Earth

How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 10, 2018 • 3 min read

Kem Sokha Cambodia's opposition leader released to home detention

By Tom O'Connell • Sep 10, 2018
The release of Cambodia's opposition leader comes during the week that the European Parliament are set to discuss the country's human rights record, leaving many critics sceptical of the government’s intentions

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 05, 2018 • 15 min read

Renewable energy The price of power

By Amanda Kaufmann • Sep 05, 2018
The deadly dam collapse in Laos in 2018 brings Cambodia’s own grand plans for hydropower into question – and thrusts solar power to the forefront of the Kingdom’s quest for energy independence

Earth • Jul 19, 2018 • 9 min read
Bangkok

Losing its soul

Thailand’s military government wants to turn the chaotic metropolis of Bangkok into a kind of Singapore: tidy, sterile and easily controllable – and thus, a symbol of its power
By Katrin Kuntz • Jul 19, 2018

Earth • Jul 04, 2018 • 5 min read
Plastic pollution

Could a shrub be the solution to Cambodia’s plastic bag pandemic?

On average, Cambodians use five to ten plastic bags every day, contributing to a serious waste problem in the country. Kai Kuramoto, founder of Cleanbodia, is attempting to change that by introducing an alternative solution: a biodegradable bag made from cassava starch
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 04, 2018

Earth • Jun 25, 2018 • 7 min read
Cambodia

Agriculture branches out as rice returns flatten

Although rice has long fed both the people and the economy of Cambodia, experts say that crop diversification and increased investment are needed to take the agriculture industry to the next level
By Euan Black • Jun 25, 2018

Earth • Jun 25, 2018 • 5 min read
Overcoming the outages

How to keep the lights on in Myanmar

With more than four out of ten people in Myanmar without access to electricity, the nation's economic development relies on the government's willingness to pursue alternative energy sources
By Jeremy Mullins • Jun 25, 2018

Earth • Jun 13, 2018 • 8 min read
Urban migration

Brunei’s troubled heart

The once-populous district of Kampong Ayer, a community of stilted homes and wooden walkways, is a shell of what it once was in its heyday as residents drift to the city
By Pete Ford • Jun 13, 2018

Earth • May 16, 2018 • 8 min read
Cambodia

The air we breathe

A year ago, Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment began monitoring Phnom Penh’s levels of the most damaging known air pollutant, PM2.5. How will the information gained be used?
By Janelle Retka • May 16, 2018

Earth • Apr 25, 2018 • 3 min read
Superfoods

Purple grain

Siam Organic is helping to tackle Thai poverty while also jumping on the superfood bandwagon with a new breed of richly coloured rice that it claims is the healthiest in the world
By Cristyn Lloyd • Apr 25, 2018

Earth • Apr 23, 2018 • 7 min read
West Papua

Preserving paradise

Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago is the most biodiverse marine environment in the world. But as word of its magnificence gets out, and visitors swoop in, locals and expats alike are striving to protect the paradise
By Carolyn Beasley • Apr 23, 2018