A slow road to end abuse of Indonesia's migrant workers

When an Indonesian migrant worker wound up on death row in Saudi Arabia, her case seemed hopeless. Help arrived from an advocacy group but, for many others, appalling treatment remains a daily reality
By Nithin Coca • Jun 24, 2016

What’s in store with Rodrigo Duterte?

With a week to go before Rodrigo Duterte becomes president of the Philippines, we look at what can be expected from him on the foreign and domestic stages
By Daniel Besant • Jun 23, 2016

Digital expert Chris Bryce on blending technology with creativity

With a long career in digital analytics, Chris Bryce is senior consultant with e-commerce leader Razorfish Commerce and CEO at Dotfusion Digital Agency, operating in Canada, the US and now Cambodia. He is set to be one of the key speakers at next month’s inaugural Inspire Asean business forum in Phnom Penh
By Daniel Besant • Jun 22, 2016

Elderly

Thailand's healthcare gaps put elderly in peril

With its elderly population on the rise, Thailand will need to take action as it becomes the ‘old man’ of Southeast Asia
By David Hutt • Jun 22, 2016

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge

The genocide question

The Khmer Rouge, responsible for the deaths of millions of Cambodians in the 1970s, has long been synonymous with the "crime of all crimes". Yet some are questioning whether Pol Pot’s regime is guilty of genocide in all its cruel persecutions
By George Wright • Jun 20, 2016

Cambodia’s solar sector set for bright future

The Kingdom’s ability to produce renewable energy boosted with $30m funding from Climate Investments Funds
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Jun 20, 2016

Artist Chhan Dina is helping Cambodia’s art scene flourish

Chhan Dina's sculptures and abstract paintings have been exhibited around the world and she's blazing a trail for Cambodia's artists, particularly women.
By Daniel Besant • Jun 18, 2016

Conserving Cambodia’s cultural treasures

In Phnom Penh and Penang, experts in art conservation are meticulously preserving Cambodia’s artistic legacy, but a punishing climate and scarcity of resources have forced them to get creative 
By Daniel Besant • Jun 17, 2016