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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 22, 2021 • 10 min read
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Tech meets tradition: Can digital tools boost Cambodia’s informal workers?

By Stew Post • Apr 22, 2021
Automated assembly lines and self-driving cars are among the first things that come to mind with the 4th Industrial Revolution. However, for Cambodia’s millions of informal workers, it's simpler digital innovations that are changing the face of traditional industries

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 14, 2021 • 13 min read

Finance Inside Cambodia’s CSX, one of the world’s smallest stock exchanges

By Kiana Duncan • Apr 14, 2021
Until last year, Cambodia’s stock exchange was the second smallest globally, behind only Myanmar. While a mega-listing in 2020 gave the bourse a much-needed boost, the success or stagnation of this tiny market hangs in the balance as firms remain hesitant to list

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 05, 2021 • 4 min read

Business Facing pressure at home, Chinese tech giants expand in Singapore

By Martin Abbugao/AFP • Apr 05, 2021
Chinese tech giants like Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance are expanding in Singapore as they face a crackdown at home and growing pressure in other key markets – but they may struggle to find talent in the city-state

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 04, 2021 • 7 min read

Analysis What the UK joining the CPTPP could mean for Southeast Asia

By Daniel McKay • Apr 04, 2021
The UK’s application to join the CPTPP trade bloc in February swept aside any vestiges of the notion that candidate countries must be possessed of ‘Asianness’ or Pacific geography. If admitted, their presence could influence major issues across Southeast Asia

Money • Mar 22, 2021 • 10 min read
Ethnic minorities

Vietnam’s Hmong women finding empowerment through hemp

With rights abuses and environmental degradation rife in the fast-fashion industry, recent years have seen Vietnam's traditional crafts enjoy a resurgence in demand, empowering women from minority cultures to become stakeholders in their communities
By Ashley Lampard • Mar 22, 2021

Money • Mar 09, 2021 • 12 min read
Analysis

Is it time to bring Thailand’s illicit gambling industry into the light?

As Thailand's illicit gambling industry has become associated with virus outbreaks in recent months, discussion has started again about the potential benefits of bringing this murky and widespread industry out of the shadows and under government control
By Wanpen Pajai • Mar 09, 2021

Money • Mar 02, 2021 • 10 min read
Infrastructure

In decline, what’s the future for Vietnam’s historic North-South railway?

Vietnam’s North-South railway has remained much the same since it was first built 85 years ago, with the iconic line highlighting the halting nature of Vietnamese infrastructure projects as plans to modernise have gone without progress for more than a decade
By Govi Snell • Mar 02, 2021

Money • Feb 25, 2021 • 5 min read
Myanmar coup

Over 100,000 Myanmar company registrations leaked: here’s why it matters

As the international community deliberates effective sanctions on Myanmar’s military-owned enterprises, a leaked file containing company registrations was made public to little fanfare this week, connecting the military to multiple industries and sectors
By Kiana Duncan • Feb 25, 2021

Money • Feb 18, 2021 • 7 min read
Analysis

Remaking the Royal Thai Navy for the Covid-19 pandemic era

The Covid-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for the Royal Thai Navy to launch reforms while other navies in its near-strategy environment are weakened by internal vulnerabilities, better positioning itself to generate future strategic and operational gains
By Hadrien T. Saperstein • Feb 18, 2021

Money • Feb 15, 2021 • 2 min read
Thai economy

Thailand economy shrinks most since 1997 on tourism collapse

Thailand's economy suffered its worst full-year performance in more than two decades due to both a gutted tourism industry and ongoing political upheaval.
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 15, 2021

Money • Feb 15, 2021 • 9 min read
Analysis

As Philippine politicians do the Cha-Cha, is the constitution under threat?

Politicians in the Philippines, led by President Duterte, want to change the constitution to lift the country from an economic slump. But set to be discussed this month, opponents believe the move is a mere smokescreen for more sinister aims to weaken the opposition
By Oliver Haynes • Feb 15, 2021

Money • Feb 12, 2021 • 9 min read
Myanmar coup

How to squeeze Myanmar’s military without hurting its people

Boycotts are taking place across Myanmar as citizens attempt to hurt the military-affiliated firms embedded throughout the wider economy. But for those out of the country, the question now is how to hit the pockets of the Tatmadaw without harming the people
By Kiana Duncan • Feb 12, 2021