Search results for "Cambodia"

Economy

How Southeast Asian countries compare on growth and development

A new World Economic Forum development index shows that countries can be measured on a range of factors, including healthy life expectancy, GDP per capita and distribution of wealth
By Thomas Brent

How Southeast Asian countries compare on growth and development

A new World Economic Forum development index shows that countries can be measured on a range of factors, including healthy life expectancy, GDP per capita and distribution of wealth
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Business briefing

Southeast Asia’s digital economy is projected to have reached $50 billion in 2017

Go-Jek sets up to dominate, Singapore launches an electric car sharing scheme and governments across the region are cracking down on cryptocurrencies
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Cambodian enterprise

Going green with this manure can save lives and simultaneously fuel your stove

A Cambodian social enterprise helping farmers reduce toxic smoke, embrace a more sustainable lifestyle and save money through its unique biofuel solution
By Cristyn Lloyd

Cambodia

Bat faeces turn to ‘black gold’

Top read: We return to one of our most popular pieces of 2018, which looked at the Cambodians reliant on bat faeces to sustain their livelihoods. Nutrient rich guano – colloquially known as “black gold” – provides powerful fertility to farmers' lands and a solid income to those who farm bats, and their faeces
By Claire Baker-Munton

Mental health services

Seeking help

Paneth Sok, a counselling coordinator and clinical psychologist for TPO, spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the highlights and challenges of her profession in a country that often acknowledges her field of study as taboo.
By Cristyn Lloyd

Photography

Capturing this week's best moments on camera

A volcano erupts in the Philippines and the children of Cambodian migrant workers attend makeshift schools in refurbished cargo containers in Thailand
By Johanna Chisholm

Ride-hailing app

Indonesia's Go-Jek attracts investors from Google and ride-hailing rivalry Temasek

Google will apparently invest $100 million in Go-Jek, marking the tech giant's first investment in ride-hailing firms in Asia
By Thomas Brent

Dy Vichea

Hun Sen appoints son-in-law deputy police chief

A spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior compared Dy Vichea's appointment to President Trump promoting his family members to high-ranking positions
By Thomas Brent

January shortlist

An indie festival in Singapore and a stunt circus in Manila promise big thrills

Southeast Asia Globe gives you a rundown of the best and brightest art and culture events going on around the region this January
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Tech in the region

These researchers in Singapore have made the world's first tofu whey alcohol

Vietnam looks to add the first solar plant, while Singapore gives a nod to the popularity of Japanese culture in the country by naming the first alcohol made of tofu whey 'sachi'
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Movie mogul

The Thai founder of Major Cineplex used a financial crisis to reach international success

Southeast Asia Globe met Thai movie mogul Vicha Poolvaraluck to discuss how he built the country’s largest cinema chain from the ground up
By Euan Black