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By Darlin Nay • 7 days ago
The pandemic has devastated tourist-reliant Siem Reap. But Future Forum researcher Darlin Nay sees opportunity in crisis, believing that the downturn in visitors is an opportunity to reassess what kind of tourism model Cambodia wants to embrace
By Cellcard • Jun 10, 2021
The launch of Cellcard’s Pouk Mak, described as “Cambodia’s super-app”, could play a role in the Kingdom’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and hasten a return to normal life, but for CEO Ian Watson, the app is just one more step in the company’s vision for Cambodia’s digital future
By Wanpen Pajai • Jun 08, 2021
As the tourism shutdown hits the Thai economy and Covid-19 rages on across the country, many low-wage workers are leaving the capital to return to the provinces. Some see opportunity in this reverse migration flow, while others are struggling just to stay afloat
By Kiana Duncan • May 31, 2021
As flights to Siem Reap airport dropped to an unprecedented zero last month, workers at the once-bustling entry point are facing reduced pay and layoffs. Like their tourism counterparts across the struggling city, many make ends meet with loans and ad hoc work
Two of Indonesia's most successful start-ups, ride-hailing giant Gojek and e-commerce firm Tokopedia, are to merge, the companies announced on May 17, creating the largest tech firm in the world's fourth most populous country
By Agence France-Presse • May 17, 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
By Stew Post • Apr 22, 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
By Kiana Duncan • Apr 14, 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
By Martin Abbugao/AFP • Apr 05, 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
By Daniel McKay • Apr 04, 2021
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
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
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