Southeast Asia Globe Magazine | Views on Regional Affairs, Business and Culture

People

Time for change

Cambodia, People

Can Cambodia’s opposition gain strength in the upcoming election while Sam Rainsy remains its figurehead?

June 20, 2013Read More

Trading toadstools

Society, Vietnam

Victims of unexploded ordnance find new hope in funghi-farming

June 19, 2013Read More

King of the swingers

Brunei, Environment, Indonesia, Malaysia, Photography

Nestled in its natural habitat of Borneo, the male proboscis monkey is the undoubted stud of the primate world. After using its huge nose to woo a female following, it then spends its days trying to keep them faithful

June 18, 2013Read More

Fade to grey

Photography, Southeast Asia

Growing old before it grows rich, Southeast Asia must act now to avoid becoming disabled by a rapidly ageing population

June 17, 2013 / More

Twilight fears

Cambodia, Current Affairs

Cambodia’s first retirement home is an indicator of a looming crisis facing Southeast Asia

June 14, 2013 / More

Closing statements

Cambodia, Current Affairs

For how much longer can the Khmer Rouge tribunal limp along?

June 13, 2013 / More

In Photos

Culture & Life

Perfecting the pour

June 12, 2013

Welcome to Jigger & Pony, the bar leading the resurgence of classic cocktails in Singapore

MMA in Cambodia

June 11, 2013

The rise of MMA in Cambodia is helping to move the traditional art of bokator to the next level

An ancient art

May 30, 2013

Reawakening traditional crafts in Siem Reap

Business

The butterfly effect

June 11, 2013

As the nature of China’s economic expansion changes, what will imbalances in its economy mean for Southeast Asia?

Are cash-rich pension funds the answer to financing Asean’s massive infrastructure upgrade?

Following a stint in East Timor during its unstable early days, Brett Miller has taken another leap of faith by starting a real estate service in fledgling Myanmar

Day tripper

Experience the essence of Rural Cambodia, right in Phnom Penh’s backyard

May 31, 2013Read More

An ancient art

Reawakening traditional crafts in Siem Reap

May 30, 2013Read More

A Tao worth telling

In the Philippines, a former meandering booze cruise has become the catalyst for change in needy communities

May 21, 2013Read More

King of the swingers

Nestled in its natural habitat of Borneo, the male proboscis monkey is the undoubted stud of the primate world. After using its huge nose to woo a female following, it then spends its days trying to keep them faithful

June 18, 2013Read More

A Tao worth telling

In the Philippines, a former meandering booze cruise has become the catalyst for change in needy communities

May 21, 2013Read More

Growing green

Can Cambodia develop and become an eco-friendly tourist destination at the same time?

May 9, 2013Read More

Trading toadstools

Victims of unexploded ordnance find new hope in funghi-farming

June 19, 2013Read More

Parlez-vous Anglais?

Despite France’s best attempts, Cambodia’s higher education system is embracing English

May 23, 2013Read More

One man’s trash…

Spurred by a sense of nostalgia, Thailand has spawned a flurry of shops and museums dedicated to pop cultural relics and artefacts from a not-so-bygone era

April 30, 2013Read More

Parlez-vous Anglais?

Despite France’s best attempts, Cambodia’s higher education system is embracing English

May 23, 2013Read More

“In the refugee camp, art was just a fun children’s game”

A firm believer in the emancipating power of art, Cambodian artist Srey Bandaul co-founded Phare Ponleu Selpak, an art school that aims to offer disadvantaged youth a way out of poverty. In his upcoming exhibition, entitled Digestion, at Phnom Penh’s Romeet Gallery, he reflects on independence and the dynamics between the outside world and the [...]

April 10, 2013Read More