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Marga Ortigas sheds light on the inspiration behind her novel, its historic parallels and the role of storytelling as a tool to find truth
By Stew Post - Nov 17, 2022
After a two-year Covid-19 hiatus, the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival will be kicking off on 27 October, in Bali, Indonesia. Over four days the festival will host dozens of events, with disinformation and misinformation being just one example of the important issues being tackled
By Stew Post - Oct 18, 2022
As many young women move into creative professions, stigma and cultural norms are being shattered
By Stew Post - Sep 01, 2022
Dedicated to ensuring that the nation’s institutions and policies work for every Cambodian, CDRI’s Centre for Governance and Inclusive Society turns its attention to the most pressing issues facing the country’s marginalised populations
By Stew Post - May 23, 2022
Essential for the survival and progress of the nation, managing Cambodia’s natural resources requires a forward-looking strategy and the Centre for Natural Resources and Environment continues to play a key role in analysing the landscape and guiding policy makers
By Stew Post - May 20, 2022
A nation’s education system is one of the most telling metrics for future development and CDRI’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation continues to analyse Cambodia’s academic landscape to guide the formation of meaningful government policy
By Stew Post - May 16, 2022
After a tumultuous 2 years, the Entrepreneurship Development Fund is primed to provide Cambodia’s growing population of changemakers the funding tools and training opportunities to jump start their business ventures and innovation
By Stew Post - May 09, 2022
As Cambodia continues to mature economically, charting this trajectory becomes an essential part of ensuring the nation’s ongoing progress. The Centre for Development Economics and Trade has taken the lead in mapping and analysing this growth and providing policy makers with valuable data to shape the economic future of the nation
By Stew Post - May 09, 2022
Playing an influential role in Cambodia’s culture and economy, agriculture is a pillar of CDRI’s work, with the Centre for Policy Research in Agriculture and Rural Development turning its attention to this vital sector
By Stew Post - May 02, 2022
After decades of waiting, thousands of Khmer Rouge survivors are finally having their stories committed to the historical record, finding closure and gaining access to healthcare with the help of a local NGO, the Documentation Center of Cambodia
By Stew Post - Mar 30, 2022
As the worst of the pandemic seems to be in the past, Cambodian schools are back open and students and teachers are adjusting to post-Covid protocols. Although uncertainty lingers, educators across the country are reflecting on the impacts of the pandemic and how to move forward
By Stew Post - Mar 01, 2022
On the border of Thailand and Cambodia the Covid-19 pandemic has created unique challenges and intensified difficult circumstances. Providing vital support in this unprecedented time, international NGO Love Without Boundaries is making change, one child at a time
By Stew Post - Feb 07, 2022
Nearly two years into the pandemic, the capital’s noodle callers serving the prized pork-based soup have proved resilient under extraordinary circumstances
By Text by Stew Post. Photos and video by Anton L. Delgado - Jan 04, 2022
Building on a foundation of excellence earned over the past thirty years, LBL construction continues to provide clients with bespoke solutions to challenges large and small. Looking to the future, the firm is poised to expand into new markets in Cambodia that will ensure success in the next three decades
By Stew Post - Jan 04, 2022
As a skills gap continues to threaten the government’s development trajectory, exposing students to in-demand careers before graduation could prove a useful strategy in preparing and empowering Cambodia’s next generation of workers
By Stew Post - Sep 14, 2021
The resurgence of Covid-19 in Cambodia has again shuttered schools, intensifying family dynamics as children spend more time at home. Managing this stress and mitigating the worst effects of the shutdown on a generation of kids has become more vital than ever
By Stew Post - Jun 03, 2021
While basic literacy has increased in Cambodia over the last twenty years, reading continues to be an activity restricted to the confines of the country’s classrooms and study halls. But there are some groups working to ignite a passion for literature in the Kingdom, and local content creators are key to their success
By Stew Post - May 06, 2021
Automated assembly lines and self-driving cars are among the first things that come to mind with the 4th Industrial Revolution. However, for Cambodia’s millions of informal workers, it's simpler digital innovations that are changing the face of traditional industries
By Stew Post - Apr 22, 2021
Rapid economic growth over the last ten years has driven steady improvements in Cambodia’s education system, but inequality in terms of resources and training between the Kingdom's urban and rural schools threatens to undermine millions of students' learning
By Stew Post - Feb 16, 2021
The Focus Cambodia team has picked ten figures from Cambodia’s next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders that are shaping the future of the Kingdom through digital innovation, environmental responsibility, and community building
By Stew Post - Feb 09, 2021
While many of the industry's worst excesses have been cleaned up in recent years, bondage labour persists aboard Southeast Asia's fishing vessels. Following the reemergence of his film Buoyancy, director Rodd Rathjen talks about the conditions he witnessed in Thailand's infamous fisheries
By Stew Post - Jan 12, 2021