Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 25, 2020 • 10 min read
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Who should train the next generation of Cambodian workers?

By Andrew Haffner • Dec 25, 2020
Cambodian workers have long suffered from a lack of education and training. While historically the public and private sectors have placed responsibility for producing a quality workforce on one other, as the skills gap widens, cooperation on the issue is growing

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 18, 2020 • 2 min read
Partner Content

Official Launch of La Boutique of Excellence by Sofitel

By Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra • Dec 18, 2020
Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra officially launched a new online platform for La Boutique of Excellence with surprising flash sale for customers as Christmas Gifts

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 16, 2020 • 7 min read

Opinion Corruption should be the issue that binds Thailand together

By Mark S. Cogan • Dec 16, 2020
Thailand's military generals seized power in 2014 vowing to end the kingdom's endemic corruption, but what has followed has been a weakening of the very institutions needed to combat graft. Professor Mark S. Cogan argues the antidote lays in a thriving democracy

Southeast Asia • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 12, 2020 • 3 min read

Editorial One year with Covid-19

By Andrew Haffner • Dec 12, 2020
It may be too early to hope, but a wave of promising new vaccines could have us all breathing easier before long

Southeast Asia • Nov 30, 2020 • 2 min read
Conservation

Cambodia ready to welcome ‘world’s loneliest elephant’

Following years of public outcry and campaigning by American pop star Cher, the "world's loneliest elephant" is set to arrive at its new home in a Cambodian sanctuary on November 30, ending its mammoth journey from Pakistan
By Agence France-Presse • Nov 30, 2020

Southeast Asia • Nov 23, 2020 • 4 min read
Thai democracy

LGBTQ protestors lends ‘new taste’ to Thai politics

Thailand's protests for democratic reforms align with the LGBTQ community's desire for gender equality, say activists who have played a role in the youth-led movement since it kicked off in July
By Dene-Hern Chen/AFP • Nov 23, 2020

Southeast Asia • Nov 20, 2020 • 5 min read
Analysis

Fires and Covid-19: A disaster duo in Indonesia

Each year, Indonesians suffer through toxic haze during the country's annual fire season. This year, with the archipelago nation recording some of the highest cases of Covid-19 in the region, the added complication of the pandemic means the health of millions is at stake
By Rebekah Baynard-Smith • Nov 20, 2020

Southeast Asia • Nov 19, 2020 • 3 min read
RCEP

Xi touts China’s huge economy as base of free trade in APEC speech

Following the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, President Xi Jinping pegged China as the pivot point for global free trade, vowing to keep his "super-sized" economy open and warning against protectionism in a global economy eviscerated by Covid-19
By Agence France-Presse • Nov 19, 2020

Southeast Asia • Nov 19, 2020 • 3 min read
Podcast

The Anakut podcast: The state of democracy in Cambodia and ASEAN

This week, Transparency International Cambodia’s executive director, Pech Pisey, joins Meng and Andrew in the studio to discuss that hottest of topics in the Kingdom today – the state of democracy and corruption in Cambodia
By Andrew Haffner • Nov 19, 2020

Southeast Asia • Nov 17, 2020 • 8 min read
Myanmar culture

The Mandalay arts school giving rural children their chance in the spotlight

In Mandalay, the Inwa performing arts school has since 2016 been a beacon of progressive values and opportunity, offering Myanmar's rural children the chance to take to the stage, expand their horizons and even escape poverty
By Tara Abhasakun • Nov 17, 2020

Southeast Asia • Nov 13, 2020 • 5 min read
Opinion

Malaysia’s “Stand United” budget heading into testy debate

Malaysia’s 2021 budget, labelled the “Stand United, We Shall Prevail” budget, strikes a conciliatory tone, but it will face some vigorous debate when it reaches parliament
By Kevin Zhang and Dr Lee Hwok-Aun • Nov 13, 2020