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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 10, 2022 • 10 min read

Workers' rights Severance pay remains a struggle for Southeast Asian workers

By Jack Brook • Aug 10, 2022
Garment factory labourers for big clothing brands often struggle for legal compensation after losing their jobs, even when court rulings favour workers in wage cases

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 08, 2022 • 8 min read

Analysis On the ground in the heat of the Laos fuel crisis

By Calvin Godfrey • Aug 08, 2022
Residents and travellers in Laos were hit by a toxic currency devaluation and shortage of fuel earlier this year, sending disruptions through daily life

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 01, 2022 • 7 min read

Analysis Tesla turns to Indonesian nickel

By Yasmeen Rasidi • Aug 01, 2022
EV automaker needs the vital battery component, but activists say the mining investment will hurt the environment and harm local livelihoods

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 27, 2022 • 7 min read

Innovation Innovation hubs are helping invigorate Thai business

By Jack Brook • Jul 27, 2022
A government plan to attract foreign entrepreneurs and investment includes providing targeted benefits, mentoring, support and connections

Money • Jul 18, 2022 • 7 min read

Impact investing

International funds eye impact investments in Southeast Asia

Experts are hailing an "Asian decade" in investment for social and environmental benefit as governments call on private sector help to rebuild pandemic-stricken economies
By Amanda Oon • Jul 18, 2022

Money • Jun 21, 2022 • 5 min read

Press release

Search for the kingdom’s finest real estate continues with the 7th PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards

Highly anticipated industry event of the Khmer real estate calendar to be held at renowned Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra
By PropertyGuru Group • Jun 21, 2022

Money • Jun 15, 2022 • 9 min read

Agriculture

Singapore’s urban farming heights cast a shadow over traditional agriculture

Rooftop urban farms are innovative solutions to the city-state's food security concerns but in the rush to modernise, traditional rural farms risk being forgotten
By Amanda Oon • Jun 15, 2022

Money • May 24, 2022 • 10 min read

Smuggling

Cross-border smuggling bogs down Vietnam’s sugar industry

Sugar contraband illicitly brought into Vietnam from Thailand is increasing, adding an additional burden to the country's struggling sugarcane enterprises
By Govi Snell • May 24, 2022

Money • May 21, 2022 • 2 min read

Building bridges from Silicon Valley to Cambodia

The Entrepreneurial Development Fund (EDF) is bringing the Kingdom’s small businesses onto the global stage
By Amanda Oon • May 21, 2022

Money • May 09, 2022 • 3 min read

EDF Board Sets the Future of Entrepreneurship in the Kingdom

After a tumultuous 2 years, the Entrepreneurship Development Fund is primed to provide Cambodia’s growing population of changemakers the funding tools and training opportunities to jump start their business ventures and innovation
By Stew Post • May 09, 2022

Money • May 06, 2022 • 9 min read

Metaverse

Singapore surveys virtual property’s Wild West landscape

The Lion City is making moves in the metaverse real-estate sector, but the need for greater governance, safety and regulation remain
By Amanda Oon • May 06, 2022

Money • May 04, 2022 • 14 min read

Microfinance

Land loss and debt: the bottom line for misleading microloans

Protected indigenous property and forests have become illegal collateral for Cambodian microlenders as institutional investors remain misinformed
By Jack Brook • May 04, 2022

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Workers' rights Severance pay remains a struggle for Southeast Asian workers

Analysis On the ground in the heat of the Laos fuel crisis

Analysis Tesla turns to Indonesian nickel

Innovation Innovation hubs are helping invigorate Thai business

Impact investing

International funds eye impact investments in Southeast Asia

Press release

Search for the kingdom’s finest real estate continues with the 7th PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards

Agriculture

Singapore’s urban farming heights cast a shadow over traditional agriculture

Smuggling

Cross-border smuggling bogs down Vietnam’s sugar industry

Building bridges from Silicon Valley to Cambodia

EDF Board Sets the Future of Entrepreneurship in the Kingdom

Metaverse

Singapore surveys virtual property’s Wild West landscape

Microfinance

Land loss and debt: the bottom line for misleading microloans

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