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Former Cambodia Daily reporter escorted from outside Supreme Court

Len Leng was standing outside the Supreme Court during the hearing over the dissolution of the CNRP, before she was escorted away by security personnel and later detained for questioning by the police
By Johanna Chisholm

Cambodia counts down to ruling on dissolution of opposition

The ruling could see politicians who are part of the country's opposition party being banned from participating in politics for the next five years
By Johanna Chisholm

Vocational training

Rural Cambodians train to meet latest middle class trend: fine woodworking

A vocational school in Cambodia is seeking to exploit gaps in the local market by training rural youth for a career in woodworking
By Madeleine Keck

International chef

Cambodian chef goes from beach boy to running one of the most exciting kitchens in Siem Reap

Raised in a poor family in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, Pola Siv dreamed of becoming a chef. Here, the owner of Mie Café tells the story of how he moved from the village to running one of Cambodia’s most exciting kitchens – by way of Bahrain, the Cayman Islands and Switzerland
By Dene Mullen

Film

Cambodian filmmaker raised in White Building opens up about childhood

An array of award-winning short films has made Kavich Neang one of Cambodia’s most prominent young filmmakers. He spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the Kingdom’s film industry and working on his first feature, a story about Phnom Penh’s recently demolished White Building, his childhood home
By Madeleine Keck

Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia's Martin Try on why chefs need resilience

After spending the past quarter of a century working in renowned restaurants across the US, Cambodian chef Martin Try embarked on a new endeavour this year: teaching aspiring chefs at the recently opened Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia. Here, he discusses his career in the kitchen and the future of the Kingdom's hospitality industry
By Madeleine Keck

KrisEnergy to extract Cambodia’s first oil in 2019

The Singaporean company has taken a significant step towards producing Cambodia’s first ever barrel of oil Kelvin Tang (C), president of KrisEnergy Cambodia, Malaysian Tan Ek Kia (L), chairman of the KrisEnergy Group, and Aun Pornmoniroth (R), Cambodian minister of economy and finance, toast during a signing ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 23 August 2017. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa
By Euan Black

Zoë Ng

Shaking up Cambodian office culture

Zoë Ng worked at McKinsey, Google and the beauty startup Charlotte Tilbury to build up a range of experience before striking out on her own. Now she heads up Raintree, an award-winning office and retail development in Phnom Penh
By Euan Black

Hang Chuon Naron

Cambodia’s education minister on reforms and the fourth industrial revolution

Often held up as the poster boy for progressive reform in Cambodia, education minister Hang Chuon Naron sat down with Southeast Asia Globe to discuss how a country that is struggling to provide basic primary level education can compete on the world stage
By Euan Black

Smart Axiata buys 30% stake in Cambodian media champions Sabay

Smart  believes the deal with Sabay Digital Corporation will help it realise its aim of becoming Cambodia’s ‘digital champion’ by 2020 Mike Gaertner (2-L), Sabay's COO, Chy Sila (3-L), Sabay's CEO, and Thomas Hundt (3-R), Smart Axiata's CEO, pose for a photograph at Smart's flagship store in Phnom Penh, after signing an agreement for Smart Axiata to purchase a 30% stake in Sabay Digital Corporation, 9 October 2017.
By Euan Black

Lifestyle campaign

Cambodians encouraged to grade their friends’ health online

The new Health Report Card campaign aims to help Cambodians reflect on their lifestyle choices
By Madeleine Keck

Media Freedom

Without fear or favour: The Cambodia Daily

Philanthropist and foreign correspondent Bernie Krisher launched a daily newspaper in 1993 with a handful of journalists working out of an old hotel. By the time the Cambodia Daily closed amid a fiery dispute with the government, it had become one of the region’s most respected sources of news
By Paul Millar