LINES OF THOUGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA

Money

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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 09, 2021 • 4 min read

Tourism Virus turns Indonesia holiday island into desert of abandoned resorts

By Haeril Halim/AFP • Dec 09, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered almost all the resorts and restaurants across Indonesia's Gili Islands, famed for their turquoise waters, sandy beaches and diverse marine life

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 08, 2021 • 3 min read

Corruption Malaysian appeal court upholds ex-PM Najib’s 1MDB conviction

By M. Jegathesan/AFP • Dec 08, 2021
Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak was found guilty on all counts last year in the first of several trials he is facing related to the looting of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad sovereign wealth fund

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 06, 2021 • 10 min read

Beer New breweries launch a beer brawl in Cambodia

By Jack Brook • Dec 06, 2021
Three companies are set to enter the Kingdom’s lucrative beer market, heralding more options but stiffer competition

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 03, 2021 • 2 min read

Cryptocurrency Vietnam police smash $3.8 billion cryptocurrency ring

By Agence France-Presse • Dec 03, 2021
Vietnamese police have smashed a huge cryptocurrency ring worth around $3.8 billion, state media said Friday, as authorities battle rampant illegal gambling in the country.

Money • Dec 01, 2021 • 8 min read

Startups

Singapore’s small business ecosystem goes beyond startup glamour

While some startup entrepreneurs enjoy venture capitalist backing and government support in Singapore’s innovation-friendly ecosystem, other small businesses struggle with onerous audit processes and competition for talent
By Amanda Oon • Dec 01, 2021

Money • Dec 01, 2021 • 5 min read

Interview

The Singaporean financing platform levelling the startup playing field

The Singaporean revenue-based financing platform is backing small businesses traditionally overlooked by venture capitalist investors and banks
By Amanda Oon • Dec 01, 2021

Money • Nov 18, 2021 • 9 min read

Debt

Vietnam lenders adopt loan shark tactics

Weak government regulation to manage debt amidst Covid-19 has left borrowers in the lurch as formal loan companies use strong-arm tactics
By Govi Snell • Nov 18, 2021

Money • Nov 15, 2021 • 7 min read

Opinion

Thailand’s inescapable debt is creating a real ‘Squid Game’

The apocalyptic drama draws parallels with Thai residents and migrant workers who are drowning in debt and living in desperation
By Mark S. Cogan • Nov 15, 2021

Money • Nov 08, 2021 • 6 min read

Interview

Southeast Asia’s unbanked are banking on FinTech’s accessibility

The general manager of mobile payments platform Boku describes how financial technology is supporting small merchants and unbanked consumers
By Amanda Oon • Nov 08, 2021

Money • 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

Money • 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

Money • Oct 28, 2021 • 2 min read

Drugs

Laos police net 55 mn meth pills in Asia’s biggest drug bust

Laotian police found 55 million methamphetamine pills in the back of a beer truck, making it Asia's biggest-ever single seizure of illegal drugs
By Agence France-Presse • Oct 28, 2021

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