Politics

Hun Sen vs Sam Rainsy The strongman and the strawman

Exiled opposition politician Sam Rainsy has once again pledged to come back to Cambodia. But for a government eager to imagine itself as under assault on all sides, he’s far more useful to Hun Sen in Paris By Paul Millar

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Power

Political reporting and analysis on the big questions facing the region.
Malaysia has been rocked by a politically motivated sex scandal – and not for the first time.

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 04, 2018 • 5 min read

Malaysia Waiting for Anwar

Malaysia’s promise of reform is in full bloom after the ruling coalition’s shock defeat, but despite rumblings of democracy, civil rights strides remain – for now, perhaps – elusive
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Money

Business insights and innovation, from industry to entrepreneurs.
Cambodia is beginning to crack down on child labour. But widespread debt bondage and land rights issues continue to raise concerns.

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 12, 2018 • 17 min read

Cambodia’s building blocks Blood bricks

Cambodia’s construction boom has demand for clay bricks climbing. But a transformation to Cambodia’s rural economy feeds some of the most vulnerable into the growing brick sector and its toxic debt bondage
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Nov 12, 2018

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 09, 2018 • 9 min read

Land rights Kratie’s ‘insurrection’

A violent clash between security forces and local villagers in Kratie echoes the bloody 2012 intervention that left a teenage girl dead and a village traumatised
By Paul Millar and Leng Len

Mar 09, 2018

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Hong Kong’s protests have put people power on full display. We look at similar mass movements across the region.

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Whatever happened to Thailand’s Redshirts?

With much of its leadership scattered or forced into hiding, the pro-democracy movement is in danger of losing the mass support that once propelled it to power
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Malaysian students, long encouraged to stay obedient and play by the rules, have found their voice in response to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal that has gripped their nation
By Kate Mayberry

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Earth

How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.
Economic growth should always be bound by sustainable resource use. We look at how Southeast Asia measures up.

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Sustainable development Vietnam’s good life

Vietnam performed the best of 151 countries in a study that assessed quality of life versus environmental sustainability
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Cambodia’s building blocks Cementing the future

As the Kingdom’s construction boom continues, the local production of cement has evolved alongside it. But potential environmental issues may prove costly
By Janelle Retka and Leng Len

Oct 02, 2018

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