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By Colin Meyn • Oct 31, 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 Euan Black • Oct 18, 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 Claire Knox • Sep 09, 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 Kate Mayberry • Sep 06, 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
Home-grown success story Brown Coffee is taking on the international brands pouring into Cambodia
By Claire Knox • Aug 24, 2017
Amid rising labour costs, stagnant export prices and productivity rates well below its neighbours', what might the future of the Kingdom's factories look like?
By Paul Millar • Aug 07, 2017
The only way forward for Cambodia's garment sector is good wages, worker empowerment and a focus on sustainability, according to the founder of this unconventional textile factory in Siem Reap
By Claire Knox • Jul 27, 2017
Thai Malls magnate Supaluck Umpujh talks about fighting gender discrimination and staying on top in a marketplace now bustling with online competition
By Claire Knox • Jul 21, 2017
From a $500 business selling pirated CDs in Phnom Penh, Chy Sila has risen to become CEO of Cambodia’s leading media organisation
By Paul Millar • May 22, 2017
From his striking office in central Phnom Penh, architect Hun Chansan tells Southeast Asia Globe why his firm prefers to take risks and where he believes Phnom Penh’s planning and development is going all wrong
By Claire Knox • May 20, 2017
Farming without chemicals brings huge benefits to both producer and consumer, but it’s a hard sell in Cambodia, where poverty is preventing large swathes of the rural population from investing in a long-term, organic future
By Euan Black • May 13, 2017
Anna Gong, the winner of the Singapore Women Entrepreneur Award 2017 and CEO of Perx, a mobile customer loyalty company backed by Golden Gate Ventures and the co-founder of Facebook Eduardo Saverin discuss artificial intelligence and the region’s obsession with fintech
By Euan Black • Apr 25, 2017