ASEAN’s Tiger Economies Have Lost Their Roar
February 15th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how – with diverse national circumstances – Southeast Asia remains less than the sum of its parts: In the bubble years of the late 1980s, the appreciation of the Japanese yen sent a flood of investment from corporate Japan to the fast-growing economies of Southeast Asia. Matsushita, as Panasonic […]
Read more »Stakes Rise in Southeast Asia’s Casino Race as Singapore’s Rivals Place Bets
January 14th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how growing casino industries in Thailand and Philippines are threatening Singapore’s regional leadership in the space: When Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands (MBS) integrated resort went almost completely dark during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, the absence of guests in the three gleaming towers, with their casinos, hotels, malls and event spaces, symbolized the […]
Read more »Speeding Up the Economy: The Role of Methamphetamines in the Southeast Asian Boom
October 12th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, an article on how – faced with ruthless economic demands – increasing numbers of Southeast Asian workers are turning to a cheap, addictive drug that enables them to “work without stopping:” Like many teenagers around the world, Ngo started using drugs after being encouraged by his friends. But what separates his experiences […]
Read more »Google To Invest $1B Into Thai Data Center, Cloud Infrastructure Sector
October 1st, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Google’s plan to invest in Thailand’s data center and cloud sector: Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Monday it would invest $1 billion in Thailand to build a data center and cloud region to meet growing cloud demand and support artificial intelligence adoption in Southeast Asia. The investment would create […]
Read more »ASEAN Hasn’t Got Talent
August 31st, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, commentary on the challenge some ASEAN countries face in transitioning to knowledge-based economies: In Brief ASEAN is scouting global talent to strengthen its digital transformation. While countries like Singapore and Vietnam are climbing global education rankings, others in the region continue to lag behind. To accelerate the transition to knowledge-based economies, […]
Read more »Myanmar’s Yoma Expands Noodle Shops To Thailand
August 24th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on one Myanmar conglomerate’s efforts to distance itself from the military government there: Myanmar’s Yoma Group is bringing a local chain of noodle shops to Thailand this year, growing the conglomerate’s restaurant business even amid political turmoil in its home market. Singapore-listed Yoma Strategic Holdings, the operator of KFC chicken restaurants […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.