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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 16, 2019 • 15 min read

Piracy A pirate’s paradise

By Robin Spiess • Jul 16, 2019
In part two of our deep dive into modern-day piracy, we investigate why the region's governments seem willing to turn a blind eye to the pirates plundering their seas

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 15, 2019 • 14 min read

Piracy Black spots

By Robin Spiess • Jul 15, 2019
High-seas hijackings are often seen as a thing of the past. But experts say that Southeast Asia's modern-day pirates have just become better at hiding their crimes

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 05, 2019 • 10 min read

New media Creative destruction

By Thomas Brent • Jul 05, 2019
We sit down with some of the leading lights of Southeast Asia's media startup scene to talk about the way forward for the region's press

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 27, 2019 • 15 min read

Analysis Debt traps

By David Hutt • Jun 27, 2019
Cambodians are sinking deep in debt to meet their basic needs. And with the Kingdom's financial sector so reliant on foreign investment, it won't take much for the house of cards to come crashing down

Money • Jun 24, 2019 • 13 min read
Garment waste

Out of fashion

Enough clothes have already been made to outfit everyone on the planet. But with rampant overproduction leaving more and more fabric waste in landfill, it's time to find a solution
By Amanda Kaufmann • Jun 24, 2019

Money • Jun 18, 2019 • 9 min read
Poverty in the Philippines

Duterte’s other war

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's drug crackdown has often been slammed as a war on the nation's poor. But a new anti-poverty law is turning that narrative on its head
By Thomas Brent • Jun 18, 2019

Money • Jun 13, 2019 • 17 min read
Automobile industry

Thrifty shades of grey

In Cambodia, entrenched corruption has given birth to a grey market for new luxury vehicles – a market that threatens to force official importers out of the country and stifle the local economy
By Robin Spiess • Jun 13, 2019

Money • Jun 03, 2019 • 18 min read
Casinos

Show me the money

As dozens of casinos set up shop in Cambodia each year, they stand to make millions annually – but the Kingdom has yet to rake in its fair share of the industry’s rising profits
By Robin Spiess • Jun 03, 2019

Money • Jun 03, 2019 • 12 min read
Ten to watch

Cambodia’s rising stars

With a growing economy, new businesses on the rise and an eye on digitisation, Cambodia’s innovators now have more opportunities to shine than ever before.
By Robin Spiess • Jun 03, 2019

Money • May 31, 2019 • 7 min read
Cambodia

How luxury travel can ease damaging effects of overtourism

As increasing levels of mass tourism in Cambodia’s major cities threaten to place strains on local infrastructure, representatives from the luxury travel industry offer a model of high-value, low-volume tourism they believe is key to preserving the Kingdom’s natural splendour.
By Robin Spiess • May 31, 2019

Money • May 29, 2019 • 6 min read
5G technology

The next generation

The world is buzzing with anticipation for 5G technology, and Southeast Asia is no exception. As Cambodia begins the move toward this latest tech, other countries in the region are similarly paving the way for widespread 5G within one to two years – and with it, the potential for huge technological advancements
By Robin Spiess • May 29, 2019

Money • May 29, 2019 • 5 min read
Pi Pay

More than cashless

Joining the Pi Pay family gives access to a host of features and marketing opportunities that offer new and exciting ways to reach and retain audiences in the digital era and 2019 will see even more features added to the Pi Pay app
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • May 29, 2019