Search results for "Cambodia"

Sep 10, 2009 • 7 min read

Heading for the hills

Thailand’s luxury eco and cultural tourism market is finding plenty of new visitors attracted to the physical and moral high ground
By Dennis Duncan

Sep 10, 2009 • 10 min read

The comeback Kingdom

Despite a triple whammy of political turmoil, recession and reduced tourism, Thailand’s user-friendly business environment remains attractive to investors. The economic tsunami of 1997 had its epicentre in Thailand, but the shockwaves soon spread across Asia, bringing down banks, businesses and personal fortunes. The crisis is…
By Jim Algie

Sep 10, 2009 • 5 min read

Still in the cheap seats

 September’s Lakhaon festival hopes to reach a wider Khmer audienceand gain support for the rehabilitation of traditional Cambodian theatre
By Charlie Lancaster

Sep 10, 2009 • 6 min read

In search of fertile ground

 Cambodia could transform its physical and economic health at a stroke by improving its vegetable production
By Charlie Lancaster

Sep 10, 2009 • 1 min read

New flesh eating plant found

A new species of Nepenthes, a carnivorous pitcher plant that boosts its nutrient intake by catching and digesting insects, has been discovered in the Cardamom Mountains. The discovery was made by Fauna and Flora International and verified by François Mey, a botanist who specialises in pitcher…
By Southeast Asia Globe

Aug 01, 2009 • 7 min read

Welcome to the twitterati

Social networking services are capturing people’s attention as the coolest tool for accessing a world of information.
By Oscar Quine

Aug 01, 2009 • 6 min read

Getting back on track

As a crucial link in the trans-Asian network and a viable alternative to road transport, Cambodia’s neglected railways are ready for renewal.
By Johan Smits

Aug 01, 2009 • 10 min read
Interview

Still looking for Utopia

After a tumultuous political career, Cambodia’s former prime minister Pen Sovann has no plans to leave behind the scene he has loved for more than five decades
By Marc Eberle

Aug 01, 2009 • 5 min read

Split endings

 Divorcing a local spouse has all the bureaucratic pitfalls of getting married, as well as the distinct possibility of being taken to the cleaners by your ex and the Cambodian courts.
By Charlie Lancaster

Aug 01, 2009 • 6 min read

The United Nation's A-list

The UN describes goodwill ambassadors as “foot soldiers”, but it seemsthey haven’t spent much time in the trenches. David Beckham has held the title for Unicef since 2005 
By Oscar Quine

Aug 01, 2009 • 6 min read

The twilight zone

From the late 1980s Cambodia’s border areas have been the battleground in a struggle to control the spread of drug-resistant malaria
By Jamie Gibbs