Archive: Jul 2016



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 19, 2016 • 3 min read

Interview A business insider's guide to cracking conferences

By David Hutt • Jul 19, 2016
Tyron McGurgan, CEO of events company Media Corp International, reveals the secret of reaching decision-makers and supplying a “bullseye hit” for delegates

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 16, 2016 • 5 min read

After the South China Sea ruling, what’s next?

By Logan Connor • Jul 16, 2016
An international tribunal in The Hague ruled this week that China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea are unfounded. We spoke to Carl Thayer, defence analyst at the University of New South Wales, for an insight into Beijing’s next move

Jul 14, 2016 • 5 min read

Inspire Asean set for Phnom Penh launch

On 20 July, Phnom Penh will be host to Inspire Asean, a business forum that brings together leading thinkers and entrepreneurs to share their knowledge, insight and inspiration with a new generation of business people and decision makers in one of the world’s most dynamic markets
By Focus Asean Editorial • Jul 14, 2016

Jul 14, 2016 • 8 min read
Coaching

Trading advice and inspiration for cash

The region’s swelling middle class is fuelling a rise in Southeast Asian self-help gurus dispensing motivation and advice
By Justin Calderon • Jul 14, 2016

Jul 13, 2016 • 3 min read

New report shows horrors faced by Vietnam’s political prisoners

Vietnam's security forces are accused in a new report of badly mistreating political prisoners. Photo: EPA/Luong Thai Linh Political prisoners in Vietnam are regularly beaten, tortured and kept in solitary confinement, according to Amnesty International
By Logan Connor • Jul 13, 2016

Jul 13, 2016 • 8 min read
Craft Beer

Southeast Asia’s beer revolution

In Cambodia and further afield in Southeast Asia, craft breweries and brewpubs are now catering to a more discerning caste of beer drinkers
By Logan Connor • Jul 13, 2016

Jul 13, 2016 • 8 min read
Tobacco

Not kicking the habit

If current trends hold, Indonesia is on track to become the world’s largest market for tobacco. As other countries move to regulate the industry, why is Indonesia having such a tough time kicking the habit?
By Nithin Coca • Jul 13, 2016

Jul 12, 2016 • 6 min read
Cambodia

Memories of a violent past

The murder of respected political analyst Kem Ley marks a return to Cambodia’s dark past of political violence
By Paul Millar • Jul 12, 2016

Jul 11, 2016 • 9 min read
Myanmar

Big Tobacco is back

Since global players entered the market en masse in 2013, smoking rates have increased markedly. Their sophisticated strategies are likely to push more people into the clutches of addiction
By Holly Robertson • Jul 11, 2016