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By Janelle Retka • Mar 22, 2018
The directors of Raintree, Cambodia’s first “boutique office space”, reveal how simple tweaks can improve work culture and performance
By Euan Black • Feb 27, 2018
A legal dispute led to the collapse of his nightclub, but Jonathan Shen bounced back to build a thriving snacks business off the back of Singapore’s wildly popular salted egg yolk trend
By Claire Baker-Munton • Jan 24, 2018
Top read: We return to one of our most popular pieces of 2018, which looked at the Cambodians reliant on bat faeces to sustain their livelihoods. Nutrient rich guano – colloquially known as “black gold” – provides powerful fertility to farmers' lands and a solid income to those who farm bats, and their faeces
By Euan Black • Dec 06, 2017
Hai Ninh Nguyen came from the rural province of Thai Binh to be one of only four Vietnamese people to make this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia
Indonesia’s Twitter obsession has generated great hype, but the social media giant has failed users by not policing the rampant posting of pornography
By Kate Walton • Dec 01, 2017
Lim Chhiv Ho is a businesswoman whose newfound luxury hasn’t stopped the nightmares of her past
By Euan Black • Nov 15, 2017
A determined Singaporean publisher set out on an audacious quest for Booker Prize success
By Euan Black • Nov 14, 2017
How a King helped Thailand's premier league become the region's biggest and best footballing spectacle
By Will Feuer • Nov 13, 2017
Chomping on crickets is nothing new in Southeast Asia, but a global market for critter-based foods could turn edible insects into a major industry
By Colin Meyn • Oct 31, 2017
Zoë Ng worked at McKinsey, Google and the beauty startup Charlotte Tilbury to build up a range of experience before striking out on her own. Now she heads up Raintree, an award-winning office and retail development in Phnom Penh
By Euan Black • Oct 18, 2017
Just a stone’s throw from the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat, 60 Road Studios in Siem Reap is enticing global musicians and training a new generation of recording technicians
By Claire Knox • Sep 09, 2017
From demeaning ice cream wrappers to the Malaysian ‘Uncle Sam’, the Malaysia Design Archive is opening people’s eyes to how art reflects a nation's values
By Kate Mayberry • Sep 06, 2017