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How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.
By Andrew Haffner • 4 days ago
Joining Meng and Andrew in their Phnom Penh studio this week are Ham Oudom and Pich Charadine, with chatter turning to one, very large, issue – the fate of the once-Mighty Mekong
By Horn Chanvoitey • 5 days ago
Cambodia has experienced severe flooding in recent weeks, with large sections of the capital under water. But major events like these don't tell the whole story, with small and consistent issues associated with flooding worsening a cycle of poverty among the urban poor
By Ashley Lampard • Oct 16, 2020
A booming economy has given rise to fast-tracked consumption in Vietnam, and with it mounting waste. The country's leaders have introduced legislation to curb its plastic habit, but some observers warn it still has the potential to become the world's garbage dump
By Alexi Demetriadi • Oct 16, 2020
The Siamese crocodile, once thought extinct, has seen a small but encouraging resurgence in Cambodia with around 300 now thought to live in the wild. After a discovery of 15 hatchlings last month, the Globe talked to those trying to save the species
Refuse collectors in Phnom Penh ended a five-day strike on October 7, with mounds of trash set to be cleared from the capital's streets, but the future of refuse collection in capital remains up in the air
By Andrew Haffner and Alastair McCready • Oct 07, 2020
As Hanoi’s biggest landfill Nam Son nears capacity, causing widespread pollution, disease and land disputes in nearby communities, tensions between locals and officials are ramping up as demands for compensation are ignored
By Ashley Lampard • Oct 07, 2020
On the rooftop of a Singapore shopping mall, a sprawling patch of eggplants, rosemary, bananas and papayas stand in colourful contrast to the grey skyscrapers of the city-state's business district
By Martin Abbugao/AFP • Sep 30, 2020
Singapore Airlines has dropped its proposed 'flights to nowhere' after outrage from environmentalists, pushing back against the trend offering travel-starved passengers flights that leave and arrive in the same location
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 29, 2020
With rural communities along the Mekong living at the mercy of the geopolitical whims of nations controlling the river's flow and development, attempts are being made to band these disparate people together to regain control over their fate
By Jacob Goldberg • Sep 28, 2020
A major land reclamation in the Mekong has forged ahead in what developers say will be the second Diamond Island. But while land filling elsewhere in the city has been met with unease, this mega-project has taken shape unbothered by current or controversy
By Andrew Haffner • Sep 22, 2020
Australian ambassador to Cambodia Pablo Kang has apologised for an image he posted showing cooked softshell turtle his party consumed on a visit to rural Pailin province
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 17, 2020
An elderly Malaysian's quest to rid the country's beaches of washed-up glass led to him amassing a collection of thousands of bottles, now displayed in a colourful seaside museum
By Patrick Lee/AFP • Sep 16, 2020