Why Southeast Asian nations are vulnerable to the fuel crisis as Iran war rages on

Daniel Gech looks at prices on a board at a Sokimex petrol station in Phnom Penh and winces. Four weeks into the war in the Middle East, the ripple effects of a faraway conflict are beginning to threaten the Cambodian teenager’s ability to earn and learn. The 16-year-old hustles on his moped between his home and school, followed by an evening job and back. It now costs him an extra US$2 a day to fill up his tank – or US$14 a week – and the price is rising, a significant surge in a country whe...

By Aidan Jones