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Feb 11, 2021 • 5 min read

Focus Cambodia 2021-22

Focus Cambodia 2021-22 / All Stories Energy A better grid Cambodia’s recent turn to coal-fired energy has raised eyebrows among investors. But for those in the renewables sector, there are still plenty of reasons to look on the bright side Read More…
By Daniel Marchette

Feb 09, 2021 • 15 min read
Ten to watch

Meet the top 10 young Cambodians shaping the Kingdom’s future

The Focus Cambodia team has picked ten figures from Cambodia’s next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders that are shaping the future of the Kingdom through digital innovation, environmental responsibility, and community building
By Stew Post

Feb 09, 2021 • 8 min read
Opinion

I witnessed the Cambodian political miracle in 1991 – we need another today

Just eight months after the boyhood Battambang home of Sek Sophal came under shelling by the Khmer Rouge, the Paris Peace Agreements were signed in an unlikely settlement. Today, the academic researcher believes the Kingdom's leaders and opposition can repair fissures and foster another political miracle
By Sek Sophal

Feb 01, 2021 • 3 min read
Interview

“Cambodia could become a 5G territory by mid-2021”

Telecom providers are waiting for legislation necessary for the rollout of 5G in the Kingdom. Smart CEO Thomas Hundt discusses 5G, obstacles to deployment, and the future of digital communication tech in the Kingdom
By Focus Cambodia Editorial

Jan 29, 2021 • 7 min read
Covid-19

A year in numbers: Cambodia’s hopeful Covid-19 statistics

Phnom Penh-based data specialist David Benaim has spent recent months trawling through previously scattered information on Covid-19 in Cambodia. A year since the Kingdom reported its first case, his research provides a surprisingly positive public health outlook
By David Benaim

Jan 27, 2021 • 8 min read
Covid-19

Has Cambodia been given enough credit for its Covid-19 response?

While Cambodia is among the world's least impacted nations health-wise by the pandemic, common perception is that this is more by luck than design. But new data, along with epidemiologist Michael Kinzer, suggest there's more behind this success than meets the eye
By Alastair McCready

Jan 26, 2021 • 3 min read
PARTNER CONTENT
HR

JTI Cambodia – The First Company Certified as Global Top Employer in the Country

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) in Cambodia has been recognized for its HR best practices as the Global Top Employer and became the first and the only company in the country to receive the certification from Top Employers Institute, a Holland-based global prestigious HR expert
By JTI Cambodia

Jan 22, 2021 • 8 min read
Covid-19

Building back better: Cambodia’s post-Covid-19 education system

With the pandemic closing Cambodian schools throughout much of last year, exposing many of the system's long-standing weaknesses, now is a good opportunity to rebuild a more resilient and inclusive education system in the Kingdom says UNDP Cambodia
By Nick Beresford and Khoun Theara

Jan 15, 2021 • 8 min read
Analysis

The hidden cost: Are Cambodia’s carbon credits really clean and green?

As global corporations, looking to offset their own emissions, pour money into eco-friendly projects in Cambodia as part of the carbon credits scheme, lurking beneath this seemingly positive initiative is corruption, rights abuses and violence says Dr Sarah Milne
By Dr Sarah Milne