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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 21, 2018 • 4 min read

Hiverlab A glimpse of the future as markets for virtual reality and augmented reality tech expand

By Robin Spiess • Aug 21, 2018
In an effort to expand the market for VR and AR technologies in Southeast Asia, Cambodia’s first mixed-reality production studio has partnered with Singapore-based Hiverlab, a mixed-media and immersive-technology company that creates VR and AR solutions in the hopes of making the tech more accessible in the region

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 21, 2018 • 2 min read

Ooctane A business set up by Cambodians for Cambodia

By Janelle Retka • Aug 21, 2018
Cambodia’s longest-running logistics service provider, WorldBridge Group, has launched its $5m venture capital fund Ooctane to help local companies get off the ground. Fresh startups could see investments from the firm of up to $10,000, while those with a viable product ready could get $25,000. Southeast Asia Globe caught up with the group’s chairman and the new VC’s leading investor, Rithy Sear, to talk about the impact the firm hopes to make on the Kingdom

Money • Aug 14, 2018 • 7 min read
Architecture

Building a brighter Cambodia

When 35-year-old Hok Kang launched his career a decade ago, he wanted to change Cambodians’ perception of architecture. Since then, he has helped create Brown Coffee's look, trained up young architects at his own firm and ventured into high-end real-estate development by founding UrbanLand
By Janelle Retka • Aug 14, 2018

Money • Aug 13, 2018 • 4 min read
Fintech

Is Southeast Asia ready to go cashless?

Southeast Asia Globe probes how financial technology and the regional startup scene could change the way Cambodia and the other countries of Southeast Asia pay for stuff
By Tom O'Connell • Aug 13, 2018

Money • Aug 10, 2018 • 4 min read
Sponsored

Grant Thornton Cambodia's new approach

Grant Thornton Cambodia – considering business models and forward-looking information
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 10, 2018

Money • Aug 09, 2018 • 9 min read
Gender equality

Banking on change

Cambodian women are traditionally charged with overseeing their families’ finances once the paycheque comes home. While this skillset remains an essential part of Cambodia’s economy, what more can the financial sector do to take advantage of this home-grown expertise?
By Janelle Retka • Aug 09, 2018

Money • Aug 07, 2018 • 5 min read
Augmented reality

A game changer in bomb disposal

Bomb disposal is perhaps the most difficult job in the world; one wrong move, and it’s over. Golden West, operating out of Cambodia, is using the latest augmented reality technology to help in the demining effort
By Robin Spiess • Aug 07, 2018

Money • Aug 03, 2018 • 9 min read
dam collapse

Laos gambles on becoming ‘battery of Southeast Asia’

The collapse of a hydroelectric dam in Laos last week has reinvigorated a debate on the potential consequences of the country’s fervent building of dams, leaving many to question if the rewards outweigh the risks
By Thomas Brent • Aug 03, 2018

Money • Aug 02, 2018 • 7 min read
Remittance transfers

How cryptocurrencies are helping Filipinos to cut costs

As the Philippines continues to hold rank as the Southeast Asian country with the largest number of migrant workers heading overseas, the amount of money being sent home to family members in the island nation is rising. Using cutting-edge technology, local entrepreneurs are exploring avenues for cutting the cost of remitting money, which keeps more earnings in Filipinos’ pockets
By Janelle Retka • Aug 02, 2018

Money • Aug 02, 2018 • 3 min read
Interview: Ronald Almera

Booms and busts: top tips for investing in Cambodia

For first-time investors, talk of bulls and bears, booms and busts, can sound like so much gibberish. Grant Thornton Cambodia CEO and partner Ronald Almera breaks down some of the basic do’s and don’ts of putting your money to work
By Paul Millar • Aug 02, 2018