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By Euan Black • Apr 25, 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 10, 2017
Cambodia’s microfinance sector reels from the central bank’s decision to introduce an interest rate cap
By Thomas Kean • Apr 07, 2017
A new city council and a growing number of progressive architecture firms may signal fresh hope for the city's decaying colonial buildings
By Claire Knox • Mar 31, 2017
Several privately funded affordable housing developments have broken ground in Cambodia but, as urban migration intensifies, can the country meet the urgent demand for social housing?
Over a glass of scotch at his lavish Bangkok penthouse, Heinecke talks about navigating the region’s tumultuous political landscapes, his rise to riches and giving up his US citizenship
By Rachna Sachasinh • Mar 21, 2017
The future looks bright for Southeast Asia’s multi-billion Islamic fashion industry
By Sam Bradpiece • Dec 27, 2016
Automation will be the future of manufacturing, and it could have profound implications for Cambodia’s 700,000 garment workers
By David Hutt • Dec 07, 2016
Soaring demand for after-school tuition has spawned the rise of ‘super tutors’ in Singapore. But what is driving the growth of the industry, and is it negatively impacting social mobility?
By Sam Bradpiece • Nov 17, 2016
Thanks to rapid urbanisation and rising incomes, Southeast Asia is consuming dairy products at one of the fastest-growing rates in the world
By Euan Black • Nov 16, 2016
Forty years after the Khmer Rouge waged a devastating war on education, Cambodia’s children still cannot access the reading materials they need to start a new chapter in their, and the nation’s history. Now, a handful of NGOs are using technology to change that
By Paul Millar • Nov 10, 2016
Are Bangkok’s fledgling rooftop farms a hidden goldmine for hotels and hospitality businesses? Meet the hoteliers and entrepreneurs proving that environment-focused partnerships are the best marketing tool a business can have
By Claire Knox • Oct 28, 2016
A rising band of digital insurgents is transforming the delivery industry in Southeast Asia
By Mark Smith • Oct 26, 2016