Economy
Thailand and Cambodia reopen rail and sea links as ties blossom
Leaving a love-hate relationship behind, both hope trade hits $15 billion by 2020
Myanmar
Business trends
Mongolia is Japan's new frontier in the search for IT talent
Romania and Myanmar are also among the hunting grounds for tech specialists
International relations
Cambodia's silent investment from Japan: reform or realpolitik?
Human rights advocates criticize Tokyo for 'acting like China'
Belt and Road
In Cambodia, even debt-free roads lead to more Chinese influence
Beijing-funded $2bn expressway raises questions about costs and benefits
Companies
Japan insurers enter Myanmar in joint-venture frenzy
Foreign companies rush to claim share after opening of underinsured market
International relations
Thai-Cambodia railway resumes after 45 years, connecting business
Cross-border route offers truck-dependent region alternative logistics
Companies
NagaCorp doubles down with $3.5bn casino plan in Cambodia
Share price down around 10% since announcement as analysts voice cost concerns
Startups
Emerging Asia's startups open own doors to success
3D flashcards and voice-driven accounting find ways into low-income countries
Environment
Southeast Asia looks for outside help to flush sewage problems
Water treatment projects lure foreign expertise to deal with rising raw effluent
Business trends
Japan's soccer clubs look to score in Southeast Asia
Team sponsors raise brand recognition via players' schools and exhibition matches
Economy
Chinese construction rush aggravates Cambodia's electricity shortage
Hun Sen threatens energy denial to critics of heavy hydropower dependency
Economy
Myanmar opens insurance market to Prudential, Dai-ichi and others
More-than-expected five groups approved to enter tiny but promising sector
Companies
Japanese business hotel opens in Myanmar economic zone
First hotel in Thilawa anticipates greater demand as factories sprout up
Tea Leaves
In rural Myanmar, rail lines founder while military spends
Aging Shan State trains are local lifelines but starved of public funds
International relations
Orthodox church schism extends Putin's reach in Asia
Russian church creates own Southeast Asian dioceses after split over Ukraine
Politics
After 3 years, Suu Kyi running out of time to energize Myanmar economy
Slowing investment and growth threaten NLD's chances in 2020 election
Opinion
Myanmar -- investors should be cautious but take the risk
If government pursues humanitarian agenda, foreign partners can back projects, even in Rakhine State.
Belt and Road
Cambodia breaks ground on $2bn China-funded expressway
Four-lane Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville road strengthens Beijing's clout
Companies
German wholesaler Metro bets on Myanmar's hospitality sector
Chinese tourists jump nearly 40% in 2018 as Westerners shun country
Business trends
Property developer Creed plots own course in Cambodia
Lack of local partners forces Japanese company to go it alone in thriving economy
5G networks
Southeast Asia hastens 5G shift to close development gap
Vietnam and Thailand aim to parlay technology into advances in self-driving and AI
International relations
Cambodia squeezes online speech despite threat of EU backlash
European delegates to decide if country keeps preferential trade status
Economy
Suu Kyi urges investment in Rohingya crisis' epicenter
Myanmar leader keen to boost rural economy as 2020 election looms