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How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.
By Alanah Torralba • Dec 14, 2017
If a company's existence depends on fossil fuels, the single most polluting activity on the planet, should they be allowed to engage in climate talks at all?
By Johanna Chisholm • Nov 28, 2017
The Vietnamese blogger will serve seven years in prison, and will then face an additional three years of house arrest under charges of "conducting propaganda against the state"
By Nathan Paul Southern • Nov 06, 2017
The construction industry in Cambodia has been enjoying great growth in recent years. Yet there are concerns over the quality of some of these projects and an over-reliance on Chinese investment
By Colin Meyn • Oct 31, 2017
Chomping on crickets is nothing new in Southeast Asia, but a global market for critter-based foods could turn edible insects into a major industry
Zoë Ng worked at McKinsey, Google and the beauty startup Charlotte Tilbury to build up a range of experience before striking out on her own. Now she heads up Raintree, an award-winning office and retail development in Phnom Penh
By Euan Black • Oct 18, 2017
Since 2015, World Animal Protection has visited 220 venues across Asia that use elephants to entertain tourists. The findings were worrying, but better informed tourists can be part of a crucial change, argues World Animal Protection advisor Jan Schmidt-Burbach
By Jan Schmidt-Burbach • Sep 15, 2017
As Cambodia's capital becomes a modern metropolis, its sole garbage collection company, Cintri, is failing to keep up. Can Cambodia's capital clean up its act?
By Colin Meyn and Mech Dara • Sep 14, 2017
The creator of Bali’s biodegradable cassava starch bags says they have had “enquiries from almost every country on earth”, but some question the viability of large-scale production
By Ana Salvá • Jul 19, 2017
Massive deforestation is playing a crucial role in the droughts that are devastating Cambodia. But despite an official ban on timber exports, forests continue to be cut down at a record rate
By Euan Black • Jun 07, 2017
The deal suggests President Duterte is serious about his pledge to move away from the US and cosy up to ‘non-traditional partners’
By Will Feuer • May 26, 2017
Jakarta’s Kalijodo red-light district has been shut down, cleaned up and transformed into a vibrant public space. But the reimagining of the area didn’t come without a human cost
By Gabrielle Lipton • May 17, 2017
Farming without chemicals brings huge benefits to both producer and consumer, but it’s a hard sell in Cambodia, where poverty is preventing large swathes of the rural population from investing in a long-term, organic future
By Euan Black • May 13, 2017