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Saving small businesses
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 08/02/2021
» Indonesian small businesses, which have shown resilience during previous economic downturns, have borne the brunt of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and are now looking for ways to revive their fortunes.
Seeds of resilience
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/08/2020
» Khing Khing Soe has been growing rice, groundnuts, pigeon peas, sesame, chickpeas and onions for over two decades on her farm at Ba Lon village in Myingyan district of Myanmar. But in the past three years declining rainfall as a result of climate change has reduced her crop yields by about 30%.
As graft fight goes high-tech, business engagement crucial
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/12/2019
» The willingness of governments to use technology to enhance transparency and a strategy to engage the private sector are crucial in the fight against graft, experts say.
In the line of fire
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/11/2019
» One day in September, while they were resting after a day's labour in the fields, 30 civilians were killed by a US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State hideout in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan.
Understanding Papua's struggle
Asia focus, Phanawat Ayanaputra, Published on 19/08/2019
» A sham referendum under the Suharto dictatorship, an ethnic population dissimilar to Indonesia's predominantly Muslim community, over half a million lives lost to genocide and unlawful killings, and myriad human rights atrocities committed against their own people -- the story of Papua presents the most convincing case for independence out of many global separatist movements. Yet, the future of Papua remains highly unpredictable.
Funding sustainable development
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 06/05/2019
» The ideal world is one where poverty and hunger no longer exist. People of all ages are in good health and everyone has access to quality education, clean water, sanitation and affordable and clean energy.
Women's work
Asia focus, Mao Theany and Meng Sokhouy, Published on 15/10/2018
» More women than ever before are becoming entrepreneurs, and many are achieving success in the vibrant business climate of Southeast Asia.
Creating smarter cities
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/07/2018
» Yokohama is a role model for turning an urban area that once relied on heavy industry into a smart city where liveable communities coexist harmoniously with industrial and commercial areas. Now it is exporting its expertise to an industrial estate in eastern Thailand.
Reimagining technology
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 02/07/2018
» New technologies have made our lives more convenient, productive and efficient, but they are also having a growing impact on the way we interact and live. The ultimate disruption -- to use the most overused word of our digital age -- could well be a change in what it means to be human.
Putting youth to work
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/05/2018
» Given the reality of ageing populations in many countries, most people assume that finding a job should not be that difficult for young people. However, youth unemployment and underemployment remain stubbornly high for a number of reasons.