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Independent Filipino news outlet Rappler is under legal fire yet again, this time under a "cyber libel" charge. Free press advocates say this latest criminal case lodged by the government amounts to official harassment
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Samantha McCabe
- Apr 09, 2020
50 years ago on March 18 1970, Cambodia's Prince Norodom Sihanouk was overthrown in what is widely regarded a bloodless coup by military general Lon Nol. The tragic events that befell Cambodia in the decade after would go on to shape the Kingdom for generations, with the effects still visible to this day
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Samantha McCabe and Andrew Haffner
- Mar 18, 2020
The Khmer artist behind the KBach Gallery's newest exhibition, Koem Keosocheat, chats about the environment, human rights and cats — the inspiration that started it all
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Samantha McCabe
- Mar 06, 2020
A long-term, export-driven vision has handed Hai Phong the title of Vietnam’s fastest-growing city in terms of GDP since 2015. Deep C is one firm that has contributed to the industrial city's transformation in recent years with their vision of creating a sustainable, environmentally friendly economic hub
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Samantha McCabe
- Feb 25, 2020
As coronavirus spreads and worsens across the globe, fear has come along with it, fuelling anti-Chinese sentiment. In Southeast Asia, this discrimination might have deeper economic and political underpinnings
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Samantha McCabe
- Feb 14, 2020
The coronavirus at the heart of the global outbreak now has a name: COVID-19. Here's what we know about the virus that has infectd more than 44,650 people in China and beyond.
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Andrew Haffner and Samantha McCabe
- Feb 12, 2020
With crimes committed using technology increasingly at the forefront of efforts by law enforcement and NGOs, in Cambodia a new unit dedicated to tackling the growth of online child abuse has just been formed
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Samantha McCabe
- Feb 06, 2020
In a rapidly transforming world, how can researchers and policy-makers combat increasing rates of wildfires and wildlife crime? Some conservationists are turning to technology, providing those on the front-line with a much-needed boost in the fight
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Samantha McCabe
- Jan 29, 2020
Transparency International’s 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index, released on 23 January 2020, has placed Cambodia at 162nd on a worldwide list, a slight decline from last year’s ranking of 161st
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Samantha McCabe
- Jan 23, 2020
Vietnamese art curator Đỗ Tường Linh has practiced her craft from London to Cuba, the Middle East and back home to Vietnam again. She spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about her latest exhibition, her forays into expanding peoples’ understanding of politics through art, and creating a Global South-led art scene
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Samantha McCabe
- Jan 13, 2020
Fifteen years after the devastating tsunami of Boxing Day 2004, Southeast Asia Globe looks back at the tragedy, examining its lasting impact and how the region is addressing the issue of disaster preparedness today.
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Samantha McCabe
- Dec 26, 2019
Last week, Southeast Asia Globe uncovered the presence of fentanyl in at least one batch of street drugs in Bangkok – potentially the first discovery of its kind in Thailand. With the potent opioid destroying communities across North America, advocates and people who use drugs worry of the potentially devastating effect of fentanyl infiltrating Southeast Asia
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Samantha McCabe
- Dec 19, 2019
For the second year in a row, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines has found that Myanmar is the only country in the world where the government is still using landmines. As the devices wreak havoc on communities nationwide, why is international funding to de-mine the country dropping?
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Samantha McCabe
- Dec 09, 2019
Filipino 37-year-old documentary photographer Vicente Jaime R. Villafranca has covered his home country’s under-examined and misunderstood issues for years. He spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about gaining a gang’s trust and how the climate crisis is impacting low-income communities.
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Samantha McCabe
- Dec 03, 2019
Cambodia has a shortage of candidates with the necessary soft skills key to propelling them towards better jobs. We speak to the community organisations trying to expand opportunities for vulnerable youth.
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Samantha McCabe
- Nov 27, 2019
