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Cambodian Media

The fresh prince

Lim Cheavutha stole Cambodia’s media crown when he launched Fresh News. His story reflects stark changes in the ways Cambodians get their news – and who delivers it
By Colin Meyn

Pride Tuk Tuk Race brings festival spirit to streets of Phnom Penh

Cambodia's ‘Amazingly Fabulous Pride Tuk Tuk Race’ attracted a record 64 entrants to its fourth annual event last weekend, giving a jolt of recognition to a community often misunderstood in the Southeast Asian nation
By Emily Smith

Angkor Wat and Bali top Trip Advisor lists for 2017

Southeast Asia's landmarks and destinations top the global traveller charts, but the region’s beaches barely crack the world’s top 25 A tourist takes refuge from the madding crowd at Cambodia's Angkor War temple. Photo: Sam Jam
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Architecture

Building a vision for the future

From his striking office in central Phnom Penh, architect Hun Chansan tells Southeast Asia Globe why his firm prefers to take risks and where he believes Phnom Penh’s planning and development is going all wrong
By Claire Knox

Private firms fill the healthcare void amid rapid growth in Southeast Asia

In the region’s poorest countries, the private sector, from state-of-the-art hospitals to bare bones paramedic outfits, is stepping in as an alternative to woeful public emergency services
By Holly Robertson

Cambodia

The slow growth of organic farming

Farming without chemicals brings huge benefits to both producer and consumer, but it’s a hard sell in Cambodia, where poverty is preventing large swathes of the rural population from investing in a long-term, organic future
By Euan Black

5 Takeaways from the World Economic Forum on Asean 2017

Southeast Asia Globe runs through some of the key takeaways from the three-day summit Left to Right: Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte and Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan attend the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 11 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa
By Euan Black and Colin Meyn

Politics

The price of loyalty

Prime Minister Hun Sen's party dominated the last round of commune elections in 2012. But much has changed, and local polls in June will test whether the system that has kept Southeast Asia’s longest-serving leader in power is crumbling
By Colin Meyn

Interview

'We do not back down'

Together1heart president AnnaLynne McCord on the breakdown and rebranding of the Somaly Mam Foundation
By Holly Robertson

Whatever happened to

Somaly Mam?

In 2014, Newsweek published a devastating cover story alleging that the high-profile Cambodian anti-trafficking activist had created a web of lies to fund her valiant mission. Southeast Asia Globe investigates the story’s repercussions three years on
By Holly Robertson

Art market

Should private collectors be allowed to dominate Southeast Asia’s art scene?

As art in the region becomes more and more valuable, private collectors are beginning to take over the region's art scene. While they are providing valuable financial support to a struggling industry, many worry that art is falling prey to the desires of the rich and powerful
By Paul Millar

PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards set sights on Asian expansion

SPONSORED POST: As the prestigious real estate awards celebrate their 12th year, the platform has vowed to cement its position as the region’s benchmark for excellence in development and design Winners and Highly Commended at PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards, the first event of the 2017 Asia Property Awards series. Photo: Kampuchea Party Republic
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial