Search results for "Cambodia"

Jun 15, 2017 • 4 min read
Opinion

Cambodians must find their own justice as Khmer Rouge Tribunal breaks down

Almost 40 years after Pol Pot’s bloody regime was toppled, judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal have indicated that the three remaining cases will not proceed. But Cambodia's quest to show ‘the supremacy of civilisation over inhumanity’ should not be abandoned so lightly, argues Youk Chhang
By Youk Chhang

Jun 14, 2017 • 3 min read

Former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy not returning home although travel ban lifted

Rainsy’s position remains unchanged despite Prime Minister Hun Sen overturning a decision that prevented his return to the country, where he faces years in prison Sam Rainsy, then president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), arrives at the National Assembly during a plenary session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 09 April 2015. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa
By Euan Black

Jun 12, 2017 • 3 min read

Head to head with Cambodia’s MMA master

Having become a regular on the One Championship mixed martial arts circuit, Chan Rothana discusses making a career in sports and the personal branding opportunities that come with it
By Ouch Sony

Jun 05, 2017 • 4 min read
Election

Cambodia’s crucial commune elections: covering the coverage

Cambodians took to the polls on Sunday to vote for their local leaders, polls that offer an indicator of what is to come in national elections next year. Southeast Asia Globe selected the stories that capture the key takeaways
By Will Feuer

May 29, 2017 • 2 min read

High-flying Cambodian tech entrepreneur on how to win over investors

Last month, Sopheakmonkol Sok was one of three Cambodians to make Forbes Asia’s 30 under 30 list - a selection of the region's best and brightest young leaders across ten different sectors who are “disrupting and changing the faces of their industries"
By Claire Knox

May 25, 2017 • 3 min read

With ban lifted, Cambodian maids to arrive in Malaysia next month

After reports of Cambodian maids being subjected to slave-like conditions in Malaysia led to a ban more than five years ago, a deal has been completed to reopen the labor trade despite continued concern by rights groups Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) and Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak chat after inspecting a guard of honor during Hun Sen's official arrival at the Malaysian Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, 03 June 2016. Photo: EPA/Fazry Ismail
By Euan Black

May 24, 2017 • 4 min read

Cambodia’s premier enters campaign fray as opposition predicts victory

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s shock decision to march with his party in an upcoming campaign parade led to speculation his party feared significant losses in the upcoming elections, but analysts say the ruling party is still likely to win – by hook or by crook Supporters of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) gather during a campaign for the Cambodian local commune elections in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 20 May 2017. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa
By Euan Black

May 22, 2017 • 3 min read

Cambodia’s National Police retract report linking Royal Group tycoon to illegal logging

Less than a week after releasing a report accusing business tycoon Kith Meng of involvement in illegal logging, the National Police have issued a short statement claiming the report was an “unintentional” mistake A photograph of business tycoon Kith Meng posted to Facebook by Royal Financial Corporation, a financial consultancy firm owned by Kith Meng's Royal Group.
By Euan Black

May 22, 2017 • 6 min read
Entrepreneur Chy Sila

A Cambodian story

From a $500 business selling pirated CDs in Phnom Penh, Chy Sila has risen to become CEO of Cambodia’s leading media organisation
By Paul Millar

May 19, 2017 • 2 min read

Global Finance names ABA Bank the 'Best Bank in Cambodia 2017'

PRESS RELEASE: ABA Bank has been named 'the Best Bank in Cambodia in 2017' in Global Finance Magazine’s 23rd annual awards, which judges banks around the world to find the best in each country
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial