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STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 05, 2021 • 4 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar jade traders squeezed between junta and rebels

By Agence France-Presse • Nov 05, 2021
Myanmar jade traders are running from junta troops and dodging rebel attacks to sell dwindling volumes of the green gemstone, as the billion-dollar industry loses its shine months on from the coup

Nov 04, 2021 • 7 min read
Green Economy

Capitalism in a nutshell, the growth of cashews in Cambodia

There were few cashew trees in northeast Cambodia 30 years ago, but now the burgeoning nut industry is part of the region’s link to the global economy
By Jack Brook and Borin Sopheavuthtey • Nov 04, 2021

Nov 01, 2021 • 4 min read
Thailand

Hopes high as tourists touch down for Thailand re-opening

After 18 months of Covid border controls, overseas tourists began pouring into Bangkok and the holiday island of Phuket on Monday as Thailand kickstarted its tourism industry
By Lisa Martin and Dene-Hern Chen/AFP • Nov 01, 2021

Nov 01, 2021 • 8 min read
Interview

Singapore sports exec is spearheading sustainable business

The Singapore leader of one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers looks at life in the Lion City in an increasingly digital world and how to keep sport sustainable and socially conscious.
By Amanda Oon • Nov 01, 2021