Search results for "Cambodia"

Aug 11, 2021 • 3 min read
Sustainability

The Anakut podcast: Cambodia’s coal-fired energy roadmap

Until recently, Cambodia's energy was drawn from a healthy looking split of renewables and carbon fuels. But with a rash of announced coal power projects, that ratio is set to significantly worsen by 2030. To discuss this, energy expert Chea Sophorn and ERIA's Venkatachalam Anbumozhi join us in the studio
By Andrew Haffner

Jul 29, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

Amid the pandemic, barriers to sexual health services for Cambodian women rise

As Cambodia reimposes lockdown in several provinces to contain the spread of Covid-19, women across the Kingdom once again face interruptions to vital sexual health services. This is what occurred during April’s lockdown, with MSI Reproductive Choices witnessing the dire effects
By Ella Nwaokolo

Jul 28, 2021 • 3 min read
Industry

The Anakut podcast: The state of Cambodia’s garment sector today

The outlook seemed bleak for the Kingdom's garment industry when early last year Cambodia simultaneously lost tariff-free access to the EU and the pandemic struck the global economy. Almost 18 months on, we speak with GMAC head Ken Loo and researcher Dennis Arnold to learn about the state of the industry today
By Andrew Haffner

Jul 21, 2021 • 3 min read
Ethnic minorities

The Anakut podcast: Beyond being Khmer in Cambodia

Being Khmer is often treated as synonymous to being Cambodian. But many ethnicities are woven throughout the Kingdom's rich tapestry, as social commentator Din Darathtey and Cambodian Living Arts executive director Prim Phloeun join the podcast to discuss
By Andrew Haffner

Jul 14, 2021 • 3 min read
Podcast

The Anakut podcast: Cambodia’s controversial internet gateway

Proposals for an internet gateway in Cambodia have inevitably drawn comparisons to China's Great Firewall. In this episode of Anakut, we speak with digital security expert Moses Ngeth and James Griffiths, author of The Great Firewall of China, to hear what this plan could mean in practice
By Andrew Haffner

Jul 07, 2021 • 3 min read
Podcast

The Anakut podcast: Cambodia’s role in ASEAN

We have a hot one for the second episode of Anakut Season 2. Things get animated as former Cambodian ambassador to Japan Pou Sothirak and former Singaporean diplomat Bilahari Kausikan discuss Cambodia's role in ASEAN, under scrutiny as its ties with China grow stronger
By Andrew Haffner

Jun 30, 2021 • 3 min read
Podcast

Anakut Season 2 is here! First up, Cambodia’s LGBTQ+ community

Welcome to Season 2 of the Anakut podcast! As June is the Pride Month, we're kicking off with Cambodia's LGBTQ+ community, discussing the hopes and challenges facing individuals today. Joining us is Skyler Ros, a transgender fashion designer, and Seng Reasey, executive director of rights group SILAKA
By Andrew Haffner

Jun 26, 2021 • 3 min read
Editorial

For sale: Cambodia’s national parks

We dove right back into things on our first week back from the publishing holiday with a look at at Cambodia’s vanishing national parks, the endless land struggle of the indigenous Orang Asli of Malaysia and the bittersweet life of Saiful, a hopeful 10-year-old Rohingya who died last month off the shore of the far flung Bhasan Char island.
By Andrew Haffner

Jun 25, 2021 • 2 min read
Environment

A rare, giant barking deer has been spotted in Cambodia

A giant barking deer has been spotted in Cambodia's Ratanakiri province for the first time, a promising sign for the country's wildlife preservation efforts, officials said Friday June 25
By Agence France-Presse

Jun 25, 2021 • 13 min read
Environmentalism

The politics of conservation in Cambodia

Environmental conservation is a political tightrope in Cambodia. The conviction of Mother Nature activists shows the consequences of pushing things too far, while the close relationship between major NGOs and authorities illustrates the risks of too much compliance
By Alastair McCready