Rights

Land rights Cambodia for sale

From our print archive: In the 18 months leading up to 2008, almost half of Cambodia had been leased to foreign speculators – and many who fled the Khmer Rouge are homeless once more By Cathy Scott-Clark, Adrian Levy and Peter Harris

10 hours ago • 12-minute read


Read more of our decade-long coverage of Cambodia’s development.

CASINOS

Show me the money

Robin Spiess

URBAN MIGRATION

Cambodia’s affordable housing crisis

Claire Knox

CAMBODIA’S CONSTRUCTION BOOM

A future without home?

Nathan Paul Southern

24 June 2019
THIS WEEK IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Things fall apart

Sooner or later, the past always catches up with you. This week we’re looking at the world’s growing garment waste crisis, how BRI’s appetite for traditional Chinese medicine is putting the region’s animals at risk, Cambodia’s domestic debt traps and more.
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ALSO THIS WEEK

GARMENT WASTE

Out of fashion

Amanda Kaufmann

LAND RIGHTS

Cambodia for sale

Cathy Scott-Clark, Adrian Levy and Peter Harris

THIS WEDNESDAY

Prescription for extinction

How traditional Chinese medicine is putting the region’s animals at risk

THIS THURSDAY

Debt traps

In the midst of life, countless Cambodian workers are in debt. And it can’t continue

THIS FRIDAY

One nation’s trash

Why Cambodia needs to get creative with its mounting plastic waste

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Power

Political reporting and analysis on the big questions facing the region.
Cambodia is reeling from the collapse of an illegal Chinese-owned building in Sihanoukville. We look at how the Chinese-led construction boom is changing the Kingdom.

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • May 22, 2019 • 8 min read

Belt and Road How Cambodia can make the most of China’s millions

While Cambodia has benefitted hugely from the many projects funded by China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Kingdom, it must ensure that it remains open to a wide range of foreign investment
By Robin Spiess

May 22, 2019

Power • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 06, 2017 • 11 min read

Cambodia’s construction boom A future without home?

The construction industry in Cambodia has been enjoying great growth in recent years. Yet there are concerns over the quality of some of these projects and an over-reliance on Chinese investment
By Nathan Paul Southern

Nov 06, 2017

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Money

Business insights and innovation, from industry to entrepreneurs.
Facebook has launched the world’s latest cryptocurrency. But Southeast Asia is no stranger to the potential – and pitfalls – of crypto.

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 19, 2018 • 5 min read

Whatever happened to Cambodia’s ‘government-backed’ cryptocurrency?

News of a cryptocurrency endorsed by the Cambodian government began circulating earlier this year, with international media also picking up the story. Then suddenly, it all went quiet. So what exactly happened to Entapay – the company behind it – and its ambitions to create a Cambodian cryptocurrency?
By Robin Spiess

Jun 19, 2018

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 27, 2018 • 6 min read

Philippines Dollars without borders

As the Philippines continues to hold rank as the Southeast Asian country with the largest number of migrant workers heading overseas, the amount of money being sent home to family members in the island nation is rising – and cryptocurrency could help keep more earnings in Filipinos’ pockets.
By Janelle Retka

Aug 27, 2018

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Life

Putting people at the heart of the story.
Smoking-related illnesses remain the leading cause of premature death in Malaysia. We look back at the region’s love affair with cigarettes.

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 13, 2016 • 8 min read

Tobacco Not kicking the habit

If current trends hold, Indonesia is on track to become the world’s largest market for tobacco. As other countries move to regulate the industry, why is Indonesia having such a tough time kicking the habit?
By Nithin Coca

Jul 13, 2016

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 11, 2016 • 9 min read

Myanmar Big Tobacco is back

Since global players entered the market en masse in 2013, smoking rates have increased markedly. Their sophisticated strategies are likely to push more people into the clutches of addiction
By Holly Robertson

Jul 11, 2016

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Earth

How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia’s CO2 emissions are rising more than twice as fast as its urban population. It’s time for the region to imagine new cities.

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • May 16, 2018 • 8 min read

Cambodia The air we breathe

A year ago, Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment began monitoring Phnom Penh’s levels of the most damaging known air pollutant, PM2.5. How will the information gained be used?
By Janelle Retka

May 16, 2018

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 04, 2018 • 10 min read

Megacities Shangri-La or slum

With Southeast Asia’s population expected to grow by more than 100 million people in the next 30 years, the region’s crowded megacities are in danger of becoming dystopian nightmares – unless governments and city planners act now
By Paul Millar

Mar 04, 2018

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