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By Claire Knox • May 20, 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 Euan Black • May 13, 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 • 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
A new city council and a growing number of progressive architecture firms may signal fresh hope for the city's decaying colonial buildings
By Thomas Kean • Apr 07, 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?
By Claire Knox • Mar 31, 2017
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