Innovation

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 10, 2016 • 9 min read

Cambodia Knowledge for a better future

By Paul Millar • Nov 10, 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

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 28, 2016 • 10 min read

Spirulina The food of the future grows on a Bangkok rooftop

By Claire Knox • Oct 28, 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

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 26, 2016 • 8 min read

Ride-hailing apps Delivering change

By Mark Smith • Oct 26, 2016
A rising band of digital insurgents is transforming the delivery industry in Southeast Asia

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 19, 2016 • 8 min read

Vietnam Helping the blind to ‘see’

By Lorcan Lovett • Oct 19, 2016
Nguyen Ba Hai has developed haptic technology that helps the blind and visually impaired navigate the world around them

Innovation • Aug 23, 2016 • 12 min read
Responsible Business

How good business changes Southeast Asia

With more and more customers seeking out socially conscious products, the business of ‘doing good’ is booming for social enterprises
By Paul Millar • Aug 23, 2016

Innovation • Jul 13, 2016 • 8 min read
Craft Beer

Southeast Asia’s beer revolution

In Cambodia and further afield in Southeast Asia, craft breweries and brewpubs are now catering to a more discerning caste of beer drinkers
By Logan Connor • Jul 13, 2016

Innovation • Jul 04, 2016 • 11 min read
Banking Industry

Uncertainty ahead

Cambodia and Myanmar are seeing swift economic growth. Can their banking industries keep up with the demands of an increasingly connected world?
By David Hutt • Jul 04, 2016

Innovation • Jun 10, 2016 • 9 min read
Myanmar

Cheese for a land of rice

When Ye Htut Win launched his gourmet food enterprise in Yangon, most wrote him off as a "nutcase". Now, he's at the helm of a growing empire
By Holly Robertson • Jun 10, 2016

Innovation • Nov 11, 2015 • 4 min read
Bioprinting

Singapore’s big bet

Creating human skin and functioning livers are just two of bioprinting’s possibilities, and Singapore is hoping to become a global player in the business of mending mortals
By David Hutt • Nov 11, 2015

Innovation • Apr 02, 2015 • 6 min read
Green Innovation

Home on the farm

With an ageing population and little space to grow food, Singapore needs to innovate. One project aims to address these pressing issues
By Daniel Besant • Apr 02, 2015

Innovation • Oct 11, 2012 • 6 min read
Cambodia

Digital Khmer: Cracking the code

The quest to keep the Khmer script alive in a digital world
By Don Weinland • Oct 11, 2012