Archive: Oct 2019



STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 15, 2019 • 13 min read

Khmer language Tongue-tied

By Simon Roughneen • Oct 15, 2019
Cambodia’s native language is under pressure from a globally dominant English that is generating more jargon than Khmer can easily absorb

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 11, 2019 • 10 min read

Thai monarchy Good to be the King

By Andrew MacGregor Marshall • Oct 11, 2019
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s public embrace of polygamy is the latest signal he intends to be an all-powerful absolute monarch

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 10, 2019 • 10 min read

Geopolitics Public enemies

By Paul Millar • Oct 10, 2019
Long accused by its critics of serving as a Vietnamese puppet, Cambodia's government now stands condemned of trying to serve two masters

STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 10, 2019 • 4 min read
Partner Content

SCIA The future is young

By Singapore Cambodia International Academy • Oct 10, 2019
A newcomer to Cambodia, the Singapore (Cambodia) International Academy has already made a lasting impact on the Kingdom’s educational landscape by putting the youth at centre stage.

Oct 09, 2019 • 15 min read
Automation

Manufacturing change

Advances in automation are fuelling fears that the rise of robots could drive millions of Asian factory jobs back to the West
By Andrew Haffner • Oct 09, 2019

Oct 08, 2019 • 12 min read
Powering Southeast Asia

Fanning the flames

Southeast Asia’s growing economies have huge power generation needs, fuelling coal use across the region even as the rest of the world looks to greener methods
By Simon Roughneen • Oct 08, 2019

Oct 08, 2019 • 1 min read
SCIA

SCIA Foundation Studies Scholarship – November Intakes

Are you thinking of attaining an overseas degree? Not sure how to work towards your dream goal? In recognition of young talents in Cambodia, SCIA offers scholarships to reward the best students.
By Singapore Cambodia International Academy • Oct 08, 2019

Oct 07, 2019 • 13 min read
Indigenous rights

People out of time

From our print archive: Losing their forests, languages and cultures, Southeast Asia’s minorities are becoming strangers in their own homes
By Antonio Graceffo, Bruno Deniel-Laurent, P. Brisby • Oct 07, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Oct 04, 2019 • 1 min read

Pre-University Open House

Visit the SCIA Pre-University Open House on October 5th!
By Singapore Cambodia International Academey • Oct 04, 2019

Oct 04, 2019 • 5 min read
Cambodia Wildlife

Where the small things are

From our print archive: At first glance, Cambodia’s rainforests may seem bereft of wildlife, but a closer looks reveals a profusion of tiny and often unique creatures
By Jeremy Holden • Oct 04, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Oct 03, 2019 • 12 min read
Indonesia protests

Back on the streets

Students demonstrators have taken to the streets of Indonesia to protest controversial bills – and remind President Joko Widodo not to abandon his reformist credentials
By Stania Puspa • Oct 03, 2019

Oct 02, 2019 • 6 min read
Protesting China

Vietnam’s vanguard

China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea are bitterly resented by Vietnamese citizens – but their protests depend more on the ruling regime than on people power
By Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet • Oct 02, 2019