Archive: Oct 2019



STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 31, 2019 • 7 min read

Renewable energy Looking on the bright side

By Paul Millar • Oct 31, 2019
When it comes to quick, clean and scalable solutions to Cambodia’s energy dreams, a recent surge in investment in solar power is promising a pathway to prosperity

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 30, 2019 • 12 min read

Social media Made in Vietnam

By Evie Breese and Paul Millar • Oct 30, 2019
Vietnam's new cybersecurity law has struggled to bring multinational tech companies such as Facebook to heel – but growing investment in local social media alternatives could force their hand

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 29, 2019 • 12 min read

Thai dissidents Without a trace

By Caleb Quinley • Oct 29, 2019
Five months ago, Thai pro-democracy activist Siam Theerawut fell silent from his exile in Vietnam. But his family have not stopped trying to find him

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 28, 2019 • 9 min read

Football in Southeast Asia Fever pitch

By Marta Kasztelan • Oct 28, 2019
From our print archive: While soccer players all over the world aim for Europe's big leagues, many end up struggling to make ends meet in some of Asia's low-budget championships

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Oct 25, 2019 • 15 min read
Urban Myanmar

No place like home

When one of Yangon's many new immigrants tries to reach out to a taciturn neighbour, he nearly ends up biting off more than he can chew
By Will Buckingham • Oct 25, 2019

Oct 24, 2019 • 7 min read
Boeung Kak Lake

Flood, sweat and tears

From our print archive: The flooding that inundated much of northern Phnom Penh has receded, but Lakeside residents now face a much greater threat
By Sam Campbell • Oct 24, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Oct 23, 2019 • 10 min read
Timor-Leste

Betting on black

Timor-Leste is racing against the clock to develop newly unlocked Timor Sea wealth before its coffers empty. We look at the different roads that could lead the country to prosperity
By Sophie Raynor • Oct 23, 2019

Oct 22, 2019 • 8 min read
Cambodian Politics

The return

On November 9, Cambodia’s opposition leaders have promised to return to the Kingdom to take the fight to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party. We spoke to senior CNRP politician Mu Sochua about her fast-approaching date with destiny
By Paul Millar • Oct 22, 2019

Oct 21, 2019 • 9 min read
Cambodian Art

Drawing on the past

From our 2007 print archive: a new generation of Cambodian comic book artists are carrying on the legacy of the Golden Age forebears
By Rob Savage • Oct 21, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Oct 18, 2019 • 15 min read
Meth addiction

Pipe dreams

A Chinese-funded property boom in Cambodia’s Sihanoukville is casting the city’s meth addicts to the margins
By Andrew Haffner • Oct 18, 2019

Oct 17, 2019 • 12 min read
Sihanoukville

Time to rebuild

Since Prime Minister Hun Sen announced a ban on online gambling, tens of thousands of Chinese nationals have left Sihanoukville on Cambodia’s coast. But the road to rebuilding seems a long one indeed
By Kevin Livingston • Oct 17, 2019