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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 12, 2022 • 8 min read

Workers' rights Malaysia wage movement gathers momentum

By Ashley Yeong • Apr 12, 2022
Fueled by the pandemic, workers from young lawyers to hospital cleaners have sought greater employment rights and pay increases

Money • Mar 15, 2022 • 2 min read
Myanmar

Thai firm takes over Myanmar gas field after Total withdrawal

Thai energy company PTTEP has said it will take over the running of Myanmar's vital Yadana gas field following the withdrawal of global giants Chevron and TotalEnergies in January
By Agence France-Presse • Mar 15, 2022

Money • Feb 14, 2022 • 4 min read
Myanmar

Japan’s Kirin brewery to withdraw from Myanmar

Japanese drinks giant Kirin is the latest foreign company to withdraw from Myanmar with international pressure building against the junta
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 14, 2022

Money • Jan 11, 2022 • 7 min read
Workers' rights

Striking casino workers stand against crackdown

NagaWorld employees protest mass layoffs while fighting to preserve one of Cambodia’s remaining independent unions
By Jack Brook • Jan 11, 2022

Money • Dec 17, 2021 • 8 min read
Cambodia

FROM THE GROUND UP: 30 years of excellence with LBL construction

Launched at a turning point in the nation’s history, over the past three decades French-Cambodian firm LBL has navigated a changing landscape to evolve from a family business to a leading construction company in the country
By Written by Stew Post; Photos by Jack Malipan for Southeast Asia Globe • Dec 17, 2021