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STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 05, 2016 • 7 min read

Interview Paralympic Singaporean swimmer Theresa Goh gets ready for Rio

By Kirsten Han • Aug 05, 2016
Paralympic swimmer Theresa Goh has a huge number of golds under her cap for her home country of Singapore. To date, an Olympic medal has eluded her, but the gutsy athlete has her sights firmly set on a breakthrough in Rio

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 04, 2016 • 8 min read

Thai artist Piyarat Piyapongwiwat talks life on the margins

By Dene Mullen • Aug 04, 2016
Piyarat Piyapongwiwat is one of Southeast Asia's most promising contemporary artists. Photo: Vincenzo Floramo Piyarat Piyapongwiwat is one of Southeast Asia’s most promising contemporary artists. Armed with an analytical mind and a big heart, she discusses rebelling against her conservative upbringing, why she is drawn to marginalised groups and the difficulties faced by artists in military-ruled Thailand

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 03, 2016 • 3 min read

Uber to face stiff competition as ride-sharing service targets Southeast Asia

By Logan Connor • Aug 03, 2016
Taxi drivers stand beside their vehicles during a mass stike in Jakarta, Indonesia, 22 March 2016. More than a thousand taxi and other public transportation drivers in Jakarta held a mass strike against transportation-based online mobile applications including car-booking applications Uber and GrabTaxi. Photo: EPA/Bagus Indahono Global ride-sharing app Uber is setting its sights on Southeast Asia. However, the region’s established companies will likely put up a strong fight

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 02, 2016 • 3 min read

Myanmar workers at risk of exploitation during mass deportations from Thailand

By Logan Connor • Aug 02, 2016
Following a registration drive for undocumented Myanmar workers in Thailand, the Thai government has expelled up to 10,000 immigrants. The deportation process, says a migrant workers’ rights activist, often plays host to human rights violations

Aug 01, 2016 • 9 min read
CAMBODIAN FASHION

Cambodian brand turns lotus flower into luxury fashion

In Cambodia’s rural west, an ethical fashion brand is turning the lotus flower into a highly sought-after – and rather expensive – niche fabric
By Eléonore Sok • Aug 01, 2016

Jul 28, 2016 • 6 min read
Interview

Rise of the Southeast Asian entrepreneur: an interview with Quek Siu Rui

Quek Siu Rui is a co-founder of Carousell, which launched in May 2012, and now oversees product and marketing. Carousell is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing community marketplaces, with over 26 million listings and a presence in 12 major cities around the world
By David Hutt • Jul 28, 2016

Jul 28, 2016 • 11 min read
Interview

The Southeast Asian entrepreneur

Over the past two decades, Southeast Asia has seen a new breed of entrepreneur – along with improved education, technology development and better government investment. But can the region become the world’s next Silicon Valley?
By David Hutt • Jul 28, 2016