Southeast Asia, By the Week

Editorial • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 20, 2021 • 4 min read

Editorial Cambodia reopens, Covid still strikes

By Jack Brook • Nov 20, 2021
Even as Cambodia waives quarantine requirements for vaccinated visitors, Covid-19 continues to plague the Kingdom and its pandemic-weary populace

Editorial • Oct 30, 2021 • 4 min read
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ASEAN meets, region prepares for UN climate conference

ASEAN holds its summit without Myanmar and promises to push for peace, while world leaders gather in Glasgow for crucial climate change discussions
By Jack Brook • Oct 30, 2021

Editorial • Oct 23, 2021 • 4 min read
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Cambodia marks 30 years since Paris Peace Agreements

Peace has brought globalism, comfortable coffee chains and Michael Learns to Rock. This doesn’t necessarily signal democracy and respect for human rights
By Jack Brook • Oct 23, 2021

Editorial • Oct 16, 2021 • 4 min read
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Capitalism and the cashew

Cashew crops clustering the hills of Ratanakiri are a sign of the ongoing transition to capitalism in northeast Cambodia
By Jack Brook • Oct 16, 2021

Editorial • Oct 09, 2021 • 4 min read
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False claim of Hun Sen’s dual citizenship may change Cambodia’s constitution

The UK-based Guardian newspaper retracted a claim stating Hun Sen had purchased Cypriot citizenship, but the Cambodian prime minister remains on the defensive and is calling for a Constitutional amendment to bar anyone with dual citizenship from holding high political office
By Jack Brook • Oct 09, 2021

Editorial • Sep 11, 2021 • 3 min read
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Myanmar’s shadow government calls for uprising

The National Unity Government urged citizens to engage in a “defensive war” against the military junta, targeting personnel and assets. The international community condemned the calls for violence, pushing instead for peace.
By Jack Brook • Sep 11, 2021

Editorial • Sep 04, 2021 • 4 min read
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Introducing the new faces of our editorial team … Amanda and Brian!

While we welcomed some new faces to our editorial team this week, we also tackled fake news in Cambodia, the fight for UN recognition in Myanmar, and took a ride with taxi drivers on the front lines in Ho Chi Minh City
By Alastair McCready • Sep 04, 2021