerate, PTT Plc, is betting big on Myanmar. The company will launch a network of petrol service stations there in the next two years before competition from other major brands intensifies.
By Southeast Asia Globe • Jul 30, 2012