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Cambodia’s acid attack epidemic?

Almost two decades after pop singer Tat Marina came to symbolise the scourge of acid attacks in Cambodia, efforts to end the violence have seen major success
By Euan Black

Cambodian National Police accuse top tycoon of role in large scale environmental crime

On Tuesday evening, police released a damning report supporting claims that the business magnate Kith Meng’s firms have been using a hydropower dam project as a front for illegal logging A photograph of severe deforestation in Prey Lang Forest, Cambodia. According to satellite data released by Global Forest Watch in 2015, since 2001, the Southeast Asian nation has lost over 1.75m hectares of forest, with its deforestation rate accelerating faster than any other country in the world. Photo supplied
By Euan Black

State-of-the-art Sunrise Hospital hopes to restore trust in Cambodia's healthcare system

Since opening in late 2016, Sunrise Japan Hospital has made waves as Cambodia’s first Japanese-run hospital. Here, Dr Hayashi Yoshifumi, a neurosurgeon at Sunrise as well as the hospital’s management and clinical director, describes their unique approach to medicine and customer care
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

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Aboriginal art made in Cambodia

In Australia's far north, indigenous Australian artists are weaving a new pattern of trade with the help of disabled Cambodian artisans
By Mark Roy

Prudential Cambodia sets sights on long-term growth

SPONSORED: A young population and low levels of market penetration mean Cambodia is an exciting place for life insurers to do business – and Prudential is leading the charge, according to David Nutman, the company’s new CEO Prudential Cambodia CEO David Nutman at the launch of Prudential Relationship Index, a regional survey of more than 5000 people. Photo supplied
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Staying ahead of the curve: the future of Cambodia’s construction industry

SPONSORED: When the Cambodian government announced in January that the value of approved projects in 2016 topped $8.5 billion, many saw it as evidence of an industry bubble. But experts say there is still plenty of room for investors to make a healthy profit, with increased competition fuelling demand for high-end construction A plane flies over a construction site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 10 April 2017. Cambodia's economy is estimated to grow by 7.1% in 2017 and 2018, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Photo: EPA/Kith Serey
By Euan Black

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Three more Cambodian peacekeepers dead after attack in Central African Republic

The deaths were confirmed a day after Cambodia’s first incident of a peacekeeper being murdered on a mission
By Colin Meyn

Media director Sitha Nuon on the value of hard work in Cambodia

Moving to Phnom Penh at the age of 18, Sitha Nuon spent years working at a minimart and as a receptionist before rising through the ranks of media giant Havas Riverorchid Cambodia Sitha Nuon, Havas Riverford Orchid's media director, was voted Agency Head of the Year in last year’s prestigious Mumbrella Asia Awards. Photo: Sam Jam
By Paul Millar

Cambodia's minor parties hope to find strength in numbers

Ahead of the Kingdom’s local elections in June, former military commander Nhek Bun Chhay, head of the newly minted  Khmer National United Party, has called for a coalition against both major parties Former military commander and founder of the royalist Khmer National United Party Nhek Bun Chhay. The Khmer National United Party recently announced a merger with the Cambodia National Justice Party. Photo: Sam Jam
By Hemmunind Hou and Paul Millar

Harley Davidson latest brand looking to tap into Cambodian market

Following luxury Western automobile brands such as Rolls-Royce and BMW, the world renowned motorcycle manufacturer will open its first dealership in Cambodia in a few months time A file photo dated 28 August 2003 showing Harley-Davidsons parked near the Milwaukee Museum of Art on the shores of Lake Michigan. Photo: EPA/Shawn Thew
By Euan Black

Going underground with Cambodia’s hard-living professional poker expats

Western players are flocking to Cambodia to exploit the country’s illegal poker scene. But in their pursuit of easy money and easy living, many fall prey to the high-stakes lifestyle that comes with the profession A player places a bet on a game at Phnom Penh’s Riverking poker room. Photo: Sam Jam
By Sam Bradpiece

Standoff on Cambodia-Laos border intensifies

It is perhaps business as usual for the two countries, who have before sent soldiers to the border areas over territorial disputes
By Logan Connor