Search results for "Cambodia"

Jun 02, 2015 • 11 min read

Noam Chomsky: The thinking man’s trouble maker

Derided by Washington powerbrokers and ignored by swathes of the mainstream media, Noam Chomsky is, nonetheless, said to be the eighth most frequently cited academic source of all time – coming in just below Plato and Freud. Southeast Asia Globe spoke with the world’s most famed public intellectual and political firebrand about the growing threat of conflict between the US and China and the roles of both superpowers in the region
By David Hutt

Apr 21, 2015 • 4 min read

Rising above the chaos

The sleek Pullman Saigon Centre provides a sky-high retreat from which to view Ho Chi Minh City’s urban vista
By David Hutt

Apr 20, 2015 • 12 min read
Cambodia's working class

Power to the people?

Much attention has been paid to Cambodia’s burgeoning middle class, but the emergence of a working class to complement it has rarely been discussed. Many experts agree that it is here and it is vitally important to the country’s economic and political prospects
By David Hutt

Apr 13, 2015 • 6 min read

The trail of time: Koh Ker

Koh Ker offers a temple experience far removed from the much-visited Angkor complex, as well as the chance to support a grassroots tourism venture
By Daniel Besant

Apr 13, 2015 • 5 min read

Interview: author Robert Carmichael

In 2009, journalist Robert Carmichael returned to Cambodia to cover the trial of Khmer Rouge prison chief Comrade Duch. His new book, When Clouds Fell from the Sky, examines the regime through a family whose loved one disappeared into the S-21 killing machine
By Ellie Dyer

Apr 06, 2015 • 4 min read

The rise and rise

Marc Townsend, managing director of CBRE in Cambodia and Vietnam, discusses the two countries’ revitalised property markets and why affordable housing will be the next big thing
By David Hutt

Apr 01, 2015 • 3 min read

Hip to be square

Hongkong Land reveals details of its major new project in Phnom Penh
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial

Mar 23, 2015 • 10 min read
ASEAN Human Rights

An uncomfortable question

Human rights organisations are fighting the good fight on behalf of the region’s citizens. But as abuses continue, so does the debate over their methods and results
By David Hutt

Mar 20, 2015 • 5 min read

Boxing clever

Packaging is said to be one of the most important aspects of sales – a fact that Cambodian businesses are quickly learning
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial

Mar 20, 2015 • 7 min read
Defence

Gears of war

Southeast Asia is experiencing a boom in the arms trade, but does that mean advances for defence contractors?
By David Hutt

Mar 16, 2015 • 8 min read

Fight the power

With the region’s finest artistic minds gathered under one roof at Art Stage Singapore, Southeast Asia Globe explores the complex relationship between art and oppression
By Dene Mullen

Mar 06, 2015 • 5 min read

Splashing out

With Southeast Asian art set to explode onto the French art scene at Art Paris Art Fair, expert Iola Lenzi discusses its growing visibility
By Daniel Besant