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 »Southeast Asia’s Old Airports Taking Off Once Again
August 21st, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on Southeast Asia’s old airports which are revving back to life: Since last year, Indonesian airline TransNusa has routinely shuttled passengers between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur two to three times each day. But when its Airbus A320 plane touched down outside Malaysia’s commercial capital on Aug. 1, it was hailed […]
Read more »Beijing to Bangkok Train Just a Few Links from Reality
August 20th, 2024
Via Asia Times, a report on a Belt and Road Initiative-backed train connecting China to mainland Southeast Asia which is finally nearly done after years of delays and resistance: A Bangkok to Beijing train journey became one clickity-clack link closer with the completion by Thailand and Laos of a Mekong River railway bridge and tracks […]
Read more »Thailand’s ‘Land Bridge’ Solution to China’s ‘Malacca Dilemma’
August 15th, 2024
Via The Asia Times, commentary advocating for the US to help finance Thai ‘land bridge’ project to prevent it from falling under China’s control and influence: The proposed route of Thailand’s emerging land bridge project. Image: X Screengrab Last month, two vessels struggling to push through the overcrowded Strait of Malacca collided, reviving interest in alternative […]
Read more »India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway: Road To Regional Economic Connectivity
August 6th, 2024
Via East Asia Forum, a report on the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway which aims to bolster regional economic integration and expand India’s influence in Southeast Asia. But despite its potential benefits, the project has faced significant delays due to political instability in Myanmar, financial constraints and security concerns. Ethnic conflict and bureaucratic hurdles have further complicated […]
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.