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The power of status symbols in Cambodia

From the shiny Lexus crawling through Phnom Penh’s crowded streets to the iPhones stacked in towers on coffee shop tables, Cambodia’s expanding middle class has marked its rise with material symbols of wealth and status. Focus Asean spoke to Todd Hunkin, research manager of Cambodian marketing and social research group Market Strategy and Development Company, about this unspoken language of power
By Paul Millar

Chinese president to touch down in Cambodia as nations consolidate ties

Cambodia is edging increasingly close to China, as the superpower lavishes aid on the Asean nation that has proved a robust ally in the South China Sea dispute
By Logan Connor

Cambodian parties square off following conviction of Kem Sokha

As Cambodia’s acting opposition president hints at “mass demonstrations” following his conviction in a controversial prostitution trial, both sides of the political divide weigh their next steps
By Logan Connor

Cambodia's genocide museum becomes battleground for Pokémon Go players

Inclusion of Cambodia's S-21 prison in the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go has sparked outrage among survivors of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime Tourists view graves of Khmer Rouge victims at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21 prison) in Phnom Penh Cambodia 13 March 2013. Photo: EPA/MAK REMISSA
By Paul Millar and Logan Connor

CAMBODIAN FASHION

Cambodian brand turns lotus flower into luxury fashion

In Cambodia’s rural west, an ethical fashion brand is turning the lotus flower into a highly sought-after – and rather expensive – niche fabric
By Eléonore Sok

Tens of thousands farewell Cambodian government critic Kem Ley

A Cambodian woman holds a portrait of independent political analyst Kem Ley during his funeral procession yesterday. Photo: EPA/Mak Remissa Massive crowds of mourners took part in a funeral procession on Sunday for Cambodian commentator Kem Ley, who many believe was killed for political reasons
By Holly Robertson

Hun Sen rules Cambodia through media-made 'cult of personality'

The Hun family's vast control over Cambodia's media has silenced opposition and created an airbrushed view of the PM's party, a Global Witness report has found
By Paul Millar

Cambodia's ruling party hammers opposition as election looms

Cambodia’s opposition leader is in self-exile, his deputy is facing questionable charges and civil society leaders are behind bars. So what is behind the country’s political turmoil?
By Sophal Ear

Cambodia’s solar sector set for bright future

The Kingdom’s ability to produce renewable energy boosted with $30m funding from Climate Investments Funds
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial

Artist Chhan Dina is helping Cambodia’s art scene flourish

Chhan Dina's sculptures and abstract paintings have been exhibited around the world and she's blazing a trail for Cambodia's artists, particularly women.
By Daniel Besant

Conserving Cambodia’s cultural treasures

In Phnom Penh and Penang, experts in art conservation are meticulously preserving Cambodia’s artistic legacy, but a punishing climate and scarcity of resources have forced them to get creative 
By Daniel Besant

Call for UN to investigate beating of Cambodian opposition parliamentarians

A new Human Rights Watch report says the trial of men accused of beating opposition politicians “only scratches the surface” of involvement by high-ranking political and military figures
By Daniel Besant