Archive: Apr 2013



STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 11, 2013 • 7 min read

Battling the bulge

By Sacha Passi • Apr 11, 2013
Children in Malaysia have been labelled the fattest in the region, but their weight carries a greater burden than just their size

STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 10, 2013 • 4 min read

“In the refugee camp, art was just a fun children’s game”

By Caroline Vernaillen • Apr 10, 2013
A firm believer in the emancipating power of art, Cambodian artist Srey Bandaul co-founded Phare Ponleu Selpak, an art school that aims to offer disadvantaged youth a way out of poverty. In his upcoming exhibition, entitled Digestion, at Phnom Penh’s Romeet Gallery, he reflects on independence and the dynamics between the outside world and the inside, portraying the body as a metaphorical arena of tension.

STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 10, 2013 • 5 min read

No place like home

By Claire Luke • Apr 10, 2013
The end of a successful US resettlement programme leaves many Burmese refugees with little hope of escaping their Thai border camps

STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 09, 2013 • 7 min read

Monitoring for nothing

By Frédéric Janssens • Apr 09, 2013
Is the ILO’s ‘Better Factories’ programme failing Cambodia’s garment workers?

Apr 08, 2013 • 7 min read
Khmer Rouge

The paper trail

More than 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany’s Stasi files are still throwing up some surprises – not least for those living in Cambodia as profiles on many Khmer Rouge defectors, many of whom lead the country today, have emerged
By Dr Markus Karbaum • Apr 08, 2013

Apr 05, 2013 • 7 min read

Beaten and burned

Living in fear and pain, victims of domestic violence are being ignored by society and the authorities
By Denise Hruby • Apr 05, 2013

Apr 03, 2013 • 3 min read

Cambodia: cider country

Cider, England’s ever-popular tipple, is set to make its mark in Cambodia when the first batch of the fruity brew enters a beer lovers’ market 
By Sophie Lane • Apr 03, 2013

Apr 03, 2013 • 4 min read

Rules of the game

Despite being brought into the fold of Vietnam’s high-ranking officials to help weed out corruption, Nguyen Ba Thanh is no stranger to underhand dealings
By Sacha Passi • Apr 03, 2013

Apr 01, 2013 • 5 min read

All that’s left behind

The small nation may have won its battle for ascension to the World Trade Organisation, but the financial war is far from over
By Erika Mudie • Apr 01, 2013