Archive: Jun 2018



STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 14, 2018 • 7 min read

UnUsUaL The brother’s empire

By Janelle Retka • Jun 14, 2018
Singapore's UnUsUaL has become Southeast Asia's leading music production and promotion company, worth $500m. Co-founder and partner Leslie Ong shares the highs and lows of building an empire from scratch

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 13, 2018 • 6 min read

Cambodia Empowering a Kingdom’s businesswomen

By Paul Millar • Jun 13, 2018
Although women own 65% of Cambodia’s businesses, fewer than half of them employ more than one person. Women-focused social impact fund She Investment co-founder Loem Lida explains how her organisation is helping the Kingdom’s women grow as entrepreneurs

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 13, 2018 • 8 min read

Urban migration Brunei’s troubled heart

By Pete Ford • Jun 13, 2018
The once-populous district of Kampong Ayer, a community of stilted homes and wooden walkways, is a shell of what it once was in its heyday as residents drift to the city

Jun 12, 2018 • 3 min read
Finding a voice

Using creative writing to inspire conceptual thinking

Writing Through is a Cambodian NGO that's unlocking the capacity for conceptional thinking through poetry and storytelling in an education system where creativity is not encouraged
By Cristyn Lloyd • Jun 12, 2018

Jun 11, 2018 • 7 min read
Southeast Asia's choice

What the Singapore summit means for the region

The world’s collective gaze is fixed on Singapore this week, eager to see the outcome of US President Donald Trump’s historic meeting with North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. But how will the talks affect Southeast Asia’s relationship with the volatile and secretive nation, which, despite international sanctions, still has active trade links with many of the region’s countries?
By Robin Spiess • Jun 11, 2018

Jun 11, 2018 • 11 min read
Cambodian political refugees

Betrayed

Despite documented cases of torture and abuse, immigration court files reveal that the US is sending Cambodian asylum seekers back to face political persecution
By Jack Davies • Jun 11, 2018

Jun 08, 2018 • 4 min read
International Year of the Reef

highlighting the region’s fight to save coral

2018 has been designated as the International Year of the Reef – the third within the past 20 years. While old challenges still prevail, new challenges have emerged. Petch Manopawitr, deputy of the Southeast Asian branch of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), describes the potential impact of the Year of the Reef and the opportunities that lie ahead
By Uffe Wilken • Jun 08, 2018

Jun 06, 2018 • 9 min read
Ten to watch

Entrepreneurs defining Cambodia’s future

With its burgeoning business and startup scene, modern Cambodia is host to a slew of exciting, young talent. We pick out ten rising stars who are shaking up the status quo
By Janelle Retka • Jun 06, 2018