Search results for "Cambodia"

Interview

Cambodian court cements loss of democracy

Human rights leader Sopheap Chak says she was not surprised by a Phnom Penh court verdict imprisoning activists in what she calls a government ‘show of force’
By Amanda Oon

Fishing

Cambodian families choose between land and fish

Unpredictable extreme weather and a population boom prompt some coastal residents to look for new hope away from the water
By Anton L. Delgado

Politics

He was Cambodia’s most famous rapper, then he changed his tune

DJ Khla accumulated fame and power in Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit before rewriting his politics, becoming an opposition icon and a target
By Jack Brook

Editorial

Tonle Sap illegal fishing and hazy futures, Cambodian agriculture plans

Two essays with striking photos highlight the perspectives of youth on Tonle Sap Lake and the impacts of illegal fishing crackdowns, while Cambodia's agriculture industry seeks to improve business
By Jack Brook

Building bridges from Silicon Valley to Cambodia

The Entrepreneurial Development Fund (EDF) is bringing the Kingdom’s small businesses onto the global stage
By Chia Chi Hsu

Natural resources

The Kingdom’s wonders: understanding and managing Cambodia’s natural resources

Essential for the survival and progress of the nation, managing Cambodia’s natural resources requires a forward-looking strategy and the Centre for Natural Resources and Environment continues to play a key role in analysing the landscape and guiding policy makers
By Stew Post

Agriculture

Cambodian agriculture holds the seeds for success

Even amidst stagnant growth, improved tactics and policies could bring more economic opportunities and profits to farmers and agribusiness
By Jack Brook

Education

A knowledge society: hopes and hurdles for the future of Cambodian education

A nation’s education system is one of the most telling metrics for future development and CDRI’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation continues to analyse Cambodia’s academic landscape to guide the formation of meaningful government policy
By Stew Post

Editorial

Cambodia’s hidden LGBTQ+ language, repurposing explosives, VR in Lion City

Inside the unique language shared by Cambodia's LGBTQ+ community, Cambodia’s only explosive harvesting programme and the virtual reality ambitions of Singapore
By Jack Brook

Language

Queer language survives Cambodia’s history

Pia saa Sor has been widely used for decades among transgender people in northern provinces and dates back at least to the Khmer Rouge regime
By Fiona Kelliher

Editorial

Demining Cambodia, real estate megaprojects and a baby elephant

Cambodian farmers struggle as their properties are cleared of buried explosives, dubious megaprojects proliferate in Cambodia and a baby elephant’s birth signals the need for further conservation
By Jack Brook