Archive: Mar 2020



STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 06, 2020 • 2 min read

Editorial Past and Future

By Julija Veljkovic • Mar 06, 2020
From Cambodia's crumbling political opposition, to the housing crisis engulfing animals in Singapore, don't miss this week's stories.

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 06, 2020 • 15 min read

Animal welfare The kampong dogs of Singapore

By Toh Ee Ming • Mar 06, 2020
The Animal Lodge is more than just a refuge for stray animals. Its concrete walls pose the question of how Singapore can keep a human touch amid mass development

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 05, 2020 • 5 min read
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Southeast Asia’s Largest Digital Technology Conference, Digital Cambodia, is Prepared for a Larger and More Expanded Conference in 2020

By Digital Cambodia 2020 • Mar 05, 2020
Local, regional, and international digital professionals, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts will gather in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to attend the second, and much anticipated three-day long Digital Cambodia 2020, which will include an expanded agenda and more exciting speakers.

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 04, 2020 • 15 min read

Cambodian democracy Courting opposition

By Andrew Haffner • Mar 04, 2020
Despite a boom in supposed opposition parties filling the void left by the CNRP, true democracy in Cambodia seems farther out of grasp than ever before

Mar 03, 2020 • 9 min read
Coral reefs

Under the waves

Mainstream understanding says that the world's coral reefs will largely vanish to climate change by 2050. But more and more marine scientists believe their resilience has been underestimated, with researchers working in the Coral Triangle region now emphasising the adaptability of Indonesian reef systems
By Minka Curr • Mar 03, 2020

Mar 02, 2020 • 12 min read
Deep South conflict

At the negotiating table

This week, the Thai government and Malay Muslims are engaging in a peace dialogue that seems among the best hopes yet of resolving decades of violence in the country's Deep South. Observers are cautiously optimistic, but at the grassroots level, not everyone in the southern provinces agrees
By Lukas Messmer • Mar 02, 2020