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

Universal basic income The cost of living

By Paul Millar • Jan 14, 2019
Fuelled by rampant poverty and fears that rising automation will strip millions of low-skilled workers of their livelihoods, more and more countries are exploring the idea of a universal basic income that guarantees a livelihood for all their citizens

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 18, 2018 • 15 min read

Belt and Road Operation Mekong

By Bernhard Zand • Dec 18, 2018
China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 15, 2018 • 6 min read

Press Freedom He wanted to expose Cambodia’s virginity trade. Now, he’s in prison

By Matt Surrusco • Dec 15, 2018
A Cambodian translator helped foreign journalists film a documentary about alleged sex trafficking in the Kingdom. Authorities now claim the film’s subjects said they were paid to be in the film. The translator’s wife, who visited him in prison, tells Southeast Asia Globe that her husband is afraid, sick and innocent

Money • Dec 13, 2018 • 2 min read
To infinity and beyond

Thai startup plans to jet tourists into space

Last December, Thailand-based communications technology company mu Space was the country’s first startup to land a satellite operator license. A year on, its founder and CEO, James Yenbamroong, shares his imminent plans to launch into space
By Janelle Retka • Dec 13, 2018

Money • Dec 11, 2018 • 3 min read
World Bank

East Asian countries must adapt to match most developed nations

If countries across East Asia intend to sustain the growth of their economies, policy makers are going to need to accommodate a changing global and economic environment, according to a recent World Bank report
By Robin Spiess • Dec 11, 2018

Money • Dec 07, 2018 • 11 min read
Medical marijuana

New highs

In November 2018, Thailand’s cabinet pushed through a draft law that, if passed, will legalise the use of cannabis for medical and research purposes, making it the first country in Asia to cash in on the plant’s burgeoning medical industry
By Janelle Retka • Dec 07, 2018

Money • Nov 29, 2018 • 7 min read
Timor-Leste

‘Why don’t we like eating the food we grow?’

Family and restaurant tables feature imported and packaged foods, but innovators are working to put the focus back on local, healthier ingredients
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Nov 29, 2018

Money • Nov 12, 2018 • 17 min read
Cambodia's building blocks

Blood bricks

Cambodia's construction boom has demand for clay bricks climbing. But a transformation to Cambodia’s rural economy feeds some of the most vulnerable into the growing brick sector and its toxic debt bondage
By Janelle Retka and Leng Len • Nov 12, 2018

Money • Nov 09, 2018 • 5 min read
Japan and China

Rivalry reborn

As China and Japan vie for dominant influence in Southeast Asia, the region benefits from the aid it receives from both economic giants
By Malcolm Cook • Nov 09, 2018

Money • Oct 29, 2018 • 3 min read
Singapore

Go-Jek prepares to launch in Grab's home territory

Indonesian ride-hailing company Go-Jek has begun recruiting drivers in Singapore to pre-register for use of its platform, as the company takes a major step toward launching services in the same country where ride-hailing giant Grab is based
By Robin Spiess • Oct 29, 2018

Money • Oct 18, 2018 • 7 min read
Dini Aryani Criddle

‘I really want to make Indonesia famous for speciality coffee’

Long recognised as one of the top global coffee exporters, Indonesia has transformed its coffee industry, dramatically increasing its local consumption and the quality of its coffee bean production. Southeast Asia Globe met up with Dini Aryani Criddle, founder of Indonesia’s gourmet Tanamera Coffee, to hear how her company helped lead the change
By Janelle Retka • Oct 18, 2018