Search results for "Cambodia"

Oct 10, 2009 • 7 min read

Brothers across borders

Renowned Cambodian psychotherapist Sathya Pholy brings a message of peace and brotherhood to Thai, Cambodian and Vietnamese societies
By Southeast Asia Globe

Oct 10, 2009 • 6 min read

Interview Jackie Chan

 The second speaker on the Bridges programme, Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and producer Jackie Chan, has worked tirelessly for humanitarian causes for years and is a Unicef and UNAids goodwill ambassador
By Southeast Asia Globe

Oct 10, 2009 • 4 min read

Time for redemption

 The Cambodian government is at last opening up its prison system as it struggles to provide adequate facilities for a growing population. Cambodia’s prison system is in crisis due to appalling levels of overcrowding, violence and disease. There are currently 11,000 guests of the state, which is not a high number when set against the kingdom’s total population of about 14m. But housing these offenders is proving to be beyond the current system’s remit
By Luke Young

Oct 10, 2009 • 2 min read

Monthly job market: Undergraduate courses

 A relatively unstructured qualification and accreditation system for institutions of higher education in Cambodia has created a sizeable number of businesses with dubious “university” status that in reality are “diploma mills”
By Curran Hendry

Oct 10, 2009 • 9 min read

High-octane gamblers

 Sixteen years ago French outfit Totalentered the nascent Cambodian oil andgas market; now its initial investment is looking more than likely to be a winner
By Charlie Lancaster

Oct 10, 2009 • 5 min read

Ensuring you enjoy the best of health

 Falling ill or suffering serious injury can have fatal results for your finances if you don’t have proper medical insurance
By Johan Smits

Oct 10, 2009 • 6 min read

Crossing the divide

An extraordinary meetings of minds will take place in Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines next month as the Bridges programme makes its third visit to the region
By Paul Brisby

Oct 10, 2009 • 4 min read
Lightning Strikes

A natural born killer

When the heavens light up, seek shelter or risk becoming a victim of Cambodia’s serial murderer
By Charlie Lancaster

Oct 10, 2009 • 2 min read

Braille reading abilities growing

Nearly 200 years after the birth of Louis Braille, the alphabet of raised dots he created, commonly known as Braille, is still in regular use by 150m blind people around the world. Now the system is also widely used in Cambodia and the government has announced it will soon become available in every school nationwide
By Yos Katank

Oct 10, 2009 • 5 min read

The one that got away

Thaksin Shinawatra could now be riding a wave of domestic and international acclaim if he had served his ‘unjust’ sentence and emerged as a political martyr
By Shandi Mukergee

Oct 05, 2009 • 9 min read
Garment factories

The great clothes robbery

A spate of thefts from garment containers is costing the textile industry both money and reputation
By Charlie Lancaster