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STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 05, 2016 • 4 min read

Portrait Philippines' vice-president Leni Robredo's rapid rise to power

By Daniel Besant • Jul 05, 2016
In a few short years, Leni Robredo has ascended from relative political obscurity to become the Philippines’ vice-president. But with a hostile premier and a slim majority, it could be tough at the top

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 04, 2016 • 5 min read

Cambodia's ruling party hammers opposition as election looms

By Sophal Ear • Jul 04, 2016
Cambodia’s opposition leader is in self-exile, his deputy is facing questionable charges and civil society leaders are behind bars. So what is behind the country’s political turmoil?

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 04, 2016 • 11 min read

Banking Industry Uncertainty ahead

By David Hutt • Jul 04, 2016
Cambodia and Myanmar are seeing swift economic growth. Can their banking industries keep up with the demands of an increasingly connected world?

Jun 29, 2016 • 3 min read
Poets

Top five: Southeast Asia's best poets

From embracing the avant garde in Myanmar to exploring Balinese strictures, the region’s best poets are often a bold voice in opposition to the status quo
By Paul Millar • Jun 29, 2016

Jun 27, 2016 • 7 min read
Literature

A desire to belong

Amid marginalisation of refugee communities in the US, Vietnamese-American poets feel a sense of displacement
By Paul Millar • Jun 27, 2016

Jun 24, 2016 • 7 min read

A slow road to end abuse of Indonesia's migrant workers

When an Indonesian migrant worker wound up on death row in Saudi Arabia, her case seemed hopeless. Help arrived from an advocacy group but, for many others, appalling treatment remains a daily reality
By Nithin Coca • Jun 24, 2016

Jun 23, 2016 • 7 min read

What’s in store with Rodrigo Duterte?

With a week to go before Rodrigo Duterte becomes president of the Philippines, we look at what can be expected from him on the foreign and domestic stages
By Daniel Besant • Jun 23, 2016

Jun 22, 2016 • 4 min read

Digital expert Chris Bryce on blending technology with creativity

With a long career in digital analytics, Chris Bryce is senior consultant with e-commerce leader Razorfish Commerce and CEO at Dotfusion Digital Agency, operating in Canada, the US and now Cambodia. He is set to be one of the key speakers at next month’s inaugural Inspire Asean business forum in Phnom Penh
By Daniel Besant • Jun 22, 2016

Jun 22, 2016 • 2 min read
Elderly

Thailand's healthcare gaps put elderly in peril

With its elderly population on the rise, Thailand will need to take action as it becomes the ‘old man’ of Southeast Asia
By David Hutt • Jun 22, 2016